12/05/2025 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 12 May in London, the foreign ministers of the ‘Weimar+’ format countries (France, Germany, Poland, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom) and the High Representative of the Union pledged to further strengthen NATO and the contribution of the European Allies “by stepping up security and defence expenditure to meet the requirement to deter and defend across all domains in the Euro-Atlantic area”. In their view, an enhanced security and defence relationship between the UK and the EU is key to strengthening the security of the continent, “as will enhanced cooperation between NATO and the EU (...) and greater cooperation with Ukraine”. They reiterated that a strong and united NATO, based on a strong transatlantic link, an unwavering commitment to mutual defence and fair burden-sharing, was essential to maintain stability in Europe. (CG)