During the plenary sessions MEPs hold debates on foreign affairs and security policy to discuss European Union (EU) action beyond its borders.

The EU Treaties differentiate between common foreign and security policy (CFSP), common security and defence policy (CSDP), external action, and the external dimension of internal policies.

To address new challenges such as climate change, rising insecurity or new migration patterns, the EU has put forward concrete solutions to shape synergy between the actors, in order to use shared expertise more effectively, and to find new sources of funding. The new foreign policy framework (EU global strategy) is intended to map the tools and resources best designed to help society as a whole, in the EU and partner countries, to withstand natural and manmade shocks more effectively. In the years to come, global instability is expected to rise; the challenge for the EU will be to ensure security while upholding the core values of the Treaties – human rights, democracy and the fight against poverty – as its primary objectives on the global stage.

Debates on foreign affairs and security policy

EP Plenary session - Joint Debate - European Security and Defence

EP Plenary session - Strategic Compass and EU space-based defence capabilities

EP Plenary session - Question Time (with the Commission) - The state of implementation of the EU's commitment to provide 1 million rounds of artillery ammunition to Ukraine until March 2024

MEPs ask the Commission about the state of implementation of the EU's commitment to provide 1 million rounds of artillery ammunition to Ukraine until March 2024. Questions and answers (introduction).

Question Time - introduction: The state of implementation of the EU's commitment to provide 1 million rounds of artillery ammunition to Ukraine until March 2024: Questions and answers

MEPs ask the Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry BRETON, about the state of implementation of the EU's commitment to provide 1 million rounds of artillery ammunition to Ukraine until March 2024. Questions and answers session.

The state of implementation of the EU's commitment to provide 1 million rounds of artillery ammunition to Ukraine until March 2024: questions and answers with Thierry BRETON, European Commissioner for Internal Market

In the context of the digital and ecological transition, space services such as satellite communication are becoming a strategic asset. The Russian war of invasion also shows how important it is for defence and civilian purposes. With that in mind, the EU has the ambition to deploy its own constellation of up to 170 satellites to provide secure, uninterrupted and fast communications. The programme promises major advances to our economy and society. But to be successful, it must address challenges like space congestion. Restrictions: ©The material may not be edited and must be shown entirely.

EPRS - IRIS²: the EU Secure Connectivity Programme

During the plenary session (10-13/12/18) of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on European Foreign, Security and Defence Policy. Statements by David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), Ioan Mircea PASCU (S&D, RO) and Federica MOGHERINI, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the EC.

European Foreign, Security and Defence Policy: extracts from the debate

Antonio TAJANI, EP President, opens the EU Ambassadors 6th meeting in the EP in Brussels. He expresses himself on Africa, Turkey, Balkans, Russia, China and on NATO. Family picture&nbsp;

EU Ambassadors 6th meeting: extracts from the opening remarks by Antonio TAJANI, EP President, and family picture

Martin SCHULZ, EP President, expresses himself on the occasion of the 4th Meeting with the EU Ambassadors Conference in the EP in Brussels.

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