LA POLÍTICA COMÚN DE SEGURIDAD Y DEFENSA DE LA UNIÓN EUROPEA: UNA VISIÓN DESDE EL PARLAMENTO EUROPEO

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) as an integral part of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) of the European Union (EU) from the perspective of the European Parliament (EP), an institution of the EU that it has been playing a role of supervision and surveillance in this area of ​​eminently intergovernmental competence, in accordance with the Lisbon Treaty. Security, which according to the latest Eurobarometers is an issue that worries EU citizens, is a cross-cutting policy in democratic societies that requires the support and commitment of public opinion. More and more voices advocate requiring - in specific matters - a qualified majority in the decision-making process. However, to what extent is this concern based on an understanding of the state of the world situation and the threats the EU faces in

the coming years? And to what extent is Europe prepared to respond to these threats in an autonomous, agile, coordinated and at the same time forceful manner while respecting the principles and values ​​that have guided it up to now? Analyze the progress that has been made in the European Union in pursuit of this objective, delve into the challenges facing the CFSP in order to contribute to it, and elucidate what the role of the EP is and should be to achieve it will be the challenges we will face them along these lines.