On Tuesday 18 April, MEPs called for strengthening the civilian Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), adopting a report by Alviina Alametsä (Greens/EFA, Finnish) by 493 votes to 81 with 66 abstentions.
The report calls on the Member States to use the new civilian CSDP Compact, due to be adopted in May, to strengthen their strategic vision for civilian crisis management by clarifying the role, effectiveness and added value of civilian CSDP and by defining a common level of ambition...