EU, UK agree defense partnership as prelude to tighter cooperation

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : The EU and the U.K. also plan to boost cooperation in a number of areas around maritime security, including security aspects of maritime autonomous surface vessels.
55% : "The UK and the EU share a responsibility for the security of Europe.
54% : " The agreement will help the EU and the U.K. boost cooperation in areas such as supporting Ukraine, security and defenses initiatives that include the defense industry, military mobility, space security, strategic consultation, cyber issues and countering hybrid threats, the parties said.
51% : The U.K. is home to Europe's largest defense firm, BAE Systems, and EU plans to boost joint defense procurement within the 27-nation bloc risked leaving the British defense industry out in the cold.
44% : The EU and the U.K. "face a volatile and increasingly challenging security environment in Europe and in its broader neighborhood, as demonstrated by Russia's unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine," according to the partnership agreement.
40% : Officials including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met in London on Monday to repair some of the ties severed by the U.K. leaving the EU in 2020.

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