#EUdefence cooperation - Opportunities & Limitations
#EDAconf22 Ministerial discussions focus on how Europe will address long standing challenges following Russia's war of aggression
🧵Valuable insights from
🇸🇪 Minister @PlJonson
🇬🇷Minister @npanagioto
🇨🇿Dep Minister Jan JIRES
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1600821454710472711
@PlJonson @npanagioto 🇸🇪Swedish Minister of Defence Pal Jonson
For 🇸🇪 maintaining EU’s support for Ukraine remains a priority, he emphasized the need to use existing EU initiatives
@PlJonson spoke of developing standardisation of arms & ammunition, harmonising of requirements and joint procurement
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1600821867077832704
@PlJonson @npanagioto @ForsvarsdepSv @SwedeninEU @SwedenNato @MikaelLindvall @Hellenic_MOD @HAFspokesperson @vrailas @GreeceNATO 🇨🇿Dep Minister Jan JIRES @ObranaTweetuje
detailed the progress during the Czech EU presidency on joint procurement.
He cautioned about raising expectations around the EU defence initiatives ability to serve as game changers on their own.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1600822773030727680
@PlJonson @npanagioto @ForsvarsdepSv @SwedeninEU @SwedenNato @MikaelLindvall 🇬🇷 Minister of national Defence @npanagioto expressed his support for more European cooperation.
I think we are facing a not so subtle attack on the notion of our western societies. We need to take that into consideration now and act with one sense of urgency.
#EUdefence
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUDefenceAgency/status/1600822340006264832