The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyenannounced this Sunday that it will convene for the first time meetings of European commissioners to evaluate the situation the security external e internal one la European Union (EU) and be aware of possible Threats.
“Extraordinary times require extraordinary measures and this also applies to the commission. To deal with the difficult way ahead we have to change towards a preparation mentality. Therefore, in the coming weeks I will convene the first security school,” said Von der Leyen at a press conference on the occasion of the first 100 days of this work of this community executive.
This would ensure that the commissioners receive Regular information on security events, whether external or internal, but also in terms of energy, defense, Cybersecurity, trade o foreign interferenceamong other issues. “Only if we have a very clear and in -depth compression of threats, also hybridswe can effectively contribute to collective security, “said Von der Leyen.
The president of the European Commission did not specify when the first meeting will take place in this format, said that the frequency of these meetings will depend on the “urgency” of the situations and stressed that it will be “important” that the commissioners receive regular information from the security services.
Urgency
Von der Leyen influenced his speech that in these first hundred days of mandate a “new feeling of urgency” has emerged in the EU since “something fundamental has changed”: “Our European values - democracy, freedom and rule of law – are under threat.”
“Sovereignty and armored commitments are being questioned. Everything is more transactional, so the rhythm of change has accelerated and the necessary action has to be decided,” said Von der Leyen, underlining the importance in this sense of plans to rearm the continent.
