Von der Leyen calls for independent Europe with strong mutual defence clause

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In her address to the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen argued that Europe has “no choice” but to become independent, citing Europe’s sharp increase in defence spending in recent years.