Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2023
TA-9-2024-0105 · P9_TA(2024)0105 · PE750.101
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Parliament's resolution on the implementation of the common security and defence policy (CSDP) in 2023 reviews the security situation and sets out what the EU should do. It calls for continued military support to Ukraine, stronger EU defence capabilities and industry, and more robust CSDP missions.¶¶¶ It demands more funding for the European Peace Facility and the European Defence Fund, joint procurement of ammunition, and a EUR 100 billion common defence fund.¶¶¶ It asks for reform of EU decision-making on defence, a Defence Union Commissioner, and a fully-fledged Parliament committee on security and defence.¶¶¶ It addresses Russia's war against Ukraine, the Middle East, the Sahel, the Western Balkans, the South Caucasus, the Arctic and the Indo-Pacific, and calls for stronger cooperation with NATO and other partners.¶¶¶
Key points
- Condemns Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and stands with Ukraine, calling for military means to restore its territorial integrity and for its EU and NATO membership.¶¶
- Calls for more and faster military assistance to Ukraine, including modern equipment, air defence and surface-to-surface systems, and for larger Member States to increase aid.¶¶
- Urges Member States to prioritise ammunition, shells and missiles for Ukraine over third-country orders and to speed up joint procurement.¶¶
- Welcomes the proposal for a EUR 20 billion assistance fund within the European Peace Facility giving up to EUR 5 billion per year between 2023 and 2027, and regrets Member States lowered it to a EUR 5 billion top-up.¶
- Welcomes EUMAM Ukraine training over 30 000 troops and the proposal to train 60 000 Ukrainian soldiers in 2024.¶
- Calls for the Strategic Compass to be updated and fully implemented, and for the EU to become a stronger security provider complementary to NATO.¶¶
- Calls for qualified majority voting on foreign and security policy decisions without military implications, regular EU defence minister meetings, and joint civil-military headquarters.¶
- Calls for a Defence Union Commissioner and a fully-fledged Security and Defence Committee in Parliament overseeing a dedicated Defence Union budget.¶¶
- Demands the Military Planning and Conduct Capability reach full operational capability by 2025 with up to 250 personnel, and the Rapid Deployment Capacity of at least 5 000 troops be operational by 2025.¶¶
- Calls for stronger defence industry and joint procurement, including a European Defence Industrial Strategy and a European Defence Investment Programme, and supports a EUR 100 billion common defence fund.¶
- Calls on EU NATO Member States to spend at least 2 % of GDP on defence and on Member States to meet the 35 % collaborative procurement and 20 % collaborative research benchmarks.¶¶
- Calls for more robust and flexible CSDP missions with clear goals, impact assessments, gender equality, and cultural heritage and preventive diplomacy components.¶¶¶
Who is affected
- Ukraine: the EU should keep supplying military means and training, and support its EU and NATO membership.¶¶¶
- EU Member States: urged to increase defence spending, joint procurement and contributions to missions.¶¶¶
- European defence industry: called on to ramp up production, prioritise Ukraine's orders and include small and medium-sized enterprises.¶¶
- EU institutions: asked to reform decision-making, create new structures and increase defence funding.¶¶¶
- Partner countries in the Sahel, Western Balkans, South Caucasus and Middle East: the EU should review missions and increase support.¶¶¶
Figures and deadlines
- over EUR 5 billion worth of military equipment provided to Ukraine through the European Peace Facility¶
- EUR 100 billion common defence fund proposed to ramp up arms and ammunition production¶¶
- EUR 20 billion assistance fund within the EPF, up to EUR 5 billion per year between 2023 and 2027¶
- EUR 5 billion top-up agreed by Member States for the EPF
- 30 000 Ukrainian soldiers trained by EUMAM Ukraine; target of 60 000 in 2024¶¶
- one million artillery rounds to Ukraine by March 2024¶
- EUR 175 million Defence Equity Facility to stimulate dual-use technologies¶
- EUR 64,6 billion reinforcement of the revised EU multiannual financial framework, including EUR 1,5 billion for the European Defence Fund¶
Legal basis: Article 42(7) TEU on mutual assistance and Article 44 TEU on coalitions of the willing¶¶