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Commission President Calls For European Defence Union

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Speaking on foreign policy, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen states that the EU should do more on its own regarding its foreign policy. 'Europe can , and should, be able and willing to do more on its own… if you don't deal with a crisis abroad, this crisis will come to you.'

  • 'Next week, the EC will release a new package to support and help Afghanistan. We also need to invest in our joint partnerships, and a new EU-NATO joint declaration will be presented at the end of this year.'
  • 'We have developed a European defence ecosystem. What we need now is a European defence union...issue is why this has never worked in the past?'
  • 'Political will is required for a common defence policy'. VdL acknowledges that in the past any moves towards an EU army have failed before getting off the ground.

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