European Sovereignty Monitor

Defence and space

CEPA op-ed proposes new European Security Council outside the EU

CEPA's Niccolo Comini proposes a European Security Council outside the EU, with two thirds supermajority voting and no permanent seats, so Kremlin-aligned states cannot block action and Europe can decide without depending on Washington.

Verified Opinion Abroad AI-drafted CEPA analysis, 29 April 2026

What the source does not establish. No government or EU institution has adopted this council; it is the author's own proposal.

Index score. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. No move: opinion proposes new pan-European defence council; binding 1, scale 3.. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

What the tags mean: VerifiedReportedAI-draftedAI-drafted, editor-readHuman-writtenWhat the tags mean

Previously in Defence and space

VerifiedOpinionAbroadAI-drafted CEPA fellow Bajarūnas says NATO must urgently assess Arctic satellite risks VerifiedOpinionAbroadAI-drafted CEPA op-ed urges Europe to break Starlink reliance after Ukraine was throttled ReportedOpinionAI-drafted DigitalEurope urges EU to turn validated defence tech into fielded capability by 2030

All Defence and space news →