EU and Britain to deepen cooperation on maritime security 

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary David Lammy speak to European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and European Council President Antonio Costa during a meeting at the UK-EU Summit at Lancaster House, in central London. Picture: PA 

The European Union and Britain have committed to deepening cooperation on maritime security and protecting critical infrastructure, including on subsea data cables and energy pipelines.

The agreement could benefit Ireland’s Defence Forces in improving its ability to know what is going on in its large maritime area — seven times the size of Ireland — and cooperate with British services in monitoring and patrolling zones that have clusters of cables and key pipelines.