Foreign Affairs & Security | The PC3 Newsletter #1
Dear PC3 Members,
We decided to launch the PC3 Newsletter to stimulate reflection on the most firing themes of international affairs.
We intend to promote a mature debate over World Affairs, starting from news, official documents, and research papers that could be interesting to encourage reflection in our field.
Moreover, the recent upgrade of our Google Group will let us discuss different themes and share ideas improving our awareness of some topics.
The Newsletter will be published every 15 days and will cover, more or less, the same area we selected this week.
Concluding, hoping to meet you in person at the next Federal Committee, I wish you a pleasant reading.
Kind regards,
Carlo Maria Palermo
Chair
PC3 Foreign Affairs & Security
News on Foreign and Security Policy
European Council/Military Joint Procurement
The last European Council carried an important decision regarding the possibility to voluntarily organise military procurement.
Danish referendum on security
Denmark decided to drop the opt-out on European Defence. That is an interesting decision showing how such historical phase pushed towards further integration with a consistent support by the public
Denmark votes to drop EU defence opt-out in 'historic' referendum/BBC
EU big challenge to democracy/EUObserver
Denmark to join EU defence policy after historic vote/Euractiv
Finland, Sweden/NATO
Finland and Sweden paved the way towards their NATO accession. The two historical neutral countries are leaving their international posture starting a new season for their international relations.
What NATO's northern expansion means/Carl Bildt
Essays
The Fog of War: Russia’s War on Ukraine, European Defence Spending and Military Capabilities
Daniel Fiott
Russian Military people's problem
Dana Massicot
Agenda
The Federal Committee, the first in-person after the Pandemic, has been called by the President. The meeting will be held in Brussels from 9 to 10 July 2022.
UEF Recent Statements
10 June, 2022
PRESS RELEASE: A step forward to a federal, sovereign and democratic Europe
The European Parliament confirms the conclusions of the Conference on the Future of Europe and calls for a Convention for the revision of the Treaties
25 April, 2022
UEF Statement on the war in Ukraine and further European integration
The pandemic and Putin´s aggression to Ukraine have ushered a new era for Europe. This calls for a more proactive European action in different policy fields, such as health, economic and social recovery, foreign policy, defence and security, energy, and migration, among others.
About PC3
Political Commission 3 "Foreign Affairs & Security" - FC 2021-2023
Chair: Carlo Maria Palermo
Deputy Chair: Prof. Dimitrios Triantaphyllou
Rapporteurs: Wolfgang Wettach and Laura Tatarelyte