Von der Leyen proposes beefing up the EU’s own Article 5 collective security deal

Von der Leyen proposes beefing up the EU’s own Article 5 collective security deal

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen proposed beefing up the EU’s own Article 5-like collective security deal, Article 42/7 of the EU founding treaty, that acts like Nato's Article 5 clause.

Why is Europe boosting its own defenses?

A push for strategic autonomy after trans‑Atlantic uncertainty European leaders at the Munich Security Conference signalled a shift: while NATO and the U.S. remain central to the continent’s defence, there is a renewed drive to build independent European capabilities. Speakers described a growing…