In relation to the latest geopolitical developments and hostile attacks targeting Cyprus, I am continuing to update my Political Group, with a request to discuss the issue in the upcoming plenary session in Strasbourg.
Furthermore, in the context of the interparliamentary dialogue between the European Parliament and the parliaments of the Member States on the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy, the session in Cyprus has been postponed and a new session in Cyprus is being rescheduled in the near future. To this end, I have requested that the agenda be adjusted and, among other things, I request that issues such as:
a) How does the EU proactively protect its member states at its external borders in the context of common defense and security?
b) Should the European Council immediately examine the functionality of the clause in the Treaties, which provides for mutual defense assistance to a member state in the event of an armed external attack against it?
The developments brought to the fore the proposal that I have been promoting for years as President of the Political Committee for the Mediterranean for Euro-Mediterranean regional defense within the framework of the EU's Defense and Security, with a permanent deployment of similar forces from EU member states. Such collaborations are also favored by the Commissioner for Defense in the European Commission. Due to Turkish expansionism as well as recent threats, the permanent presence of Greek naval and air forces in Cyprus within the framework of the common European defense, which can be expanded with the participation of other EU member states, is required as a first measure.
MEP Press Office
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