One of our previous articles entitled \u201cThe North Atlantic Alliance. Distorted Views of the Alliance and the Real Essence of NATO\u201d, we examined the activities of the Organization\u2019s leadership to strengthen the Euro-Atlantic security system;<\/em><\/p>\n an integral part of the Euro-Atlantic security architecture is the European security system, which is provided by the European component of NATO and the EU. Currently, the leadership of the Alliance and the EU are taking steps to bring it in line with the increased threats from Russia;<\/em><\/p>\n This work is quite complex and is not realized by the vast majority of European society. As a result, there is an impression that the EU leadership is not paying enough attention to defense issues, which makes Europe vulnerable to Russia;<\/em><\/p>\n This is beneficial to Russia and undermines Ukraine\u2019s European and Euro-Atlantic aspirations. Therefore, it is advisable to consider the principles of building a new European security system and its main components.<\/em><\/p>\n The need for changes to the Euro-Atlantic and European security architecture and new principles of its construction were recently discussed in our post \u201cThe North Atlantic Alliance. Distorted Views of the Alliance and the Real Essence of NATO\u201d, as well as in other publications.<\/strong> However, it is worth raising this issue once again, focusing on European aspects.<\/p>\n As you know, at the beginning of this year, a decision was made to redistribute functions within NATO. Thus, at the global level, the United States should focus on deterring China, as well as on developments in the Asia-Pacific region. As for Europe, it should focus on countering Russia. The United States should provide proper support to Europe. All this was subsequently approved at the NATO summit and during the European Council meeting in June. At this, Europe should strengthen its responsibility for its own security, which will allow the United States to free up funds to adequately respond to threats from China. At the same time, this approach does not mean that Europe will act separately from NATO, including the creation of its own European army, which would cause significant difficulties in the work of security structures. It is only intended to strengthen Europe\u2019s military potential and to specify the scope of activities of both the Alliance and the EU. The European component of the Alliance will be mainly responsible for the military defense of Europe, while the European Union will be responsible for solving financial and economic issues related to its security, including rearmament and assistance to Ukraine. To this end, new governing bodies with such functions are being created within the EU. However, they will not duplicate NATO\u2019s governing structures, but will complement them. In such a system, Ukraine will play, and is already playing, the role of one of the main forces in deterring Russia and is NATO\u2019s front line in the eastern part of its southern flank. This is already taken into account in the operational plans of the Alliance\u2019s Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of Poland and Romania, as evidenced by the nature of their military exercises. As part of the practical implementation of such plans, NATO and EU experts have defined the principles of building a new European security system, which is considered an integral part of the Euro-Atlantic security space. Action plans are currently being developed to turn these principles into practice. This takes into account current events regarding threats to the United States and Europe.<\/p>\n The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy remains responsible for defining and implementing the EU\u2019s security strategy.<\/strong> Since 2024, it has been the former Prime Minister of Estonia K. Kallas.<\/p>\n In September 2024, the European Commission introduced a new position \u2013 the European Commissioner for Defense. He is responsible for EU-NATO cooperation, coordination of the defense industry, research and development, and military mobility. In his activities, the European Commissioner for Defense also takes into account the military-political aspects of European security. At present, such duties are performed by former Prime Minister of Lithuania A. Kubilius, who has a pro-Ukrainian position.<\/p>\n In March of this year, the European Commission (EC) presented the \u201cWhite Paper on European Defense \u2013 Readiness 2030\u201d.<\/strong> This document outlines the areas of activity of Europe as the European component of NATO and the EU to strengthen its security and defense. They mainly relate to military-technical, economic and political aspects and do not actually address purely military issues. According to the \u201cWhite Paper\u201d, the main directions are:<\/p>\n The \u201cWhite Paper\u201d includes a plan called \u201cEuropean Rearmament\/Readiness 2030\u201d which provides for the allocation of EUR 800 billion to finance actions in the above areas.<\/strong><\/p>\n The funds are to be acquired through:<\/p>\n Oleh Bereziuk, Heorhii Zahorskyi, Yurii Mykhailenko (Image generated by neural network)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Oleh Bereziuk, Heorhii Zahorskyi, Yurii Mykhailenko<\/p>\n An integral part of the Euro-Atlantic security architecture is the European security system, which is provided by the European component of NATO and the EU.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":31941,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[261,260],"tags":[273,301,272],"class_list":["post-31940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analitika","category-publikacii","tag-berezyuk","tag-zagorskij","tag-mixajlenko","wp-image-borders"],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"3.0.2","language":"en","enabled_languages":["uk","en","ru","fr","ar"],"languages":{"uk":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":true},"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":true},"ru":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":true},"fr":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":true},"ar":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false}}},"gutentor_comment":0,"yoast_head":"\nPART I<\/h2>\n
General Principles of Building a New Euro-Atlantic and European Security System<\/h3>\n
Administrative Component<\/h3>\n
Financial and Economic Component<\/h3>\n
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