Finnish, Swedish PMs stress EU´s role as security provider

Prime Minister Sanna Marin and her Swedish counterpart Magdalena Andersson have written a letter to President of the European Council Charles Michel emphasising the EU’s key role in security policy, said a government press release on Tuesday.

The letter draws attention to the heightened role of the EU’s solidarity and commitment to the mutual defence clause (Article 42.7) in the changed security policy situation.

The French Presidency of the Council of the European Union will organise an EU summit on 10–11 March, where the EU leaders will draw up a strong and ambitious declaration emphasising stronger investments in European defence and capabilities, among other things.

In their letter, Finland and Sweden stressed that in the current security policy situation, the EU leaders must be very united and clear about the fact that the EU is also a security community for its Member States.

The mutual defence clause is an essential part of this.

Article 42.7 of the Treaty on European Union obliges EU Member States to use all means in their power to help another Member State that is the victim of armed aggression on its territory.