Attack is considered an attack on allAn armed attack on a GPP member state is considered an attack on the entire community.This automatically triggers the collective defence mechanism as described in Article 2.
obligation to provide active supportAll GPP member states undertake to support the attacked state with appropriate means.This includes in particular:
Military assistance (e.g. operational forces, reconnaissance, air defence, logistics)
Economic support (e.g. emergency financing, stabilisation of trade, supply of strategic goods)
Technological and infrastructural assistance (e.g. cyber defence, communication systems, medical care)
Automatic mechanism – no individual assessment necessaryThe obligation to provide assistance arises without a separate Council decision.The GPP Defence Council coordinates the implementation – based on the defence architecture defined in Article 5.Immediate measures can be initiated by the management body – in accordance with the procedure in Article 6.
