Von der Leyen’s 2026 State of the Union proposed a European Security Council, bringing EU leaders together with partners like Canada, Norway, Ukraine and the UK on continental security. The proposal came alongside a new European security strategy and an Emergency Security Protocol, modelled on NATO’s Article 4, for coordinating EU responses to hybrid threats. This Newsflash examines the proposal and its place in von der Leyen’s wider defence package.
About the Author:
Andreu Sergeat Rabasa is a Defence & Security Research Trainee at Finabel