{"id":1918,"date":"2025-03-10T08:32:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T03:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ainews.prativad.com\/index.php\/von-der-leyen-pushes-for-eu-defense-union\/"},"modified":"2025-03-10T08:32:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T03:02:33","slug":"von-der-leyen-pushes-for-eu-defense-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ainews.prativad.com\/index.php\/von-der-leyen-pushes-for-eu-defense-union\/","title":{"rendered":"Von der Leyen pushes for EU \u2018defense union\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p><strong>The European Commission chief has hailed the bloc\u2019s \u201chistoric\u201d rearmament plan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The EU should work towards establishing its own <em>\u201cdefense union\u201d<\/em> instead of continuing to rely on the US, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe have clearly entered a new era of harsh geostrategic competition,\u201d<\/em> von der Leyen said during a press conference in Brussels on Sunday marking the first 100 days of her second five-year term.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe see that sovereignty, but also ironclad commitments, are called into question. Everything has become transactional,\u201d<\/em> she added.<\/p>\n<p>Von der Leyen touted the recently unveiled plan to raise \u20ac800 billion ($868 billion) as a <em>\u201chistoric\u201d<\/em> step in strengthening the EU\u2019s military. <em>\u201cThis can be the foundation of a European defense union,\u201d<\/em> she said, adding that the bloc could <em>\u201cteam up with other like-minded countries, such as the UK or Norway or Canada.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n        <span><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2025.03\/thumbnail\/67cdfaf82030270a8b1f9654.jpg\" alt=\"Keir Starmer Hosts European Leaders For Further Talks On Peace In Ukraine\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/613949-eus-leadership-is-now-global-threat\/\">The EU\u2019s leadership is now a global threat<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The president added that the European Commission would soon release a white paper analyzing <em>\u201cthreat scenarios\u201d<\/em> and proposing actions to address them.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>US President Donald Trump has long insisted that America\u2019s allies in Europe should increase their defense spending. 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