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Commission to Pitch Defence Schengen in Times of Crisis Under Military Mobility Package

Summary by EURACTIV
Within 48 hours, the Council could approve activation of an emergency mechanism that would remove the need for military convoys to get national permissions to cross intra-EU borders

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Brussels is proposing to boost investment in transport infrastructure and simplify procedures for military movements across the EU, calling it "critical insurance for European security."

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The activation of the new European system can be done by decision of the EU Council – A deviation from the usual rules regarding the transit of military equipment within EU member states will be allowed

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Tanks and troop transports on derelict bridges and neglected rails? The EU wants to invest in infrastructure. Now local politicians also hope.

·Germany
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It is of no use to undertake the arms and military race to which Europe has launched itself under the shadow of the Russian threat if, when an emergency occurs, soldiers, tanks or defensive systems do not arrive quickly to the place where they are most needed. And that is what is currently happening in a European Union where permits to move armies across borders can take weeks and even months, lost in a bureaucratic tangle, and where many bridge…

·Spain
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The EU asks the 27 to increase the maximum time for issuing transit permits to three days, with a single set of rules at Community level

·Italy
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EURACTIV broke the news in Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday, November 18, 2025.
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