Brussels, 21/01/2016 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament stated in a resolution adopted on Thursday 21 January that there is a need for the European Union to set out exactly how the mutual defence clause contained in the treaty (Article 42.7), invoked for the very first time by France in the wake of the terrorist attacks it suffered on 13 November 2015 (see EUROPE 11432), is to be implemented.
The resolution, put down jointly by the EPP, S&D and ALDE Groups, was adopted by 406 votes...