Charles GOERENS
Procedures
196 votesFlagship European defence projects of common interest
Fund joint military procurement by earmarking national budgets to develop European air, space, and drone defence systems in coordination with NATO.
Tackling barriers to the single market for defence
Require member states to aggregate defence demand through common procurement and simplify regulations to reduce reliance on non-EU countries.
EU enlargement strategy
Condition EU accession on strict rule-of-law reforms and align candidate countries with the common foreign policy to counter Russian and Chinese interference.
European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities – annual report 2026
Integrate social rights, child poverty funding, and affordable housing targets into the European Semester to reduce unemployment and social exclusion.
European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026
Demand prudent fiscal policies from Member States to preserve public debt sustainability, considering excessive deficit procedures.
Written Explanations
Written explanations of vote submitted after plenary sessions.
Financing for development – ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in Seville
I supported this own-initiative report, which sets out the priorities of Parliament ahead of the International Conference on Financing for Development to be held in Seville at the end of June 2025. Among other things, the report highlights that EU development policy must be driven by the principles and objectives set out in the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
No written explanations available.