Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/297224 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
SWP Comment No. 19/2024
Publisher: 
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin
Abstract: 
The political debate over implementing qualified majority voting (QMV) into the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) is of high political relevance, especially given the shifting geopolitical landscape in Europe, including Russia's aggression against Ukraine and uncertainties regarding the US's engagement post-2024 elections. Germany, along with a group of other EU member states, is leading efforts to integrate a "sovereignty safety net" within the CFSP framework. This initiative is designed to ease the concerns of reluctant member states, by providing enhanced veto options for matters affecting national interests. Moreover, mechanisms like constructive absten­tion and the "passerelle clause" could be further exploited to facilitate common CFSP actions without requiring treaty reforms. Nonetheless, it is crucial that all measures designed to build political consensus for expanding the use of QMV within the CFSP, strike the right balance between national interests and European solidarity. This balance is essential for strengthening the EU's resilience and operational capability. Cyber foreign and security policy, with its transnational nature and need for swift and unified responses, presents a favorable testing ground for this approach.
Subjects: 
Qualified majority voting
QMV
Common Foreign and Security Policy
CFSP
Common Security and Defence Policy
CSPD
constructive abstention
passerelle clause
Group of Friends
cybersecurity
cyberattacks
cyber diplomacy toolbox
CDT
European Peace Facility
Permanent Structured Cooperation
PESCO
EU Cyber Security Strategy
European Defence Union
Coordination Centre for the Cyber and Information Domain
Cyber Rapid Response Teams
European Repository of Cyber Incidents
EuRepoC
European Union Agency for Cybersecurity
ENISA
emergency brake
blocking minority
Ioannina mechanism
Passerelle-Verfahren
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Document Type: 
Research Report

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