Media mentions – Security and Defence
It is important that, parallel to military capacity, we also invest in our international partnerships because security is a much broader question and challenge than only hard security
EU Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen cautions against cutting social funds in favour of defence
Europeans see that many people are coming here, even though they don’t have a title. And they are growing frustrated, leading them into the arms of dangerous populists
The ceasefire is important now not only because of the situation in Gaza, but because the alternative is a full-scale war with pro-Iranian Hezbollah, which attacks from Lebanese territory
By inviting Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia to become candidate countries and accelerating talks with Western Balkan countries, the EU has responded to war by deciding to expand its peace project
Laurence Boone and Nicu Popescu explain why the EU should promote greater defense integration with accession countries
Europe needs more troops to deal with the Russian threat. A change of mentality is needed: maintaining freedom, security and prosperity does not come for free
It remains to be seen how this doctrine will be applied, but for the moment it should be interpreted as authorising Ukraine to attack Russian military targets as far as Belgorod, 40km from the border
Sometimes it feels like Italy lives on another planet. There is a big chunk of the EU that lives on Mars while we remain on Venus
If they green-light the use of ATACMS, that could degrade Russia’s ability to use its territory as a sanctuary for ground operations
Certainly not ahead of the European elections