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Macron says EU’s mutual defence clause ‘not just words’
During an April 2026 official visit to Athens to renew a bilateral strategic defense agreement with Greece, French President Emmanuel Macron stated the EU's Article 42(7) mutual defense clause is not symbolic, citing recent joint EU military aid to Cyprus following a drone attack as evidence of its enforceability. Macron also highlighted growing doubts over NATO's Article 5 collective defense guarantee due to critical statements from US President Donald Trump, as EU leaders develop implementation guidance for the EU's mutual defense clause and push for stronger independent European security capabilities.
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8 tagsEU mutual defense clausecollective defenseEU security autonomyEU-NATO relationsCyprus military aidFrance-Greece defense agreementUS criticism of NATOtransatlantic security
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