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The Labour peer said Mr Macron s plot for an increasingly independent defence and security force in the EU would be damaging to both Europe as a continent and to NATO. Lord West urged the UK Government against being drawn into the French leader s quagmire .
The EU’s East: A Way Forward
March 1, 2021 Share
President Joe Biden’s victory was cheered in Europe as the Transatlantic news of the year, given the strained Transatlantic ties during the Trump Administration. But just one month into the Biden Administration, (Western) Europe’s enthusiasm is waning. This Administration has indicated that while reinforcing Transatlantic ties will be a priority, Washington will maintain its heightened threat perception of both Russia and China. While the U.S. sees enhanced deterrence as necessary, the European Union’s major powers see this as provocative and counterproductively hawkish. Meanwhile, the EU’s Russia policy has been labeled a “fiasco” with High Representative Josep Borrell recently “humiliated” in Moscow. If the EU indeed prioritizes a reinforced West, it will need to carefully develop its own balanced and realistic Eastern European security policy.
to restrict non-essential travel for the time being.
They welcomed the adoption of the two Council recommendations on travel within, and into, the EU. According to them, restrictions can be introduced in accordance with the principles of proportionality and non-discrimination and taking into account the specific situation of cross-border communities. The flow of goods and services within the Single Market must be ensured, including by making use of Green Lanes.
Vaccines
Leaders stressed the need to
urgently accelerate the authorisation, production and distribution of vaccines, as well as vaccination. They also highlighted the need to enhance surveillance and detection capacity to identify variants as early as possible so as to control their spread.
Moving forward on European defence
28/02/2021 - 19:29
From the blog
28/02/2021 – HR/VP Blog – EU leaders have held a timely discussion on the future of EU security and defence. We need commitment at the highest political level to make the EU a stronger security actor in a world of fast-changing threats.
At the last European Union Council of Friday 26 February, EU leaders had an in-depth discussion on how to develop the EU’s role on security and defence. It was the first time they did since 2018. Given the close collaboration we have with NATO, it was good to also have Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg sharing his perspective.