Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2023

Tabled by Marc Botenga, Mick Wallace, Clare Daly, Manu Pineda, Özlem Demirel, Giorgos Georgiou

18. Removed: Calls for the appointment of a Defence Union Commissioner (DUC), within the next Commission who is responsible for the finalisation of a true European Defence Union and all defence-related matters, including CSDP, following a clear division of tasks with the VP/HR; believes that, together with the to-be-established fully-fledged Security and Defence Committee in the Parliament, the DUC should jointly oversee a dedicated and substantial Defence Added: Recalls that according to Article 41.2 TEU, expenditure arising from operations having military or defence implications must not be charged to the Union budget;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE756.721