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Doesn't the EU membership also include some sort of mutual defense agreement?
by mupuff1234 5y ago
Doesn't the EU membership also include some sort of mutual defense agreement?
- 988747 5y ago
- unpopularopp 5y agoYes, Treaty of Lisbon https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A12008M042 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A... >7. If a Member State is the victim of armed aggression on its territory, the other Member States shall have towards it an obligation of aid and assistance by all the means in their power, in accordance with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter. This shall not prejudice the specific character of the security and defence policy of certain Member States.
- hardlianotion 5y agoApparently! I found a link here that mentions France calling upon the obligation in 2015. http://euromil.org/france-invoked-mutual-defence-clause-for-the-first-time-in-eu-history/ http://euromil.org/france-invoked-mutual-defence-clause-for-...
- jacquesm 5y agoAbsolutely. Co-defense is now one of the pillars of the union, just Denmark and Malta that aren't in there: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/defence-security/ https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/defence-security...