Greens leader proposes European defense union, open to subset of EU members

German Greens co-leader Franziska Brantner advocates a new European defense union that may exclude some EU members, urging Germany to pursue rearmament with a more European, less national approach. This signals a shift in German political discourse toward deeper defense integration, though it remains a proposal without formal government backing. The initiative could reshape EU defense cooperation and burden-sharing debates.

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