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Does the EU need a Defense Commissioner?

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Published: March 18th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

The post of EU Commissioner for Defense is arousing interest before it has even been created. Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas is also being discussed for this role.
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Ursula von der Leyen has made up her mind. If she is given a second term as Commission President, she wants to create a new post in her college as Commissioner for Defense. The European People’s Party has also prominently included the demand for the prestigious job in its election manifesto. However, the response outside of her own party family is mixed, and there are also reservations in some member states.

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