Europe
Last week, the European Parliament debated “Uniting Europe against actors hostile to the EU: Time to strengthen our security and defence.” In my speech, I highlighted a troubling reality: Europe’s fragmented approach to security is undermining its ability to protect its citizens and support allies like Ukraine.
Crises like cyberattacks, pandemics, and wars have become the new normal. Yet, the EU still lacks a sufficient and unified response. A debate initiated by the "Niinistö Report."
EU Member States are simply not willing to move towards a European Defense Industry and market. A European Defense Industrial Strategy must change this:
More and more important decisions are being taken at EU level. As a result, attempts by third countries to exert influence legally – but also illegally – are increasing. I called for these countermeasures in my plenary speech:
We need a feminist foreign policy in Europe right now. But where do we stand and where are we heading? We discussed this at a conference I organised. The keynote speech was given by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.
50 international civil society organisations have called on the EU to create a better framework to make it easier for human rights defenders to obtain EU visas.
