Feststellungen und Empfehlungen des Sonderausschusses für den Europäischen Schutzschild für die Demokratie

Eingereicht von Mariusz Kamiński, Beata Szydło

… and the downplaying of the threat posed by Russia and China; whereas Hinzugefügt: for decades the EU and certain Member States have pursued, and sought to impose on other Member States, misguided and dangerous policies of economic, political and even military engagement with Russia and China, disregarding repeated warnings from the United States and several Central and Eastern European Member States; whereas these policies resulted in serious energy and economic dependencies on authoritarian regimes, contributed to the security crises Europe faces today, and weakened Europe’s strategic resilience; whereas the Nord Stream pipelines stand as a particularly striking example of these shameful policy failures; whereas the National Security Strategy also includes critical references to alleged democratic shortcomings in certain EU Member Entfernt: States and announces actions akin to foreign interference; Hinzugefügt: States, which the EU institutions have, for ideological and political reasons, failed to acknowledge and lacked the courage to address on their merits; whereas the strategy frames global developments largely in terms of economic nationalism and strategic interests, revealing a more transactional approach to traditional Entfernt: allies and thus questioning the principles that have underpinned US foreign policy for decades; Hinzugefügt: allies, whom the United States has for years, largely without success, urged to fulfil their Alliance commitments and make meaningful investments in their own security and defence;

Wortlaut wie vom EP veröffentlicht, auf Englisch. PE788.231