Memorandum on a European Defence Union

The reconstituted Action Committee for the United States of Europe (USE) - originally created by Jean Monnet in 1955 - aims to stimulate reaching a political solution on such an urgent and critical question with a Memorandum on a European Defence Union, based on the establishment of a European Defence System (EDS), in view of the upcoming meeting of the European Council on 6th March, the Plenary of the European Parliament of 10th March, and the publication of the White Paper on Defence on 19th March, 2025.

In this regard, the Memorandum was sent by the Action Committee to the following policymakers: European Council President Antonio Costa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission Kaja Kallas, European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius, and the chairs of the pro-European political groups Valerie Hayer (Renew Europe), Manfred Weber (EPP) and Iratxe García Pérez (S&D).