Keir Starmer Eyes Quick UK-EU Pact on Defense and Security.

NORTH Atlantic Treaty Organization ; EUROPEAN Union

Keir Starmer, the new prime minister of the UK, has expressed his intention to strengthen the defense and security relationship between Britain and the European Union (EU). He plans to use the NATO summit and the upcoming meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) to make progress on a new pact in these areas. Starmer is taking a large delegation of ministers, including the Foreign Secretary, Defense Secretary, and European relations minister, to the NATO summit to facilitate these discussions. The appointment of Nick Thomas-Symonds as a minister in charge of European relations within the cabinet office demonstrates the importance Starmer places on EU ties. However, officials have cautioned that the proposal for a security pact may need to be presented at a later date due to the preference of EU member states for the informal structure of the EPC. [Extracted from the article]

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