We stand firm with Ukraine.
For a just and lasting peace.
For a strong and sovereign Ukraine in a strong and sovereign Europe.
The future of a secure and prosperous Ukraine lies in the EU.
Joint statement with @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu & @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu: link.europa.eu/gnFkVT
🔜 Starting at around 09.00 CET, Security and Defence Committee MEPs will exchange views with Lieutenant General André Denk, Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency.
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Next week in SEDE
📌EU-India Security and Defence Partnership
📌EU-Canada cooperation & security challenges in the Arctic
📌Connecting Europe Facility
📌Common European Defence Union
Meeting agendas
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Committee on Security and Defence MEPs conclude visits to Poland and Czechia where they examined EU defence on Eastern Flank
Press relese 👇
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A Security and Defence Committee delegation will visit Czechia on 18 February and talk to defence industry representatives on efforts to bolster EU defence capabilities.
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🆕 Security and Defence MEPs visit Poland from 16 to 17/2 to assess eastern flank defence readiness.
The delegation will also examine how the country's defence industry is adapting to Russia's illegal war against Ukraine and new geopolitical realities.
📜 Full press release: tinyurl.com/3kcw3c4r
"Never in the history of the EU have we faced greater security challenges or uncertainty. In this volatile environment, we need defence partnerships to build spheres of common interest against spheres of influence and imperial actions", the rapporteur says.
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🆕 Today, the European Parliament adopted a report prepared by Michal Szczerba (EPP, Poland) on EU security and defence partnerships 🇪🇺.
Full press release 👉 tinyurl.com/4wxu7tsc
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The European Parliament approves €90 billion Ukraine support loan package 🇪🇺 🇺🇦
Full press release: tinyurl.com/5jz8za65 👇
With today’s important vote approving a €90 billion loan, @europarl.europa.eu has delivered a vital lifeline for Ukraine.
This will ensure that essential public services can continue, while Ukraine’s defence remains strong.
🗳️Parliament voted by a show of hands to fast-track the vote on amending the 2021-2027 EU long-term budget with relations to the Ukraine Support Loan.
The package on supporting Ukraine - the Support Loan proposal, amending the Ukraine Facility and the current #MFF - will be voted on Wednesday.
No time to lose. There is no evidence of a Russian ceasefire as missile attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine continue, say MEPs who visited Kyiv ahead of the plenary vote on the Ukraine Support Loan. 🇪🇺 🇺🇦
Read more: tinyurl.com/yd5mfjmz 👇
🆕 In a new report, MEPs on the Security and Defence Committee put forward their recommendations to close critical EU defence capability gaps.
Rapporteur: Lucia Annunziata (S&D, Italy)
📜 Full press release 👉 tinyurl.com/mpadet87
🆕 On Tuesday, Security and Defence Committee MEPs adopted proposals prepared by MEP Tobias Cremer (S&D, Germany) on ways to move towards a genuine EU single market for defence.
📜 Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/yj9y9bty
📌Cybersecurity and Cyber-defence: joint public hearing with
@sede.europarl.europa.eu, Thursday, 9h www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
🆕 At 09.00 CET, 🇨🇾 Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas will brief MEPs on the Committee on Security and Defence on the priorities of the Cypriot Council Presidency.
📜 Full agenda for today 👉 tinyurl.com/u4bcp55k
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🆕 This evening, Security and Defence MEPs kicked of the inter-institutional negotiations with the Cypriot Council Presidency and the European Commission to conclude the work on the so-called Defence Omnibus package.
Read more on Parliament's position 👉 tinyurl.com/43bjmvwb
🆕 Starting at 15.30 CET, MEPs on the Foreign Affairs Committee and Security and Defence Committee will exchange views with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
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🆕 Next week in the Security and Defence Committee:
📌 Exchange of views with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte
📌 Votes on new own-initiative reports
📌 Presentation by the Cypriot Council Presidency
Agenda 👉 tinyurl.com/u4bcp55k
🆕 Today, the European Parliament adopted a new report on drones and new systems of warfare prepared by MEP Reinis Pozņaks (ECR, Latvia), with 483 votes in favour, 68 against and 76 abstentions.
The full text will soon be available here 👉 tinyurl.com/3w6wjprr (22.01.2026)
The European Parliament to fast-track €90 billion EU support loan to Ukraine 🇪🇺 🇺🇦
Read more: tinyurl.com/yknpdkzx 👇
🆕 In a new report prepared by Michal Szczerba (EPP, Poland), MEPs on the Security and Defence Committee highlight the EU's security and defence partnerships (SDPs) as key to responding effectively to emerging threats and to enhance the EU's global role.
📜 Press release 👉 tinyurl.com/3ty2n6em
🆕 The European Parliament's Committee on Security and Defence will hold its first meeting in 2026 on Thursday 15/1 at 10.15 CET.
MEPs will vote on the new report on EU strategic defence and security partnerships prepared by Michal Szczerba (EPP, Poland).
📜 Full agenda 👉 tinyurl.com/mr2yeevz
The European Parliament to fast-track the 🇪🇺 reparations loan for Ukraine 🇺🇦
📜 Press release: tinyurl.com/mprrn3wn 👇
🆕 At 13.30 CET: the European Parliament will discuss two reports prepared by the Committees on Security and Defence and Transport on EU Defence Readiness:
📌 Military mobility
📌 Assessment of needs for 2030
The votes will take place on Wednesday.
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🆕 Security and Defence, Industry, Internal Market and Environment Committee MEPs have adopted their position on the so-called "Omnibus V" package for defence, which aims to improve the EU's responsiveness in the face of security challenges.
📜 Press release 👉 tinyurl.com/43bjmvwb
🆕 Tonight at 19.45 CET: Security and Defence, Industry, Single Market and Environment Committee MEPs will vote on the three files of the Defence Omnibus package.
📜 Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/5waupw6p
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🔜 This week's Inter-Parliamentary Committee Meeting on the future of European defence continues at 09.00 CET.
📜 Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/5596jhkd
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🔜 At 15.00 CET:
Representatives from 18 EU countries 🇪🇺, Ukraine 🇺🇦 and Norway 🇳🇴 will meet with Security and Defence Committee MEPs to discuss the future of European defence.
📜 Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/yc7857cn
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🆕 MEPs on the Committee on Security and Defence call on European allies to build a strong pillar inside NATO.
The annual CSDP report prepared by MEP Thijs Reuten was adopted on Wednesday by 23 votes in favour, 9 against with 3 abstentions.
📜 Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/mu22xpz5
