EU Chief Von Der Leyen Calls for EU Security Mechanism to Respond to Drone Incidents and Sabotage
Von der Leyen said the EU needs a NATO-like mechanism as drone incursions, sabotage and cyberattacks test Europe’s response, with 1 drone shot down in Lithuania.
- 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.
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EU chief von der Leyen calls for EU security mechanism to respond to drone incidents & sabotage
Europe needs a NATO-like mechanism to counter hybrid threats. The European Commission president called for a unified response to sabotage and cyberattacks. Recent incidents involving drones have been blamed on Russia. This new system would allow member states to convene emergency meetings. The EU also plans to establish a European Security Council.
Europe needs a new emergency security mechanism, similar to NATO's Article 4 function, to respond more quickly to hybrid threats and Russia's destabilizing actions, declared the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. During her speech, after addressing topics such as trade, artificial intelligence and climate change, von der Leyen returned to the security situation in Europe and recent cases that she described as part of the…
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