The European Commission chief has hailed the bloc’s “historic” rearmament plan The EU should work towards establishing its own “defense union” instead of continuing to rely on the US, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said.  “We have clearly entered a new era of harsh geostrategic competition,” von der Leyen said during a press conference in Brussels on Sunday marking the first 100 days of her second five-year term. “We see that sovereignty, but also ironclad commitments,