Von der Leyen EU crisis powers plan risks NATO overlap, turf war

European Commission President von der Leyen is pushing proposals that would grant the EU autonomous crisis decision-making and emergency response capabilities, potentially duplicating NATO's core collective-defense mission. The move signals a deliberate expansion of EU strategic autonomy in security affairs, but risks institutional friction with NATO, whose Article 5 remains the cornerstone of European defense. The proposal is at an early stage and its final scope is uncertain.