Resistance from Berlin: EU blows off defence initiative
The External Action Service, meanwhile, said that it did not want to let up on the issue of defence, and now new possibilities for the
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The Foreign Service, meanwhile, said that it did not want to let up on the issue of defence and that new possibilities for cooperation with EU states should now be examined. “Nothing has changed in the diagnosis: Europe needs to move faster in defence,” the official said. “We don’t want to look back in a few years and realize that Europe has been so focused on where it needs to be in 2035 that it has failed to do what would have been necessary in 2027.” © dpa-infocom, dpa:260906-930-643962/1 This is a message directly from the dpa news channel. EU High Representative Kaja Kallas has cancelled at short notice due to the resistance of government representatives the actually planned for today’s establishment of a group of experts to strengthen European defence policy. “Some Member States felt that this was not the right way to go at this time,” an EU official in Brussels said. Zoff for responsibilities On the exact reasons for the German rejection of the expert group, there was initially no official information.
Furthermore, Members included senior political and military representatives from several EU countries, as well as the UK and Ukraine. One possible reason is that the Federal Government has recently been rather critical of Kallas and wants to focus on the planning processes in NATO when it comes to defence policy issues. They should actually be presented this Monday morning.
In addition, A few hours before the start of the kick-off event, the plan is now cancelled.
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The Foreign Service, meanwhile, said that it did not want to let up on the issue of defence and that new possibilities for cooperation with EU states should now be examined. “Nothing has changed in the diagnosis: Europe needs to move faster in defence,” the official said. “We don’t want to look back in a few years and realize that Europe has been so focused on where it needs to be in 2035 that it has failed to do what would have been necessary in 2027.” © dpa-infocom, dpa:260906-930-643962/1 This is a message directly from the dpa news channel.
reliability low1/3 sourcesEU High Representative Kaja Kallas has cancelled at short notice due to the resistance of government representatives the actually planned for today’s establishment of a group of experts to strengthen European defence policy. “Some Member States felt that this was not the right way to go at this time,” an EU official in Brussels said.
reliability low1/3 sourcesZoff for responsibilities On the exact reasons for the German rejection of the expert group, there was initially no official information.
reliability low1/3 sourcesMembers included senior political and military representatives from several EU countries, as well as the UK and Ukraine.
reliability low1/3 sourcesOne possible reason is that the Federal Government has recently been rather critical of Kallas and wants to focus on the planning processes in NATO when it comes to defence policy issues.
reliability low1/3 sourcesThey should actually be presented this Monday morning.
reliability low1/3 sourcesA few hours before the start of the kick-off event, the plan is now cancelled
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