UK - EU cooperation
Re: UK - EU cooperation
How many times ist this same "paper" going to be written by some Pax Americana thinktank?
The rules for third country participation in all of the EU efforts initiated since 2017 are entirely consistent, strategically, structurally as well as ideologically coherent and not up for debate.
Not to mention that without the UK there has been demonstrable progress in almost every respect, not just on defence and security but on virtually all forms of collective action.
Pesco, EDF, Peace Facility, Cybersecurity, strategic ecoomic competition from microchips to minerals, Frontex relaunch as a bonafide official European Border Force, gsa being relaunched as EUSPA alsongside new programs, collective medicine stockpile, shared procurement (so far medicines and vaccines, military equipment and energy)...
As far as the EU is concerned, there are clear silver linings coming out of brexit and defence collaboration including supranational elements is unquestionably one of those!
Long story short, the point is that the EU will happily cooperate with the UK as a third country, but there is exactly zero prospect of the UK having additional access to EU programs.
The rules for third country participation in all of the EU efforts initiated since 2017 are entirely consistent, strategically, structurally as well as ideologically coherent and not up for debate.
Not to mention that without the UK there has been demonstrable progress in almost every respect, not just on defence and security but on virtually all forms of collective action.
Pesco, EDF, Peace Facility, Cybersecurity, strategic ecoomic competition from microchips to minerals, Frontex relaunch as a bonafide official European Border Force, gsa being relaunched as EUSPA alsongside new programs, collective medicine stockpile, shared procurement (so far medicines and vaccines, military equipment and energy)...
As far as the EU is concerned, there are clear silver linings coming out of brexit and defence collaboration including supranational elements is unquestionably one of those!
Long story short, the point is that the EU will happily cooperate with the UK as a third country, but there is exactly zero prospect of the UK having additional access to EU programs.
Re: UK - EU cooperation
Not unless $$$ are changing hands!Gtal wrote: ↑03 Mar 2024, 05:28 How many times ist this same "paper" going to be written by some Pax Americana thinktank?
The rules for third country participation in all of the EU efforts initiated since 2017 are entirely consistent, strategically, structurally as well as ideologically coherent and not up for debate.
Not to mention that without the UK there has been demonstrable progress in almost every respect, not just on defence and security but on virtually all forms of collective action.
Pesco, EDF, Peace Facility, Cybersecurity, strategic ecoomic competition from microchips to minerals, Frontex relaunch as a bonafide official European Border Force, gsa being relaunched as EUSPA alsongside new programs, collective medicine stockpile, shared procurement (so far medicines and vaccines, military equipment and energy)...
As far as the EU is concerned, there are clear silver linings coming out of brexit and defence collaboration including supranational elements is unquestionably one of those!
Long story short, the point is that the EU will happily cooperate with the UK as a third country, but there is exactly zero prospect of the UK having additional access to EU programs.
Re: UK - EU cooperation
An opinion in the FT
The EU and UK need a new security deal fit for a more dangerous world
https://www.ft.com/content/9101856c-ef4 ... cb15752c07
The EU and UK need a new security deal fit for a more dangerous world
https://www.ft.com/content/9101856c-ef4 ... cb15752c07
Re: UK - EU cooperation
How to say language teaching in the UK is crap without blaming the teachers and the Dept for Education
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