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Borrell accuses Commission of treaty breach over foreign policy and defence
Former EU foreign policy chief says Ursula von der Leyen's executive has crossed legal boundaries, creating confusion over who speaks for Europe abroad.
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Andrius Kubilius
Commissioner for Defence and Space, European Commission
What we have reported
- Tasked with building a European Defence Union, a mission Borrell says belongs to the High Representative under treaty law.
- Proposed creating a European Defence Union with a European Security Council as its governing body to operationalise Article 42.7 of the Treaty on European Union.
- Warned that Europe must avoid an 'angry divorce' with Washington and prepare to stand on its own feet in defence matters.
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