EU-UK defense pact saves the hard part for later

EU-UK defense pact saves the hard part for later

A further deal allowing U.K. companies to benefit from an EU plan to boost defense spending is still to be agreed.

FTI Consulting UK Public Affairs Snapshot: Did the UK-EU Summit deliver for defence? - FTI Strategic Communications

The Labour Government’s UK-EU Summit has long been held up as a potential landmark moment in the post-Brexit relationship between London and Brussels. Resulting in a wide-ranging agreement addressing issues such as youth mobility, energy and trade, a major focus of the Summit remained defence and security. Among the swathe of warm words and good intentions regarding the UK-EU defence relationship, our experts in London and Brussels consider whet…

What the EU-UK Defence Pact Must Get Right - Transparency International Defence & Security

A landmark Defence and Security Pact between the EU and the UK is signed and with it a new chapter in post-Brexit relations begins. As the dust settles on the symbolism, a more difficult conversation begins on how to turn diplomatic momentum into meaningful, accountable, and future-proof cooperation. What could a EU-UK defence pact deliver, and what should it avoid? Public support is there, but so are the risks Public and political momentum is t…