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The European Parliament has, for a long time, demanded a more integrated and purposeful European foreign, security, and defence policy. It has also argued for an enhanced role for itself in this policy field. With the European Union facing multiple external challenges, it is timely to explore Parliament's long-standing demands for a more robust collective approach to issues such as defence and arms procurement. In June 1991, the European Parliament adopted the Political Affairs Committee report on ...

Auf der zweiten Plenartagung im Februar wird das Europäische Parlament über seinen Jahresbericht 2023 über die Umsetzung der Gemeinsamen Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik (GSVP) abstimmen. Der diesjährige Bericht spiegelt bahnbrechende Entwicklungen in der EU-Verteidigung seit 2022 wider. Die Schwerpunkte liegen unter anderem auf dem Krieg Russlands gegen die Ukraine und der Reaktion der EU darauf, auf der Lage im Nahen Osten, auf der Umsetzung des Strategischen Kompasses und auf den Verteidigungsinitiativen ...

The Commission put forward its proposal for a regulation establishing the European defence industry reinforcement through common procurement act (EDIRPA) on 19 July 2022. The key goals were to address the EU's most urgent and critical defence capability gaps and incentivise the EU Member States to procure defence products jointly. On 27 June, the co-legislators reached a political agreement on EDIRPA. Parliament adopted the EDIRPA Regulation on 12 September and the Council followed suit on 9 October ...

Während der Plenartagung im September 2023 soll das Parlament über die vorläufige Einigung über die EDIRPA-Verordnung abstimmen, die im Juni 2023 mit dem Rat erzielt wurde. Das Instrument EDIRPA ist ein mit 300 Mio. EUR ausgestatteter Fonds, mit dem Anreize für die gemeinsame Beschaffung dringender und kritischer Verteidigungsgüter geschaffen werden sollen, die im Zusammenhang mit der Reaktion auf den Krieg Russlands gegen die Ukraine benötigt werden.

Ever since the end of the Cold War, Armenia and Azerbaijan have been in conflict over Nagorno Karabakh, in the longest-running conflict in the post-Soviet space. Two bloody war episodes, in 1992 and in 2020, have alternated with periods of frozen conflict over three decades, amidst the inability of the international community to find a political settlement. Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has further altered the power balance in the region, creating a dangerous security vacuum ...

With more and more disinformation campaigns targeting the EU and its institutions in recent years, Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions and operations have also been subject to such attacks. While this analysis did not identify systematic disinformation campaigns against the EU CSDP missions and operations, it does not imply that the CSDP missions and operations are not on the radar of the malign actors creating and disseminating disinformation. In fact, their activities are occasionally ...

During the January I 2023 plenary session, the European Parliament will vote on its 2022 annual report on the implementation of the common security and defence policy (CSDP). This year's report coincides with ground breaking developments in EU defence. Prepared and adopted by the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), the report focuses in part on Russia's illegal aggression against Ukraine and the EU's response, implementation of the Strategic Compass, EU defence initiatives and parliamentary scrutiny ...

The last regular European Council meeting of 2022 is scheduled to take place on 15 December, and to deal with the main topics of this year: Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, security and defence, energy and the economy. On Russia's war on Ukraine, EU leaders are likely to reiterate their commitment to political and military support to Ukraine. Energy and the economy are purposely due to be dealt with together, to contain the discussion and to avoid a debate on setting up additional EU funding ...

The Russian aggression against Ukraine has highlighted the relative confusion that exists over the obligations that states have under Article 5 of the (NATO) Washington Treaty and Article 42(7) of the Treaty on European Union. Clarification and explanation of these articles has become particularly urgent as overlap between NATO and EU membership increases, following Finland and Sweden's application to join NATO.

On 21 March 2022, the European Union's ministers of defence and foreign affairs adopted the Strategic Compass, with EU Heads of State and Government subsequently endorsing it on 24 March 2022. The Strategic Compass is an actionable framework for the EU's security and defence up until 2030. It sets out concrete actions and timelines, with 51 of the 81 deliverables listed in the document to be implemented by the end of 2022. Ahead of the European Council meeting on 15 December 2022, where the implementation ...