Active support for Ukraine will be a defining priority for the Irish Presidency. We will work to ensure Ukraine has what it needs to defend itself against Russian aggression, and support Ukraine in advancing its capacity and coordination with the EU and cooperation with partners.
We will take forward work on the proposed new European Security Strategy, which aims to respond to the geostrategic challenges facing the European Union. The Irish Presidency will advance work on the measures set out in the White Paper on the Future of European Defence and the associated Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030, and on defence procurement. We will support collaboration to address critical capability gaps and build resilience, including in the face of hybrid threats. We will advance work on the proposed regulation on military mobility and to address maritime security challenges and the security of critical infrastructure. The Irish Presidency will support the Union’s ongoing work on strengthening cybersecurity, countering hybrid threats and international counter-terrorism. We will promote close cooperation with like-minded non-EU states, the UN, OSCE and NATO.
We will highlight the central role of the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), and the important contribution it makes to the EU’s security. The Irish Presidency will promote the development and evolution of CSDP to ensure it remains responsive to ongoing crises.
We will address Europe’s security in all its dimensions. We will work to enhance environmental security as an important element of the Irish Presidency’s agenda. Particular attention will be paid to accelerating climate action at EU and international levels as well as the EU’s global leadership on climate and biodiversity, including at relevant UN conferences. We will also advance work to promote and develop the circular economy. We will work to strengthen economic security, build greater health security and reinforce Europe’s food security.
Within the Union, we will advance measures to facilitate greater cross-border cooperation in the fight against serious and organised crime and to address migrant smuggling and the trafficking of firearms. The Irish Presidency will support enhanced co-operation to disrupt the financing models of organised crime; strengthen the resilience and security of Europe’s ports and critical infrastructure, and improve operational cooperation targeting transnational criminal networks. The Irish Presidency will also place a focus on the full implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum. We will prioritise moving towards implementation of measures and progressing legislation to facilitate migrant returns and on digitalisation of returns.