Pavel: NATO and EU not competitors in European security space

Czech President Petr Pavel says NATO and the European Union are not competitors when it comes to European defence but should complement each other. He made the comment at the start of GLOBSEC Forum, a three-day international security conference that began in Prague on Thursday.

Mr. Pavel called for continued support for Ukraine, which he said was not only defending Europe in its efforts to repel the Russians but also changing the way Europe thinks about warfare.

The Czech head of state said technology would play a key role in future conflicts and that the EU and the United States should inspire one another in the field of AI, rather than cooperating.