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Brussels simulation puts EU’s mutual defence clause to the test — with Cyprus in the spotlight

By Andreas Bimbishis

Brussels is staging a landmark simulation exercise this week to test how EU member states would respond if one of their number came under attack, with Cyprus directly implicated in one of three scenarios being examined. The exercise focuses on Article 42.7 of the Treaty on European Union — the bloc’s mutual assistance clause — […]