Defence: Crosetto says no European country can tackle these challenges on its own

(Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - "No European country, not even the largest or the strongest, can tackle the security challenges we face in these difficult times on its own. Together, however, we have the military, industrial, technological, political and economic strength to guarantee the security of our nations and the freedom of our peoples.” This was stated by Guido Crosetto, Minister of Defence, in a post on X. “The E5 meeting confirmed the shared commitment to accelerating the development of a stronger European pillar of NATO, through greater cooperation, interoperability and the development of common capabilities. At the heart of the discussions were European and NATO support for Ukraine, European security, the crises in the Middle East, the protection of maritime routes, and the new hybrid threats that compound the traditional ones: from cyber-attacks and disinformation to attempts to influence public opinion through increasingly sophisticated profiling and analysis tools. These are threats that know no borders and require coordinated, concrete and timely responses.

The E5 must not merely be a forum for political debate, but a tool capable of producing concrete and lasting results. “Cooperation that goes beyond individual governments and ministers, with a single objective: to defend the security, freedom and interests of our peoples and of Europe,” emphasised Crosetto at the end of the meeting of the E5 Defence Ministers (France, Germany, Italia, Poland and the United Kingdom).

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