EU: Costa (European Council), “ensure a just and lasting peace in Ukraine to ensure it in Europe”.

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(Strasbourg) “Values and social cohesion which are at the core of our European project. A project of peace and prosperity that needs economic strength and defence credibility to go hand in hand”. This is what the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, said in his address at the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. “On the one hand, defence and security investments drive technological advancements that benefit industries beyond the military sector. Linking regions and supply chains from various member states. Interconnecting sectors, infrastructures, centres of knowledge, and local communities for the benefit of a more cohesive and competitive Union that leaves no one behind, no region forgotten”. On the other hand, “a more prosperous economy will make sure that we have the resources to invest in our own defence”, President Costa stressed. “The decisions we took in the March European Councils were a turning point in moving towards a strong and more sovereign Europe of Defence”. He then went back to talking about the rearmament plan, investment in the war effort, and supporting “member states in boosting the defence capabilities that are urgently needed”. According to him, the overall aim is “to ensure a just and lasting peace in Ukraine, to ensure a just and lasting peace in Europe as a whole”.

 

He then moved on to another topic: “It is impossible to tackle climate change on our own. It is impossible to reduce global inequalities unilaterally. It is impossible to protect oceans and biodiversity by ourselves. A multipolar world needs a strong multilateral system and an international rules-based order. Driven by a bold sense of purpose – of peace, prosperity, and partnerships”.

Fonte: Agensir