Sameiginleg öryggis- og varnarstefna ESB (CSDP) kemur ekki í stað NATO heldur starfar samhliða. 42. grein TEU kveður á um að ESB-varnarstefna skuli ekki grafa undan sérkennum NATO-ríkja. Ísland er stofnmeðlimur NATO án hers og ESB-aðild myndi ekki krefjast hersetningar — sex ESB-ríki hafa sögulega verið utan hernaðarbandalaga.
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The EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) operates alongside but does not replace NATO. Article 42(2) TEU states that EU defence policy 'shall not prejudice the specific character of the security and defence policy' of NATO members. Iceland is a founding NATO member (1949) but has no standing military, relying instead on the Icelandic Coast Guard and bilateral defence agreements. EU membership would involve participation in CSDP missions and the European Defence Agency, but would not require establishing armed forces. Six EU members (Austria, Cyprus, Finland, Ireland, Malta, Sweden — though Finland and Sweden joined NATO in 2023–2024) have historically maintained varying forms of military non-alignment.
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Treaty on European Union, Article 42; NATO Treaty, Article 5
Sáttmálinn um Evrópusambandið og NATO-sáttmálinn eru grunnlagaskjöl sem skilgreina varnarsamstarf Evrópuríkja og tengsl ESB og NATO.
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The EU's defence ambitions are evolving rapidly following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The European Commission proposed a €150 billion defence spending plan in March 2025. Iceland's lack of a military is unique among NATO members and would create an unusual position within CSDP structures.
Notuð í greiningum (1)
Trump sagður beita sér í ESB-umræðunni hér á landi Vísir
- Óstutt Andmælir ESB-aðild Íslands myndi koma niður á varnarmálum Bandaríkjanna.