The Proposed ‘European Defence Union’ Explained

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With the US seemingly pulling away from Europe, the EU is making moves to expand its defence capabilities internally as well as new initiatives to integrate further with non-member states. So how exactly would a European Defence Union work?

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Sources:

EU Defence Commissioner calls for a European Defence Union
https://www.euractiv.com/news/kubilius-pitches-new-treaty-to-build-european-defence-union/
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_26_893 

Ursula von der Leyen second mandate
https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/e6cd4328-673c-4e7a-8683-f63ffb2cf648_en?filename=Political%20Guidelines%202024-2029_EN.pdf

Analysis on a European Defence Union
https://verfassungsblog.de/european-defence-union-intergovernmental/
https://www.cer.eu/publications/archive/policy-brief/2025/towards-eu-defence-union

EU paper on barriers to the single market for defence
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2025/775283/EXPO_STU(2025)775283_EN.pdf 

Trump considers withdrawing from NATO/Europe
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68266447
https://www.politico.eu/article/different-nato-defense-security-us-donald-trump/
https://www.ft.com/content/92edf178-dcb7-4768-a511-8999f7b7f08f?syn-25a6b1a6=1 

The Rest Is Politics Leading Interview: Volodymyr Zelenskyy
https://youtu.be/-uCjUbVu5aY?si=k_AeD2qZhQ-8AlLu

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