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Borrell calls on Europe to “wake up” and “commit much more” to defence capabilities

The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, called on European countries this Friday at the Forum Europa in Brussels to “wake up” and “commit much more” to defence capabilities, given that the “threat” from Russia will be “increasingly greater”.

Calviño believes that activity and lending to the defence sector will increase in the second half of the year with the EIB plan

The President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and former Spanish Vice-President Nadia Calviño predicted on Monday at the Forum Europa in Brussels that activity and lending to the defence and security industry will increase in the second half of the year with the EIB's regulatory changes to facilitate lending to this sector.

Borrell affirms that the EU must maintain its good relations with Morocco in the face of instability on the Mediterranean coast

The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, stated this Tuesday at Forum Europa in Brussels that "we have a lot of instability on the Mediterranean coast and we have to preserve the countries that are still stable". 

Borrell warns that eradicating Hamas alone will not bring Israel a solution for peace

The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, affirmed this Tuesday at Forum Europa in Brussels that Israel will not have security "even if Hamas is completely eradicated" and urged the implementation of the two-state solution.

Borrell calls on European allies to increase NATO's military credibility

The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, said this Tuesday at the Forum Europa in Brussels that "NATO cannot continue to be credible unless the European members increase their military credibility".

During a meeting organised by the New Economy Forum in the EU capital, Josep Borrell considered that European citizens must understand that "the American umbrella that protected us during the Cold War and afterwards may not be open all the time".

Borrell says that the third stage in the construction of the EU will be to create a European security and defence pillar

The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, stated this Tuesday at the Forum Europa in Brussels that the third stage of European construction will necessarily involve the acquisition of its own security and defence capabilities. 

The EU High Representative maintains that "we cannot dissociate the fate of the Ukrainian people from that of the European Union"

The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, stated this Tuesday at the Forum Europa in Brussels that, although Ukraine is not yet a member of the European Union, it is not possible to "dissociate the destiny of the Ukrainian people from that of the European Union". 

Borrell says that "the possibility of a conventional war in Europe is no longer a fantasy"

The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, stated this Tuesday at the Forum Europa in Brussels that "the possibility of a high-intensity conventional war in Europe is no longer a fantasy". 

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