Der Spiegel: 12 European countries agree on common air defence system
Twelve EU countries have expressed interest in creating a common air defence system, Der Spiegel says , referring to various NATO diplomats. The idea of creating a system of this kind belongs to Olaf Scholz, the German Chancellor. Spiegel says that Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Lithuania, Latvia, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and the Netherlands have signed a joint declaration of intent on the sidelines of the NATO defence ministers' meeting at Brussels headquarters.