EU chief von der Leyen calls for EU security mechanism to respond to drone incidents and sabotage
- On Wednesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed a NATO-like mechanism for The European Union to coordinate responses to hybrid threats, including drone incidents and sabotage, often blamed on Russia.
- Officials in Germany, Denmark, and Poland have in recent weeks accused Russia of sabotage and drone incursions, while Italian fighter jets working with NATO shot down a drone over Lithuania earlier this week.
- "Europe needs its own counter-hybrid playbook," von der Leyen said, emphasizing the need for consensus on responding to security threats that fall below the threshold of armed aggression.
- Mirroring NATO's founding treaty's Article 4, the proposed system allows one member state to convene emergency meetings to coordinate a unified response when territory faces threat.
- Von der Leyen noted the Commission will propose a European Security Council involving international partners including Britain, Canada, Norway, and Ukraine to operationalize the hybrid defense strategy.
83 Articles
83 Articles
dagelijksestandaard.nl
STRASBOURG (ANP) - Dutch MEPs are divided on the proposal to set up a European Security Council for Defence. D66, Volt and CDA are in favour, while BBB, PVV and SGP see nothing in it. This is evident from the first reactions to the annual speech by President Ursula v...
The European Commission proposed to develop a new EU defense doctrine with Article 4 on the model of NATO
The European Commission proposed to develop a new EU defense doctrine with Article 4 on the model of NATO. Ursula von der Leyen said that the current doctrine, institutions and methods of the European Union "do not correspond to the new reality....
Cyberattacks, sabotage, drones about airports: Europe is facing new threats almost every day. European Commission President von der Leyen wants to react to this with a crisis mechanism based on NATO. An old project from the Merkel era is also to be revived.
Ursula von der Leyen says initiative would complement, rather than replace, existing cooperation with NATO
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 44% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
