EU Commission unveils plan to speed troop movements with 'Military Schengen'

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Due to the Russian threat, the EU is planning a crisis concept for the military - in order to be able to quickly move soldiers and equipment across EU borders. However, this requires less bureaucracy and a better infrastructure. By S. Fritz.

Le Monde

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In the face of the Russian threat, the European executive proposes to harmonise the various transport regulations and customs passages to facilitate the movement of troops and equipment.

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The European Union is taking decisive steps to create a "Military Schengen", a system that will allow the rapid movement of military troops and equipment within the territory of the Member States.The new package presented by the European Commission and the High Representative for Foreign Policy aims to increase European capacity to respond to crisis situations in the context of the Russian-led war against Ukraine.

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EU member states will have just three days in peacetime and six hours in emergencies to allow European troops and other military equipment to cross their borders under a new proposal for a "military Schengen" from the European Commission, designed to significantly improve military mobility across the bloc. "Today, to move military equipment and troops from, let's say, the west to the east, unfortunately it takes months. What we want to do is mak…

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The EU wants "to facilitate rapid and efficient movement of troops and military equipment" through the removal of regulatory barriers, such as the 45 days prior to movement notification.