In doubling the amount of military aid it provides to Ukraine, is the EU not running the risk of becoming a co‑belligerent?
28.3.2022
Question for written answer E-001263/2022/rev.1
to the Council
Rule 138
Jean-Paul Garraud (ID)
In 2021, the European Union set up the European Peace Facility (EPF), with funding of EUR 5 billion for the period 2021-2027. The EPF, which is funded by the Member States, is supposed to improve the EU’s ability to prevent conflicts, maintain peace and strengthen international stability and security.
On 28 February 2022, the Council announced EUR 500 million in military assistance to Ukraine under the EPF. On 23 March 2022, the Council adopted two additional measures bringing EU support up to EUR 1 billion. This will allow the supply of military equipment designed to deliver lethal force to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, as well as first aid kits, fuel and personal protection.
On 24 March 2022, following the NATO and G7 summits, President of the Council of the European Union Emmanuel Macron stated that military support must be limited in order for the EU ‘not to become a co‑belligerent’.
- 1.Can the Council clarify whether, having doubled the amount of its military support to Ukraine in less than a month, there is a risk that the European Union could be considered a co‑belligerent?
- 2.Can it also state precisely what limits President Macron is referring to and give its definition of the concept of co‑belligerent?