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In the last two days the NATO homepage has reported on General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg and Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană separately addressing European Union officials on defense cooperation. That is, on the military integration of the two Brussels-based blocs.
On the same day that the European Union’s twenty-seven defense ministers approved the inclusion of non-members the U.S., Canada and Norway in the EU’s “military mobility” initiative to allow for the rapid movement of troops and equipment across Europe – the first time the EU has invited non-member states to join a military operation – Stoltenberg also addressed the ministers and applauded the move: “Non-EU Allies play an essential role in protecting and defending Europe.”
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): India and the EU on Saturday agreed to resume negotiations for balanced and comprehensive free trade and investment agreements sides and also agreed to have dedicated dialogues on WTO issues, regulatory cooperation, market access issues and supply chain resilience, demonstrating the desire to deepen and further diversify economic engagement.
In its first ever meeting with India in the EU+27 format, European Council on Saturday agreed to strengthen the "India-EU Strategic Partnership" based on a shared commitment to democracy, fundamental freedoms, rule of law and .
President of the European Council Charles Michel said Saturday that waiving COVID-19 vaccine patents is not a "magic bullet" to solve jab shortages, but the European Union (EU) is ready to talk "as soon as a concrete proposal is put on the table."
Undated photo shows a vial of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. (BioNTech/Handout via Xinhua) "Up to today, 400 million doses of vaccines have been produced in the European Union. And 50 percent of them 200 million doses have been exported to 90 different countries in the world. So we invite others to do the same," said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. LISBON, May 8 (Xinhua) President of the European Commission Ursula.