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17.04.2024
EPP Group Position Paper on the EU Plan for the Victory of Ukraine
The European People's Party has always been and will continue to be the leading European political force standing together with the Ukrainian people. We continue to lead EU initiatives aimed at supporting Ukraine with military, humanitarian, and financial assistance, aiding reconstruction efforts, and helping Ukraine prepare for integration into the EU and NATO. At this moment, the biggest concern and challenge for the EU and the Western world is ensuring long-term military support sufficient for Ukraine to achieve victory and defeat Russia. Despite the West's economic strength being 25 times that of Russia's, the Western military support provided during the last years prevented Ukraine from defeat but was not enough to win the war. There is an urgent need to overhaul the Western system of military support for Ukraine, which, until now, was based on individual countries making voluntary decisions regarding military assistance. Our system needs to be transformed into one based on collective decisions and obligations to deliver the necessary support for Ukraine to prevail and win the war. It should also include a collective decision regarding the ramping up of the EU military industry to produce what is needed for the defence and victory of Ukraine in the near future. To address these issues, the EPP Group proposes that the EU institutions urgently develop "The EU Plan for the Victory of Ukraine." This plan would provide the framework for collective EU decisions and the implementation of urgent steps for military assistance to Ukraine that are necessary for its victory. This position paper presents basic information and arguments for the preparation of such a plan.
Data from “Ukraine Support Tracker” produced by Kiel Institute for World Economy (https://www.ifw-kiel.de/topics/war-against-ukraine/ukraine-support-tracker/)
“The Ukraine Support Tracker lists and quantifies military, financial and humanitarian aid promised by governments to Ukraine between January 24, 2022 and currently through October 31, 2023.”
A* - country's total military assistance to Ukraine from 2022/01/24 to 2023/10/31 as a percentage of that country's GDP;
B* - country's total national GDP in EUR billion, data of 2022;
C* - country's total military assistance to Ukraine from 2022/01/24 to 2023/10/31, in EUR million;
D* - country's military assistance to Ukraine over a one-year period, in EUR million;
E* - forecast of country's military assistance to Ukraine in 2024, as a percentage of its GDP, given that the countries agree to provide assistance of at least 0.25% of their GDP. It is assumed that the countries currently providing military assistance greater than 0.25% of GDP will continue to provide the same level of assistance;
F* - forecast for 2024 of country's military assistance to Ukraine, in EUR million (if the countries agree to provide assistance of no less than 0.25% of their GDP). It is assumed that the countries providing military assistance greater than 0.25% of GDP will continue to provide the same amount of assistance;
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