Bloomberg is spreading confusion. It's not a "EU defense pact", at least not in the Nato article 5 way. https://nyheder.tv2.dk/politik/2022-03-06-danskerne-sk

Bloomberg is spreading confusion. It's not a "EU defense pact", at least not in the Nato article 5 way. https://nyheder.tv2.dk/politik/2022-03-06-danskerne-skal-stemme-om-forsvarsforbeholdet-1-juni https://nyheder.tv2.dk/politik/2022-03-06-danskerne-skal-ste... (Backgrounder on this from a Danish perspective, via Google Translate.) The EU has no common army, but the member states decide for themselves their military forces. However, they can decide that they will carry out a joint EU operation. But when those decisions are made, Denmark is not included due to the defense reservation. Denmark's defense reservation has existed since 1992, when a majority of Danes voted no to the Maastricht Treaty. This means, among other things, that Denmark does not attend the meetings when military operations are discussed under the auspices of the EU. Denmark also does not participate in the EU's military operations, does not finance them, and neither soldiers nor military hardware is provided to EU-led conflict areas.