Towards a UK-EU Security Pact

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Publication Date August 2024
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The UK is right to pursue deeper security co-operation with the EU: the line between security and economics is blurring and the Union is an increasingly important security actor in its own right. Labour’s idea of a security pact is a genuine offer to improve relations and deepen co-operation on common challenges, and it would be a mistake for EU leaders to see it as the UK asking for favours, or to refuse deeper security co-operation until other disagreements are addressed. The two sides should avoid getting bogged down in lengthy negotiations on a treaty and maintain the current momentum with a joint statement at a UK-EU summit. Instead of aiming too high, the priority now should be putting the right building blocks in place so that security co-operation can deepen over time.

Source Link Link to Main Source https://www.cer.eu/insights/towards-uk-eu-security-pact
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  • https://www.cer.eu/sites/default/files/insight_LS_secpact_6.8.24.pdf
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UKiCE Analysis: 20/08/2024: Labour’s European reset starts in Berlin with defence https://www.europeansources.info/record/labours-european-reset-starts-in-berlin-with-defence/

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