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European Parliament Committee on Security and Defence. Managed by Viktor Almqvist. RTs ≠ endorsement.

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Delegation of the Security and Defence Committee concluded its visit to Japan calling for a new era in EU-Japan defence cooperation Press release europarl.europa.eu/news/en/p…
MEPs call for a new era in EU-Japan defence cooperation | News | European Parliament

MEPs call for a new era in EU-Japan defence cooperation | News | European Parliament

A delegation from the Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE), led by Committee Chair Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, has concluded a three-day mission to Japan (27–30 October).

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Day 3 in Tokyo 🇯🇵 An intensive day of high-level talks on defence, Ukraine & EU-Japan security cooperation. SEDE MEPs met State Minister of Defence Odawara, the Chair of House of Councillors’ Foreign Affairs & Defence Committee, and LDP security leadership.
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The security of the Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic are inseparable. North Korean troops are fighting in Ukraine, missile launches have doubled, hybrid attacks are expanding. China is pushing beyond the first island chain. 🇯🇵&🇪🇺 face the same challenges & must face them together
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Day 2 in Gifu 🇯🇵 @EP_Defence MEPs visit Gifu Air Base and Kawasaki Heavy Industries. Talks focus on concrete examples of defence cooperation, including on a sixth generation stealth fighter (GCAP), integrated missile defence and autonomous capabilities. 1/2
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On site, MEPs are also briefed on how Japan's export rules are changing and production capacity expanding. 2/2
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@MofaJapan_enOct 28
State Minister for Foreign Affairs NAKASONE received a courtesy call from a delegation of the European Parliament’s Committee on Security and Defence, which was visiting Japan. Both sides concurred on strengthening cooperation—including in the defence industry and technology and innovation fields—based on the Japan-EU Security and Defence Partnership, and to further deepen the strategic cooperation between Japan and the EU. mofa.go.jp/press/release/pre…
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🇪🇺 🇯🇵 @EP_Defence MEPs touch down in Tokyo. First stop: the Diet and meetings with the Committee on Security (Chair Kiyoto Tsuji, LDP) and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Yasutaka Nakasone. 1/2
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In the course of their meetings, MEPs observed that Japan is rewriting its defence doctrine, the Russia-China-North Korea axis has made the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific one security space, and that Japan and the EU are responding to the same threat, at the same moment. 2/2
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🇪🇺 🇯🇵 @EP_Defence MEPs will visit Japan from 27 to 30 October for talks on the EU-Japanese security and defence partnership and defence industrial cooperation. More info: tinyurl.com/3vwje692 👇
EU-Japan defence cooperation: MEPs to visit Tokyo and Gifu | News | European Parliament

EU-Japan defence cooperation: MEPs to visit Tokyo and Gifu | News | European Parliament

Security and Defence Committee MEPs will visit Japan from 27 to 30 October for talks on the EU-Japanese security and defence partnership and defence industrial cooperation.

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@Lucia_YarOct 23
The #DefenceOmnibus is officially EU law! 🎉🇪🇺 Negotiated on behalf of the @Europarl_EN and backed by strong support, this is the 2nd major law I’ve helped deliver. It will help #SMEs grow, produce & #innovate faster, strengthening both our economy and Europe’s common #security
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🆕 "Defence innovation: MEPs push for more support for SMEs and start-ups" In a new report, @EP_Defence MEPs call on the EU to make it easier for smaller companies to play their part in improving the EU’s defence readiness. @MStakis Press release: tinyurl.com/4w78u36e 👇
Defence innovation: MEPs push for more support for SMEs and start-ups | News | European Parliament

Defence innovation: MEPs push for more support for SMEs and start-ups | News | European Parliament

Security and Defence Committee MEPs call on the EU to make it easier for smaller companies to play their part in improving the EU’s defence readiness.

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@EPInstitutionalSep 28
🗣️ Debates 🗓️ Mon 28 Sep, 15.30 w/ @EP_Defence 🛡️ Institutional aspects of the Common European Defence Union – draft report 📝 @NiclasHerbst @salv_de_meo 🗓️ Thu 1 Oct, 9.00 📄 RoP amendments: proxy voting (pregnancy & childbirth) – draft report 📝 @JFLopezAguilar 2/3
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🆕Today in @EP_Defence, MEPs will exchange views with General Alexus G. Grynkewich, NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), at 14.30 CEST. 📜 Full agenda 👉 tinyurl.com/5n9a5y3y 🔴 📽️ Follow live 👉 tinyurl.com/yy5xzr9j
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🆕 Today's @EP_Defence meeting will be streamed here. 🔴 📽️ 👉 tinyurl.com/3karh6fc 📜 Agenda 👉 tinyurl.com/2er86dvr
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@EP_IndustrySep 2
EU defence innovation : @EP_Defence & @EP_Industry committees endorse deal with Council on new AGILE programme europarl.europa.eu/news/en/p…
EU defence innovation : committees back deal with Council on new AGILE programme | News | European...

EU defence innovation : committees back deal with Council on new AGILE programme | News | European...

The draft law aims to respond to the new security environment shaped by Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, where fast and low-cost defence innovation cycles are critical.

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Today's @EP_Defence meeting starts at 09.00 CEST. 🔴 📽️ Follow live 👉 tinyurl.com/3karh6fc
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@EP_DefenceAug 31
This week in @EP_Defence: 📌 The Programme for agile and rapid defence innovation (AGILE) (vote on provisional agreement) 📌 Military Mobility (update on negotiations) 📌 EU priorities in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (discussion) 📜 Full agenda 👉 tinyurl.com/2er86dvr
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This week in @EP_Defence: 📌 The Programme for agile and rapid defence innovation (AGILE) (vote on provisional agreement) 📌 Military Mobility (update on negotiations) 📌 EU priorities in Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (discussion) 📜 Full agenda 👉 tinyurl.com/2er86dvr
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@EP_IndustryJul 15
EU defence innovation: deal with Council on new AGILE programme europarl.europa.eu/news/en/p…
EU defence innovation: deal with Council on new AGILE programme | News | European Parliament

EU defence innovation: deal with Council on new AGILE programme | News | European Parliament

The draft law aims to respond to the new security environment shaped by Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, where fast and low-cost defence innovation cycles are critical.

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@EP_IndustryJul 15
🚨Deal with @Ireland2026eu on new AGILE defence innovation programme. With @TPicula, SEDE Chair @MAStrackZi, EC's @KubiliusA, @ijabs More to follow
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Soon Radmila Shekerinska, NATO Deputy Secretary-General, debriefs MEPs on the outcome of the NATO Summit in Ankara Follow live from 14.30 multimedia.europarl.europa.e…
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