Members of the Political Assembly of the European People’s Party gathered in Brussels on 20 March. The meeting was chaired by EPP President Manfred WEBER and Secretary General Thanasis BAKOLAS. President Weber opened the Political Assembly, presenting the results of the EPP Summit which took place earlier today ahead of the European Council. He mentioned the adoption of an EPP Summit Statement on European Defence and emphasised that the EPP had highlighted, since the adoption of its electoral manifesto during its Bucharest Congress in March 2024, the importance of security and defence for the upcoming EU institutional cycle. Delegates engaged in a fruitful discussion on the upcoming EPP Congress which will take place on 29-30 April in Valencia, Spain, discussing among other things the effort to reform our party in order to be able to pursue its strategic political priorities ahead of future challenges. The meeting concluded with a session dedicated on European defence and chaired by EPP Vice-President David McALLISTER. In his special intervention, the first ever European Commissioner for Defence and Space, Andrius KUBILIUS, described the main pillars of the White Paper on Defence and the ReArm Europe/Readiness 2030 defence package recently unveiled by the European Commission. He also highlighted EPP's importance in speeding the implementation of the new legislation and the need for solidarity among member states.


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