nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20170530-172530 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 151215s2015||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|ger|| 10.17176/20170530-172530 doi ger 342 23 De Minico, Giovanna Author aut European Defence: Myth or Reality? De Minico, Giovanna Verfassungsblog 2015-12-15 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier After the attacks of November 13, the French President François Hollande called for Europe’s help in the fight against ISIS and islamist terror. Europe justified its inaction by arguing that the Treaties leave no choice. Especially, Article 42 would only make viable the intergovernmental procedure, i.e. bilateral agreements that every state should stipulate with France. It cannot be neglected, though, that the first six paragraphs of Article 42 draw a common strategy in the defence and foreign affairs sectors, which has to be followed with the consent of all the States. Now, this shared – even if not exclusive – competence of the EU was not triggered. Why not? CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Common Defence and Security Policy Data Retention Mutual Defence Clause solidarity Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/european-defence-myth-or-reality/ raw object