Germany has outlined the security and defence priorities for the EU presidency it will chair during the second half of the year. Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said on 8 July during an online session to kick off Germany's presidency that she sees the requirement for increasing the resilience of and to develop a ’strategic compass’ for the EU in security and defence.

German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on 8 July outlined the security and defence priorities of her country’s EU presidency. (Getty Images)

She called for EU unity and clarity on its values, interests, and ambitions regarding relations with Russia and China, adding that Europe must strive for greater co-operation with allies in the Indo-Pacific area because of what she described as China's aggressive economic and ideological expansion, according to Kramp-Karrenbauer.

She also pushed for the further development of the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CFSP) so Germany and the EU provide internal security and manage international crises, as well as prepare for the long-term future after Covid-19.

Germany has outlined the security and defence priorities for the EU presidency it will chair during the second half of the year. Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said on 8 July during an online session to kick off Germany's presidency that she sees the requirement for increasing the resilience of and to develop a ’strategic compass’ for the EU in security and defence.

German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on 8 July outlined the security and defence priorities of her country’s EU presidency. (Getty Images)

She called for EU unity and clarity on its values, interests, and ambitions regarding relations with Russia and China, adding that Europe must strive for greater co-operation with allies in the Indo-Pacific area because of what she described as China's aggressive economic and ideological expansion, according to Kramp-Karrenbauer.

She also pushed for the further development of the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CFSP) so Germany and the EU provide internal security and manage international crises, as well as prepare for the long-term future after Covid-19.

Germany has outlined the security and defence priorities for the EU presidency it will chair during the second half of the year. Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said on 8 July during an online session to kick off Germany's presidency that she sees the requirement for increasing the resilience of and to develop a ’strategic compass’ for the EU in security and defence.

German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on 8 July outlined the security and defence priorities of her country’s EU presidency. (Getty Images)

She called for EU unity and clarity on its values, interests, and ambitions regarding relations with Russia and China, adding that Europe must strive for greater co-operation with allies in the Indo-Pacific area because of what she described as China's aggressive economic and ideological expansion, according to Kramp-Karrenbauer.

She also pushed for the further development of the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CFSP) so Germany and the EU provide internal security and manage international crises, as well as prepare for the long-term future after Covid-19.

Germany has outlined the security and defence priorities for the EU presidency it will chair during the second half of the year. Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said on 8 July during an online session to kick off Germany's presidency that she sees the requirement for increasing the resilience of and to develop a ’strategic compass’ for the EU in security and defence.

German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on 8 July outlined the security and defence priorities of her country’s EU presidency. (Getty Images)

She called for EU unity and clarity on its values, interests, and ambitions regarding relations with Russia and China, adding that Europe must strive for greater co-operation with allies in the Indo-Pacific area because of what she described as China's aggressive economic and ideological expansion, according to Kramp-Karrenbauer.

She also pushed for the further development of the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CFSP) so Germany and the EU provide internal security and manage international crises, as well as prepare for the long-term future after Covid-19.

Germany has outlined the security and defence priorities for the EU presidency it will chair during the second half of the year. Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said on 8 July during an online session to kick off Germany's presidency that she sees the requirement for increasing the resilience of and to develop a ’strategic compass’ for the EU in security and defence.

German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on 8 July outlined the security and defence priorities of her country’s EU presidency. (Getty Images)

She called for EU unity and clarity on its values, interests, and ambitions regarding relations with Russia and China, adding that Europe must strive for greater co-operation with allies in the Indo-Pacific area because of what she described as China's aggressive economic and ideological expansion, according to Kramp-Karrenbauer.

She also pushed for the further development of the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CFSP) so Germany and the EU provide internal security and manage international crises, as well as prepare for the long-term future after Covid-19.

Germany has outlined the security and defence priorities for the EU presidency it will chair during the second half of the year. Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said on 8 July during an online session to kick off Germany's presidency that she sees the requirement for increasing the resilience of and to develop a ’strategic compass’ for the EU in security and defence.

German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer on 8 July outlined the security and defence priorities of her country’s EU presidency. (Getty Images)

She called for EU unity and clarity on its values, interests, and ambitions regarding relations with Russia and China, adding that Europe must strive for greater co-operation with allies in the Indo-Pacific area because of what she described as China's aggressive economic and ideological expansion, according to Kramp-Karrenbauer.

She also pushed for the further development of the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CFSP) so Germany and the EU provide internal security and manage international crises, as well as prepare for the long-term future after Covid-19.