Raouna: ‘urgent need’ to strengthen defence cooperation with UK

European Affairs Deputy Minister Marilena Raouna on Wednesday spoke of an “urgent need” for the European Union to strengthen its cooperation with the United Kingdom in the field of defence.

“Defence and security are a common priority for the EU and the UK,” she told the European Parliament’s foreign affairs committee (Afet), with the EU and the UK having signed a security and defence partnership between them at a high-level summit in May last year.

The UK government said at...