Right Now - Schuman Security and Defence Forum. Josep BORRELL, David McALLISTER and Oleksiy Reznikov

The EU is organising the first edition of Schuman Security and Defence Forum (Schuman Forum) on 20-21 March, under the authority of the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission Josep Borrell. In line with the political priorities established in the Strategic Compass adopted in March 2022, the Schuman Forum will bring together the EU´s closest partners in the field of security and defence to exchange on common security challenges and common responses. The Schuman Forum is part of the EU’s broader engagement to establish a more coherent and comprehensive network of relationships with international and regional actors and with bilateral partners around the world. The Schuman Forum will take place every two years. The first edition of the Schuman Forum will bring together primarily Ministers of Defence from the 27 EU Member States and from 45 partner countries, as well as international and regional organisations with which the EU cooperates on security and defence matters, such as the UN, NATO, OSCE, African Union, ASEAN, Gulf Cooperation Council and the League of Arab States; non-governmental participants such as think tanks/academia will also be invited to attend the second day of the Forum. KEYNOTE SPEECH - Josep BORRELL FONTELLES High Representative for the Union’s Foreign and Security Policy / Vice President of the European Commission. WELCOME - David McALLISTER MEP Chair, Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), European Parliament. HIGH LEVEL PANEL DISCUSSION: BUILDING SECURITY AND DEFENCE TOGETHER – LEVERAGING OUR PARTNERSHIPS . Key issues: Competition is inherent to international politics. But when states purposely undermine each other and competition turns into rivalry, peace and stability are at risk. Cooperation remains the best way to manage tensions between states and jointly address common challenges. Where do partnerships bring added value for the EU and its partners in the field of security and defence? Which lessons can we identify? In which areas and how can we better work in an increasingly collective and coordinated manner? Moderator: Nicole Gnesotto, Vice-President, Jacques Delors Institute. Spicers: Pål Jonson, Minister of Defence, Sweden; Alkassoum Indatou, Minister of Defence, Niger; Oleksiy Reznikov (VTC), Minister of Defence, Ukraine; Toshiro Ino, State Minister of Defence, Japan; Stéphane Dion, Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to the EU and Europe and Ambassador to France, Canada; Julianne Smith, Permanent Representative to NATO, United States of America. Our Twitter: Our Facebook: Our Dailymotion: #josepborrell #ukraine #oleksiyreznikov Meeting, ministers, Ukraine, war, Russian aggression, Russia, military, discussion, security, President, Josep Borrell, sanctions, David McALLISTER, Oleksiy Reznikov, defence, forum, Schuman, Security, Зустріч, міністри, Україна, війна, російська агресія, Росія, військові, обговорення, безпека, президент, Хосеп Боррель, санкції, Девід МАКАЛІСТЕР, Олексій Резніков, оборона, форум, Шуман, Безпека,Treffen, Minister, Ukraine, Krieg, russische Aggression, Russland, Militär, Diskussion, Sicherheit, Präsident, Josep Borrell, Sanktionen, David McALLISTER, Oleksiy Reznikov, Verteidigung, Forum, Schuman, Sicherheit