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For example, member states want to hammer out by 2023 the \u201cpractical modalities\u201d for forming mini-coalitions of the willing, consisting of subsets of members that would deploy to hot spots on behalf of the bloc and under EU Council oversight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials have long eyed that mechanism, hiding in plain sight in Article 44 of the EU Treaty, as a justification for short-circuiting the unanimous consent principle during crises. But discussions so far have been largely academic, though French officials indicated they would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2021\/12\/17\/german-proposal-for-an-eu-arms-export-regime-faces-uphill-battle\/\">move the topic<\/a> along during Paris\u2019 six-month turn at the helm of the Council of the European Union that began in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The document also stresses the European Union\u2019s mutual-assistance clause, which obligates members to aid \u201cby all means in their power\u201d those members facing armed aggression. Per the Strategic Compass, EU nations will \u201ccontinue to invest\u201d in capabilities toward that end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also part of the Strategic Compass is the plan of creating a 5,000-strong \u201cEU Rapid Deployment Capability\u201d allowing the \u201cswift deployment of a modular force \u2026 in a non-permissive environment\u201d by 2025. 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