EU mutual assistance clause is unambiguous, France’s Macron says

EU mutual assistance clause is unambiguous, France’s Macron says
The European Union’s mutual assistance clause is unambiguous, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday during a visit to Greece. (AP)
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Updated 25 April 2026 14:06
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EU mutual assistance clause is unambiguous, France’s Macron says

EU mutual assistance clause is unambiguous, France’s Macron says
  • EU leaders ‌have asked officials to prepare a ⁠blueprint ⁠for how the bloc’s previously obscure mutual assistance clause would work

ATHENS: The European Union’s mutual assistance clause is unambiguous, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday during a visit to Greece.
Macron, speaking ‌at a ‌news conference ‌with ⁠Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos ⁠Mitsotakis, told reporters: “On article 42, paragraph seven ... we know that for us, it ⁠is clear ‌and ‌there is no room ‌for interpretation or ‌ambiguity, if I may say so, on this clause.”
EU leaders ‌have asked officials to prepare a ⁠blueprint ⁠for how the bloc’s previously obscure mutual assistance clause would work, amid doubts over US commitment to the NATO military alliance.