HR/VP Blog – Last Tuesday, the College of Commissioners approved a Joint Communication from the Commission and myself as High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy on a new European Defence Industrial Strategy. We need to boost our defence industry to replenish our stocks and face new potential threats while continuing to provide adequate military support to Ukraine.

HR/VP Blog – The last European Council agreed on a new € 50 billion civilian support package for Ukraine. The day before, during our informal meeting of EU Defence Ministers, we took stock of our overall military support to Ukraine. Regarding in particular ammunition, we are lagging behind our target, but we are accelerating our effort. By the end of the year, we will have delivered more than 1...

HR/VP Blog - In the first days of 2024, I travelled to Lebanon and Saudi Arabia to discuss with our regional partners ways to put an end to the fighting in Gaza and prevent the conflict from spreading in the region. The time has come for the EU to unite and become more proactive in helping solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and bring peace to the region.