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The question is: under what political and financial conditions would Paris and London be prepared to maintain or expand their own strategic capabilities for collective security?”
Europeans may simply not have the time for gradualism in security integration any more,
French leaders have three main worries,
an analysis published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) stated There is a wind of unity blowing over Europe, as we perhaps have not felt since the COVID period,
said Barrot, referring to the pandemic in 2020 when the 27 EU nations had to stand side by side to stave off a health catastrophe Let’s be clear, we don’t have blasphemy laws in the UK. That’s the right thing. I say that as a Christian. No one is arrested for what they are praying about. The example he gave was about making sure people can access healthcare.”
Reynolds took issue with this We will set out that roadmap. We have already put more money into defence in the first budget of this new government. So our credentials are there.”
Pushed on when there would be an increase, he said We can disagree on some things and still be close allies,
The whole cabinet, the whole government, I think most people in this country recognise the pressures the world is under, recognise more will have to be spent on defence. Now the spending review will set out the roadmap towards that target.”
The chancellor knows more than most people the pressures on public services across the board, but defence has to be the cornerstone of our national prosperity as well as our security.”
So that is how Europe has to respond,
The threat that I worry the most about vis-à-vis Europe is not Russia. It's not China, it's not any other external actor. And what I worry about is the threat from within,
Vance said in a speech on Friday If the intention of the speech was to alienate Europe, I think it could be described as successful. Otherwise – certainly not,
Bildt said of Vance's speech Listening to that speech, they tried to pick a fight with us but we don't want to pick a fight with our friends,
she said at the Munich conference We will decide for ourselves what happens to our democracy,
Some Europeans are disappointed with the US. Some still harbor delusions about the US, even hoping to incite tensions between China and the US to benefit the EU,
Wang said, clearly referring to Kallas, who took several swipes at China when people expected her to comment on US government actions We respect the presidential elections and the congressional elections in the US. And we expect the US to do the same here,
he told the Munich meeting When we see European courts cancelling elections and senior officials threatening to cancel others, we ought to ask whether we're holding ourselves to an appropriately high standard,
The U.S. cares about this in a way that other countries don’t, and if we just cede that leadership by reducing our workforce and reducing our impact, we’re just letting go and other countries will fill the void and the results could be disastrous,
said Roecker, now a vice president at the Nuclear Threat Initiative think tank in Washington Half of Europe is asleep, paralyzed into shock and another part is taking security seriously and mobilizing like the Nordic and Baltic countries. But will that be enough
said ALINA POLYAKOVA, head of the Center for European Policy Analysis think tank How nervous am I about the U.S. right now? Honestly, I’m worried about Europe,
said GABRIELIUS LANDSBERGIS, former Lithuanian foreign minister
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