Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-001888/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Afroditi Latinopoulou (PfE)
The European Union is at a critical juncture in terms of its defence capacity, the security of its borders and intensifying geopolitical pressures on its eastern and southern borders.
As a front-line Member State, Greece has repeatedly borne a disproportionate defence and deterrence burden, both against external threats and with regard to the management of illegal migration flows.
In view of the proposal to implement the Readiness 2030 strategy, the question naturally arises whether the European Commission intends to also support countries that already respect or go beyond NATO objectives, such as Greece.
Can the Commission therefore answer the following:
- 1.How does it intend to balance the need for a common European defence policy with respect for Member States’ sovereignty and specific defence challenges?
- 2.Will there be an EU co-financing mechanism for armaments programmes and defence investments, in particular for countries that already invest more than 2 % of their GDP in defence?
Submitted: 12.5.2025