CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Denmark took to the polls yesterday to vote on whether to join the EU’s common defense policy.

Detailed explanation-2: -UPSC Mains. Q. Which country has recently voted to join the European Union’s Defence policy? Notes: Denmark is set to join the European Union’s defence policy after it held a referendum for the decision.

Detailed explanation-3: -The EU’s Mutual Defence Clause - Article 42.7 in the Treaty of Lisbon - was approved in 2007 and has been in force since 2009. It states that “if an EU country is the victim of armed aggression on its territory, the other EU countries have an obligation to aid and assist it by all means in their power."

Detailed explanation-4: -The EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) provides the EU with the capacity to undertake peacekeeping and conflict prevention missions and to strengthen international security in accordance with the principles of the UN Charter.

Detailed explanation-5: -Several states have political parties represented in national assemblies or the European Parliament that advocate withdrawal from the EU. As of 2022, no country other than the United Kingdom has voted on whether to withdraw from the EU.