On Wednesday 15 January, MEPs said it was necessary to develop strategic autonomy in the EU in the field of defence.
The term ‘strategic autonomy’ appears 30 times in the report by Arnaud Danjean (EPP, France) on the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy, adopted in plenary (364 votes in favour, 266 against and 77 abstentions).
The report points out that, beyond insufficient investment and the lack of capabilities and interoperability, there is a “political...