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The U.K. is home to Europe\u2019s largest defense firm, BAE Systems, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2025\/03\/19\/eus-2030-defense-plan-pushes-for-more-joint-spending-at-home\/\" rel=\"\"><u>EU plans<\/u><\/a> to boost joint defense procurement within the 27-nation bloc risked leaving the British defense industry out in the cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis will boost our cooperation in security and defense initiatives,\u201d von der Leyen said in a joint press conference in London with Starmer and European Council President Ant\u00f3nio Costa. \u201cThis is the first step towards U.K. participation in Europe\u2019s defense investment program. This security and defense partnership opens the door towards the joint procurement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agreement will help the EU and the U.K. boost cooperation in areas such as supporting Ukraine, security and defenses initiatives that include the defense industry, military mobility, space security, strategic consultation, cyber issues and countering hybrid threats, the parties said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhether on defense, counterterrorism or building peace, we will both gain from working closer together,\u201d Kaja Kallas, the EU\u2019s top official for foreign affairs and security policy, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/kajakallas.bsky.social\/post\/3lpjgrx2fnk22\" rel=\"\"><u>post on social media<\/u><\/a>, following the meeting in London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond security and defense, the commission and the U.K. <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/presscorner\/detail\/en\/statement_25_1267\" rel=\"\"><u>discussed issues<\/u><\/a> ranging from cross-border travel for young people to energy cooperation, fishing rights, food standards, working together on law enforcement and migration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EU and the U.K. \u201cface a volatile and increasingly challenging security environment in Europe and in its broader neighborhood, as demonstrated by Russia\u2019s unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine,\u201d according to the partnership agreement. \u201cThe UK and the EU share a responsibility for the security of Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The partnership will reinforce the European contribution to NATO, the agreement said. The parties will look into the possibility of setting up an \u201cadministrative arrangement\u201d between the U.K. and the European Defence Agency, according to the 11-page <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.publishing.service.gov.uk\/media\/682afcfd02662c6f8ec243f1\/UK_EU_Security_and_Defence_Partnership.pdf\" rel=\"\"><u>document<\/u><\/a> published by the Brits \u2013 or 12 pages in the EU <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/media\/3w3hhlxz\/eu-uk-summit_sdp.pdf\" rel=\"\"><u>version<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Such an arrangement, which typically governs mundane but vital guardrails for exchanging information, would be a prerequisite for including the British in existing EDA-managed development schemes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EU and the U.K. also plan to boost cooperation in a number of areas around maritime security, including security aspects of maritime autonomous surface vessels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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