EU-NATO relations, June 2018

The European Parliament adopted by 569 votes to 84 with 35 abstentions, a resolution on EU-NATO relations.

Members were convinced that the EU and NATO, who share the same values in pursuit of international peace and security, faced similar strategic challenges. With 22 members in common, they have converging strategic interests including the protection of their citizens against any threats.

Parliament stressed the importance of developing a common European strategic culture and achieving common threat perception, while the Union must work to strengthen its strategic autonomy.

Parliament encouraged all EU Member States that are also members of NATO to redouble their efforts to achieve the 2% of GDP defence target, and to allocate 20% of this spending to the acquisition of major new equipment.