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Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting
Members vote by show of hands to adopt compromise amendment 1, followed by a final roll-call vote on the regulation, which passes with a large majority, after which SEDE members are instructed to move to another meeting room (SPAAK 1A002).
Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting
Chair confirms technical setup and introduces the proposal for a regulation establishing the European Fund for economic, social, territorial cohesion, agriculture and rural, fisheries and maritime prosperity and security for 2028–2034.
Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting
Following a short introduction by the rapporteur on integrating defence into the MFF and coordinating EU instruments, SEDE tests the voting system, adopts a compromise amendment, and approves its opinion on the proposed European Fund regulation for 2028–2034 by roll-call vote.
Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting
Shadow rapporteurs from key groups state their priorities on first contracts, testing and a common market for defence SMEs, the Commission outlines the AGILE regulation and its link to the Defence Industry Transformation Roadmap, and the rapporteur closes by backing Agile’s scaling and inviting amendments based on supporting study results.
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Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting
The Chair presents the INI report on scaling new defence actors, appoints the rapporteur, and sets the timetable, after which Rapporteur Staķis details the urgency, structural barriers (contracts, testing, fragmentation), and planned amendments including on EU–Ukraine cooperation.
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Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting
The Chair opens the SEDE meeting, confirms the agenda, and reports coordinators’ written decisions that will be attached to the minutes, setting the procedural frame for the session.
Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting
Debate on overcoming protectionism and reshaping public‑private defence partnerships, including guarantees, long‑term contracts, workforce and planning needs to scale European defence production, followed by final procedural remarks closing the meeting.
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Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting
MEPs question NATO and GLOBSEC on the failure of deterrence before Russia’s invasion, long‑term EU policy and peace options towards Russia, Russia’s casualty tolerance and war economy, and implications of NATO 3.0 and US rebalancing for European responsibility on the Eastern flank.
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Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting
Introduction of GLOBSEC’s Battle Readiness on the Eastern Flank report followed by detailed findings on defence‑industrial capacity, backlogs and policy recommendations for strengthening deterrence and public‑private cooperation.
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Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting
MEPs question the Commission on EDF cross‑border requirements, space and drone initiatives, simplification (omnibus), R&D versus production ramp‑up, support to Ukraine, maritime capabilities and procurement rules, with the Commission outlining existing tools, constraints and planned agile instruments before the Chair closes the EDF item.
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Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting
The Chair and Commission set the institutional context for the EDF within the EU defence toolbox, detailing the 2024 calls, success rates, SME participation and how EDF supports key 2030 readiness flagships and related capability areas.
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Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting
The EEAS outlines the latest EU‑Canada Security and Defence Dialogue and options for a more permanent structure, followed by an in‑depth exchange with MEPs on EDF access, Arctic cooperation, foreign interference, CETA and SAFE-related safeguards, to which the EEAS provides detailed responses and proposals for future exchanges.
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Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting
Members present the SEDE mission’s assessment of Canada’s updated defence posture, long-term investments and cooperation with the EU, then debate how to upgrade EU‑Canada security ties, including a treaty‑compatible framework, industrial interdependence and Arctic capabilities.
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Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting
Rapporteur presents the provisional agreement adapting the European Defence Fund in response to Russia’s war against Ukraine, including new award criteria and timelines, followed by a debrief of the DNAT mission to the NATO PA spring session in Vilnius on EU‑NATO coordination, Ukraine and related political sensitivities.
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Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting
Chair opens the SEDE meeting, adopts the agenda and minutes, then moves to a debrief on trilogues concerning intra‑EU transfers of defence products and procurement, highlighting Parliament’s priorities on general transfer licences, simplified procedures, permitting deadlines and derogations.
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Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting
DG DEFIS outlines the 2030 defence-readiness framework and current instruments (EDIRPA, EDIP, Agile, drones coalition, private-capital tools such as an EIB fund of funds and FAST), while DG HOME emphasises the immediate-security nature of the drone and counter-drone action plan and reports broadly positive, security-driven engagement from member states.
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Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting
MEPs Mikser, Petras and Søvndal question the Commission on the EU’s ability to counter large‑scale Russian-style drone attacks, member state uptake of EU drone and counter-drone instruments, prospects for training and civil‑protection uses, and whether EU guidance and investment, drawing on Ukrainian capacity, match the paradigm shift in modern warfare.
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Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting
Rapporteur Pozņaks and EPP shadow Zoido align Parliament’s report with the Commission’s drone action plan, stress that a 2030 readiness horizon is too slow given current Russian drone threats, and call for faster EU action to build a defence drone industry, cut environmental and testing red tape, and channel funding directly to innovative SMEs.
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Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting
The Chair opens the agenda item on follow‑up to Parliament’s drones resolution and invites the Commission to outline its defence and civilian drone and counter‑drone action plans, including objectives, work streams and implementation steps. DG DEFIS and DG HOME detail capability development, innovation, industrial support, and internal security measures such as preparedness, detection technologies, critical infrastructure protection and planned exercises.
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Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting
S&D and Greens shadows set out amendment priorities on information warfare, cognitive security, critical infrastructure, NATO/partner cooperation and geographical scope (eastern flank, Arctic), while the rapporteur and Chair close the item, note broad consensus, and frame the report as the starting point for ongoing SEDE monitoring of hybrid threats and implementation.
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Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting
The Chair presents the procedural calendar for the hybrid warfare INI report, then the rapporteur outlines Russia-linked hybrid activities, the need for an EU-wide, cross-domain response, addresses strategic dependencies, information-space vulnerabilities and EU‑NATO cooperation, and calls for faster, coordinated implementation of existing security directives and support to partners such as Ukraine and Moldova.
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Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting Joint meeting Committee on Transport and Tourism
Greens shadow outlines the group’s stance on the fund’s remit, its links to other EU defence financing and the upcoming MFF, before the chair closes the public item and announces the transition to an in camera session with practical instructions for members. These interventions mark the conclusion of the public debate and the procedural shift to a confidential committee discussion.
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Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting
The chair announces a brief five‑minute suspension, asking participants to step outside before the committee resumes its work.
Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting
In her closing remarks, Mendes notes broad alignment between rapporteur and shadows, insists on respecting SEDI’s remit given the fund is not a dedicated defence instrument, and stresses that it must be viewed in conjunction with other EU financial tools and on‑the‑ground experience from committee missions when shaping the new MFF’s security and defence dimension.
Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting Joint meeting Committee on Transport and Tourism
Rapporteur and shadow rapporteurs present priorities for using the large Pillar 1 fund for security and defence, covering coordination with EU instruments, defence industrial capacity, military mobility, budget ring‑fencing, third‑country access and governance conditions.
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Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting
The Renew shadow congratulates the rapporteur and focuses on two main issues: ensuring infrastructure supports military mobility and reducing dependencies on third countries by reinforcing the entire EU defence industrial supply chain, while also underlining the need to finance local authorities’ crisis‑response responsibilities under the next MFF.
Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting
EPP shadow Christophe Gomard broadly supports the rapporteur but sets out five EPP priorities: clarifying defence objectives and avoiding turning pillar one into a competitiveness fund, preserving local accessibility for SMEs, adding space to priorities, adapting audit/procurement to defence secrecy, ring‑fencing a minimum defence budget in line with member state targets, tightening eligibility for third‑country entities, and ensuring transparent, subsidiarity‑based governance.
Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting
Rapporteur Anna Katarina Mendes presents the SEDI committee’s draft opinion, stressing that while the fund is not a pure defence instrument it has specific security and defence objectives, should be coordinated at EU level through national plans, aligned with existing EU instruments, and focused on military mobility, dual‑use infrastructure, cybersecurity and critical infrastructure, including support for Ukraine, European industrial capacity and strategic autonomy in defence.
Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting
The chair opens the next agenda point on the draft opinion regarding the Commission proposal for the 2028–2034 European fund for economic, social and territorial cohesion, agriculture, rural, fisheries and maritime prosperity and security, outlines the timetable for amendments, shadows’ meeting and CDE vote, and gives the floor to the rapporteur.
Committee on Security and Defence Ordinary meeting Joint meeting Committee on Transport and Tourism
Co‑rapporteurs underline broad cross‑group support, detailing Parliament’s intended first‑reading mandate on NATO interoperability, partner cooperation, corridor extremities, fuel and energy infrastructure, resilience and a European digital dimension. S&D speakers reiterate priorities on rapid EU reaction, workers’ rights, liability allocation and dual‑use bottlenecks, link the regulation to Polish SAFE‑programme investments, and the chair announces the joint SEDE–TRAN vote date and objective to launch trilogues before the summer break.
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