«Europe must assume its responsibilities in terms of defense and security by decisively pursuing the path undertaken towards a stronger and more solid component of the Atlantic Alliance». Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said this in statements to the press together with the other leaders of the E5 countries after the summit in Berlin.
Merz: “Solitary routes would be a mistake in defense”
«Solitary paths would be a mistake in defense». Thus German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the joint press conference on the sidelines of the E5 summit in the German capital. “We want to solidly anchor our defense and our troops in the Atlantic alliance,” he added.
Macron: “Reaffirm the EU pillar of NATO”
Support for the Iran-United States negotiations, renewed support for Ukraine in the war with Russia, greater European protagonism in NATO. French President Emmanuel Macron recalled the increasingly united position in Europe on the two major crises of the moment. The occasion was the press conference for the E5 meeting in Berlin, in view of the NATO summit in Ankara in July. «For the first time in 18 months, the G7 members signed the same declaration», he recalled, on «military support for Kiev and sanctions on Russia». This is “an important result that we want to consolidate”, he explained. As for Iran, “we support the negotiations” and “we are ready to do our part, with an ad hoc mission for Hormuz” that is “peaceful”. The Ankara summit, he then anticipated, «will reaffirm the EU pillar of NATO. We are determined to work together also strengthening our industrial partnership.” Thanks then to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who has now resigned. “Starmer has done a lot in recent years with courage,” he said, “he has opened a path from which there will be no turning back.”