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2 MILITARY MOBILITY

WHAT IS THE EU DOING TO ENHANCE MILITARY MOBILITY?
The EU’s current framework for action is the Military Mobility Action Plan 2.0 for the period 2022-2026. It opened a new
chapter in the initiative since the EU launched it in 2017. Building on the progress made, it enlarges the range of actions in
light of Europe’s changed security situation.
The Action Plan 2.0 brings together relevant EU and national actors. Its comprehensive implementation requires
contributions from the Commission services, the European External Action Service, including the EU Military Staff, and
the European Defence Agency – in close consultation with the EU Member States. The first annual progress report was
presented on 13 November 2023.
Military Mobility is also supported through the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO). The PESCO Project on
Military Mobility brings together 25 Member States, as well as the United States, Canada and Norway as third
state partners, to improve and speed up national procedures, while the PESCO Project on Network of logistic hubs
in Europe and support to operations (NetLogHubs) sets up a multinational network based on existing logistic
capabilities and infrastructure.

IMPROVING DUAL USE TRANSPORT ADDRESSING REGULATORY SUPPORT
INFRASTRUCTURE ALONG THE TRANS- MEASURES TO REDUCE THE
EUROPEAN TRANSPORT NETWORK ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN AND SPEED UP
MILITARY TRANSITS
• The Council has approved the Military Requirements • Optimising procedures to permit military transits across
for Military Mobility including technical specifications. national borders through the European Defence Agency.
New steps are taken to identify the main corridors and The Member States have pledged to reduce the time
logistical hubs along the TEN-T and include the fuel supply needed to permit military border crossings to maximum
chain requirements for military transport. five working days with the ambition to reduce this further
The EU military requirements that drive the process for rapid-reaction units.
of improving the dual use transport infrastructure are
around 95% identical with those used by NATO. • Streamlining and digitalising customs formalities to
facilitate military cross-border movements.
• From the EU budget under the Connecting Europe Facility,
we have invested a total of € 1,7 billion in dual-use • Developing a digital system for the quick and secure
exchange of information related to military mobility with
transport infrastructure to co-fund 95 military mobility funding from the European Defence Fund worth €9 million.
projects in 21 countries.
• Defining a federated IT network to enhance efficiency for
• A study is conducted to identify possibilities for
short-notice large-scale movements to improve long- military logistics through the European Defence Agency.
term infrastructure planning and optimal use of this
infrastructure.
To be eligible for EU co-funding, transport
infrastructure projects must be useful for both
civilian and defence purposes and be planned along
the trans-European transport network (TEN-T).
ENHANCING PREPAREDNESS AND ENHANCING
RESILIENCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERSHIPS
• Stepping up exercises to test our improvements and • Ensuring coherence and mutual reinforcement with NATO
identify remaining hurdles. notably through regular staff-to-staff dialogue.
• Protection against security risks in the transport sector, • Enhanced connectivity with regional bilateral partners
including cyber-attacks or other hybrid threats, while and dialogue with strategic partners.
enhancing climate resilience and energy security.
• Employing EU space-based navigation, secure
communication and Earth Observation to the benefit of
military mobility.

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