Socialist President of Portugal António José Seguro urged the European Union this week to become more self-reliant, warning that the bloc cannot continue to depend on the United States to defend its own territory.

President Seguro issued his calls for a greater “strategic autonomy” of Europe’s defense on Thursday during an official two-day visit to Italy to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the European University Institute in Florence.

In contrast to neighbouring Spain, Portugal was notable among European nations for providing assistance to the United States in the war against the Islamist regime in Iran, providing logistical…

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