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Deputy Secretary General: Stepping up NATO-EU defence cooperation is essential

NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska addressed the European Defence Agency (EDA) annual conference about the partnership between NATO and the EU and called on even closer cooperation: “At this dangerous time for our security, stepping up our cooperation is essential,” she said, underlining that EU defence is of “great importance to NATO, because it is inextricably linked to transatlantic security”.

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European Defence Agency Conference: Remarks by EU Defence Commissioner Kubilius

“We can outspend, outproduce, and outgun Russia. Every euro we spend today on defence will save lives tomorrow—lives of our sons, daughters, and future generations. Let’s turbocharge our efforts, together. Industry, Member States, armed forces, and EU institutions, especially the European Defence Agency (EDA), must work in seamless cooperation” – EU Defence Commissioner Kubilius at the EDA Conference.

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North Atlantic Council: Speech by EU Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius

“Defending Ukraine means defending Europe. Every missile, every drone shot down by Ukraine – is one that will not threaten Europe, one that will not threaten NATO. Every day Ukraine stands fast, is a day of delay. A day Putin cannot turn his full might against us. Every day Ukraine fights on, is a day the European Union and NATO can grow stronger. We can prevent Russian aggression if we

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European Council President António Costa European Economic Social Committee

Informal retreat: Invitation letter by President António Costa to the members of the European Council

“The purpose of this meeting is to prepare the ground for the decisions we will have to take and to provide guidance to the Commission and the High Representative as they prepare a white paper on the future of European defence, which will cover joint defence initiatives and the resources necessary to develop them. As foreseen in the Leaders’ Agenda, my aim is to return to the subject of defence

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North-South Summit: Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s press statement

“NATO remains absolutely the cornerstone of our security, all the more after the accession of Finland and Sweden, and it must be able to look not only towards its eastern flank, but also towards its southern flank. But, security means many other things. It means critical infrastructures, it means artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, it means raw materials, it means supply chains, it means a new and more effective foreign and cooperation

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