In the debate on European security, defence, and ‘strategic autonomy’, Poland focuses much of its attention on Germany and France. In experts’ circles and declarations by policymakers, the Polish discourse is dominated by references to the two states and, occasionally, some northern or Visegrád countries. However, Warsaw often seems to devote too much attention to its differences with Paris. In doing so, Warsaw loses sight of the fact that most member states share its recognition of NATO’s role as Europe’s key security provider – and of the coalitions that it could build with them on this basis.
Poland sometimes overemphasises the extent to which strategic autonomy competes with the United States and NATO to be the focal point of European security. Many other member states see these two dimensions as complementary. For example, Germany expresses an unequivocal commitment to NATO – as do EU countries that sometimes go under Poland’s radar, such as Italy, Spain, and P
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26th Franco-Spanish Summit - Joint Declaration (Montauban, 15 Mar. 2021) Share
1. As friendly neighbouring States and allies on the European and international stages, France and Spain have developed a relationship of exceptional confidence, supported by very close human ties.
2. At this 26th Franco-Spanish Summit, our two countries have celebrated their historic ties, including the memory of almost 500,000 republican refugees who left Spain for France from 1939, many of whom later contributed to its liberation. Our two countries have launched joint work in key fields for the future, including the ecological transition, the digital sector and regulated management of migration. France and Spain sought to deepen their ties of bilateral cooperation in support of the prosperity, security and mobility of their citizens, recalling their support for a more sovereign, sustainable, social and crisis-resilient Europe.
US-EU cooperation pitch on military mobility gets positive response March 15 The United States could get a foot in the door of the European Union s PESCO defense cooperation scheme. (Alexander Koerner/Getty Images) COLOGNE, Germany European Union officials have offered a positive initial assessment of a recent U.S. request to join the bloc’s program for improving transportation pathways for military forces on the continent. Stefano Sannino, secretary general of the European External Action Service, said he is “very pleased” with the Pentagon’s initiative to partake in a Permanent Structured Cooperation program on military mobility. “I suppose, and I hope, that it will work fine,” Sannino said, adding that Brussels would “devote energy and attention” to seeing the application through.
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