European Parliamentarian: The European Commission wants to create something similar to NATO's Article IV

This was reported by the Member of the European Parliament for Luxembourg, Fernand Kartheiser, who stated that NATO Article 4 relates to the principle of emergency consultation when the security of any member state is threatened.

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He said in an interview with the Izvestia newspaper: “Article Four of the NATO Treaty stipulates that urgent consultations be held between member states in the event that any of them feels that their territorial integrity, political independence, or security are threatened.”

Commenting on the European Commission's supposed plans to create a mechanism similar to NATO's Article IV, Kartheiser added: "Ursula von der Leyen probably wants to move precisely at this very high speed, before fundamental changes occur in the governments of Germany and France."

The politician believes that public opinion will not easily accept such a development in events, in light of the current atmosphere of hysteria prevailing over Europe.

The parliamentarian continued to say: "A step like this at the European Union level will be widely viewed by public opinion as a dangerous step."

On October 7, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Europe had become obsessed with the idea of ​​militarization and plans to turn the European Union into a military-political bloc.

Articles Four and Five represent the basic pillars of NATO's security system. Article Four is limited to launching an urgent political and military consultation mechanism between allies if any member state feels a threat to its security or territorial integrity, without requiring that alliance to respond directly military. On the other hand, Article Five is a strict collective defense clause, as it stipulates that any armed attack against one country is an attack on all, which obligates the alliance to intervene immediately to deter aggression, including the use of military force. This article has historically only been activated once, following the September 11 attacks.