The Daily Populous Thursday July 25th, 2024 morning edition
Authored by politico.eu and submitted by Iulian_TechNewb

The country's new Labour government is more enthusiastic about forging deeper defense co-operation with European allies than its Conservative predecessor, and moved quickly to sign a cooperation deal with Germany on Wednesday.

As part of a whistle stop tour of Europe, including France, Poland and Estonia over 48 hours this week, British Defense Minister John Healey closed the pact with his German counterpart Boris Pistorius at the Bendlerblock ministry complex in Berlin.

"We fight together, we train together, we drink beer together," Healey during a press conference alongside Pistorius in Berlin.

The deal commits both sides to ramp up industrial coordination and joint operations while trailing much more to come. “These visits send a clear message that European security will be this government’s first foreign and defense priority,” Healey said in a statement.

British Defense Minister John Healey and German Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius. | Ralf Hirschberger/AFP via Getty Images

"We want to strengthen our arms industry,” Pistorius said, standing next to Healey. “We want to work more closely together in the development, production and procurement of weapons and ammunition."

While the deal won’t mark an immediate sea change in relations between the two armies and defense ministries, it does commit both sides to start standardizing their weapons systems and ammunition.

lokken1234 on July 24th, 2024 at 14:43 UTC »

Regardless if the president of the united states was the most staunch defender of Ukraine, European countries should work together to form a European defense. If Russia were to start shit with nato it would guarantee be alongside China making a play for Taiwan which would split the US on two fronts. Despite our doctrine being to fight two wars on two fronts, having to actively commit to that would drain support and resources quickly, and europe would be left to either pick up slack or hold the bag.

KarenSweethomeBama on July 24th, 2024 at 13:43 UTC »

Glad to see Britain and Germany teaming up they’re showing some serious leadership

UsualGrapefruit8109 on July 24th, 2024 at 13:23 UTC »

They should prepare for the worst.