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EU Defence Chief Proposes New Treaty for European Defence Union Including Ukraine
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EU Defence Chief Proposes New Treaty for European Defence Union Including Ukraine
In a bid to strengthen Europe’s military independence as the United States shifts its strategic focus toward the Indo-Pacific, EU Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius has proposed a new intergovernmental treaty to establish a "defence union,” Euractiv reported on April 17. Speaking at the fourth EU Legal Service conference, Kubilius questioned whether existing EU treaties are sufficient to support a unified military stance. Under current agreem…
As well as the EU, the UK, and Norway.
The Schengen model agreement can be opened to Great Britain, Norway and Ukraine
Andrius Kubilius, the EU Commissioner for Defence and Space, has proposed the creation of a "European Defence Union"—a new security structure that would go beyond the current legal framework of the European Union. The initiative envisions close defence cooperation with key external partners, primarily Ukraine, the United Kingdom, and Norway. The new alliance would become the foundation of European military sovereignty in the face of growing thre…
On Friday, EU Defence Commissioner Andrews Kubilius proposed the conclusion of a new intergovernmental European treaty to create a defence union and prepare a self-defence bloc, which he considered necessary against the background of the US' efforts to focus its attention on the Indo-Pacific region, which was referred to by Kubilius at the fourth conference of the EU Legal Service and transmitted on 17 April to the European Union.
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