For the ECR Group, Russia’s increasing provocations require Europe to move to real preparedness, with credible funding for civil protection, critical infrastructure, resilience and the regions most exposed to Russian hybrid aggression.

A European Parliament resolution, debated and adopted following an initiative by the European Conservatives and Reformists, addresses a growing pattern of Russian hostile activity against EU and NATO Member States, including drone incursions, airspace violations, sabotage operations, electronic interference, disinformation campaigns and attacks against critical infrastructure.

“I have the feeling that we are still in the phase of denial, as if we have not yet accepted that we will have to live with a very new type of a man-made disaster: Bad actors using cheap but destructive technologies against our societies,” ECR Shadow Rapporteur Reinis Pozņaks MEP said in the debate.

“Citizens expect solutions to protect our people, our critical infrastructure and our economies, especially in affected regions. Many of those solutions have already been identified in the documents produced within this building.

“We like to put word security in the titles, but far too rarely into the budget lines. It’s no more a future threat. It’s today’s reality and we need to adapt.”

The ECR Group has consistently argued that Europe must stop treating drone attacks, sabotage, hostile interference and disinformation as isolated incidents. Member States and the EU must strengthen deterrence, protect critical infrastructure, improve resilience and provide practical support to the regions most exposed to Russian aggression.