18/02/2026 (Agence Europe) – In response to parliamentary questions from Kathleen Funchion (The Left, Irish) on 10 November, the EU High Representative stressed on 17 February that the planned withdrawal of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) from the end of 2026 made it “all the more urgent” to strengthen national institutions and deploy the Lebanese Armed Forces. She welcomed the Lebanese government’s decision to assert full State control over all weapons and to...