'EU leaders have agreed that the European Commission “will prepare a blueprint” on how the bloc will respond if the mutual assistance clause is triggered...They discussed the mutual defence clause, article 42.7 of the EU treaty, on Thursday night, before reports emerged that the US was exploring how to suspend Spain from Nato'

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EU leaders look to little-known mutual assistance pact amid Trump Nato jibes

Members to plan how to assist each other in event of attack as transatlantic alliance faces worst crisis in its history

^{Jennifer Rankin (The Guardian)}