Cyprus praised for fighting to strengthen EU defence

The European Union is working on a new strategic playbook to strengthen its mutual defence clause, its defence commissioner has said, warning that Europe must be prepared to replace military capabilities currently provided by the United States.

In an interview with the Cyprus Mail and asked about Cyprus’ efforts to strengthen Article 42.7 of the Treaty on European Union, the bloc’s mutual assistance clause, the EU’s defence commissioner Andrius Kubilius praised the role played by the island...