Wspólna Polityka Bezpieczeństwa i Obrony UE w 2023 r.: wsparcie dla Ukrainy szansą (niepewną) na skok integracyjny (w przemyśle)
EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy in 2023: Support for Ukraine may be a chance for an integrational leap (in industrial production)

Summary/Abstract: The chapter examines the developments within the European Union’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) in 2023. In their analysis, the authors take as the starting point the effects that assistance to Ukraine had on the strategic approach of the EU institutions and the Member States to CSDP. They argue that the continued support for Ukraine under the framework of the European Peace Facility and the EU MAM mission – broadly considered a success of the EU – resulted in a new impetus for increasing defence cooperation within the EU framework, but strictly with regards to the defence-industrial domain. As a result, the main section of the chapter discusses new defence-industrial policy tools proposed by the European Commission to alleviate structural shortcomings of the European Defence Technological and In dustrial Base: the EDIRPA (European Defence Industry Reinforcement Through Com mon Procurement Act) and ASAP (Act in Support of Ammunition Production). Further, the authors analyze the process of implementation of the EDF (European Defence Fund) and PESCO, and they discuss an early attempt of the Commission to formulate European Defence Industrial Strategy (EDIS). The final part of the chapter presents changes in the EU’s operational posture, i.e. deployments of civilian and military assets in EU-led missions and operations; a table is provided in this section as a concise reference. The chapter ends with an attempt to assess developments in the CSDP in 2023. The authors conclude that a consensus emerges among the Member States and EU institutions that defence integration within the EU is likely to be actively pursued with regards to defence-industrial domain, but not necessarily in other spheres, such as joint capabilities.

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