Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2024

Tabled by Michał Dworczyk, Adam Bielan, Reinis Pozņaks

9. Welcomes Removed: the objective of the Commission President to usher in a new era for European defence and security, by building a true European defence union; welcomes the appointment of Andrius Kubilius, the first-ever Commissioner for Defence and Space, Removed: tasked with working Added: who worked jointly with the VP/HR on a white paper on the future of European defence within the first hundred days of their Removed: mandate; Added: mandate, and recognises that some of the proposed solutions could be a good starting point for strengthening European defence capability; stresses the need for the EU and its Member States, acting Removed: to define the European defence union, Added: in the interests of European security, to take priority measures and prepare Removed: future Added: urgent actions in order to Removed: ensure the defence readiness of the EU, Added: meet alliance obligations which the economically strongest states have neglected for decades, notably with regard to the threat posed by Russia, and to bolster …

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE769.721v01-00