Berlin (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – European Commissioner for Defence Kubilius travels to Germany to examine maintaining European defence as well as backing for Ukraine.
Commissioner Kubilius’s visit is at a very strategic time when the European Union is looking to strengthen its security position in the face of ongoing geopolitical challenges, particularly from Russia. His role is to coordinate efforts across EU member states to improve defence integration and industrial capabilities.
How will Kubilius’s visit impact European defence strategy?
As reported by the EU Commission, Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius is in Germany. The visit will be instrumental to the formulation of the upcoming White paper on the Future of European Defence.
According to many, the paper paves the way for stronger European defence by stating and building accord on a new, shared practice to defence in the EU. The White Paper will be essential in making the EU and its Member States prepared for the most powerful military contingencies.
What are the key objectives of Kubilius’s Berlin visit?
As part of the mission, Commissioner Kubilius will engage with the Minister of Defence of Germany, Boris Pistorius, as well as Tobias Lindner, Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office; Gunther Krichbaum, Member of German Bundestag; and members of the German security and defence industries.
Moreover, the meeting will also focus on strengthening the European defence industry, maintaining competitiveness, boosting defence equipment production, helping the development of future defence abilities, and military support for Ukraine as well as collaboration on the upgradation of Ukraine’s defence industry.
This first visit of the European Commissioner to Germany occurred upon the invitation unfolded by Minister Pistorius. The Commissioner will also observe a welcoming ceremony with military honours at the Ministry of Defence, pursued by a wreath-laying at the Bundeswehr Memorial.
