European commissioner proposes setting up European Security Council: "We must become a gentle giant"

A European commissioner has said that establishing a European Security Council could be appropriate for coordinating pan-European defence projects.

As reported by a European Pravda correspondent, Andrius Kubilius, European Commissioner for Defence and Space,  proposed establishing a European Security Council to implement major defence projects.

"Maybe we really need to establish a European Security Council, which was originally proposed by Macron and Merkel back in 2017, 2018. To coordinate and to lead us in this major transformation of European defence," Kubilius suggested during a European Defence Agency conference.

He called on EU member states to pick up a leading role in European defence, for which instruments for developing pan-European projects have been created at the EU level.

"Common defence would be our strength in a world of power. In a world of giants, we too must become giants. A gentle giant that promotes international law and cooperation," the European Commissioner emphasised.

Kubilius called on member states to "work together and make Europe a giant for our defence".

On 26 January, the European Commission approved the second group of national defence plans under the SAFE (Security Action for Europe) initiative, which provides for the allocation of billions in loans to eight member states to urgently strengthen their combat readiness.

Poland's plan provides for the allocation of nearly €44 billion, the largest amount among all participating countries.

The SAFE Regulation was adopted on 27 May 2025 as part of the ambitious Readiness 2030 package. On 15 January, the European Commission approved the applications of the first group of EU countries for rearmament funding.