ANGELA Merkel has renewed her call for the European Union to have its own army, warning the bloc will not be able to rely on others to guarantee its security with Donald Trump in the White House and Britain set to leave.
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Angela Merkel has renewed her call for an EU army
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The German Chancellor said the EU can no longer rely on America for support
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The EU is officially pursuing a ‘Defence Union’ seen by many as a smokescreen for its own army
But Mrs Merkel insisted such a force will need to come into being in part because of the indifference of Mr Trump, who takes office on January 21, towards the entire euro project.
I’m convinced that Europe and the EU will have to learn to take on more responsibility in the world
The German leader insisted that only Brussels, and not individual member states, can successfully solve global problems, citing defence issues including Russian aggression in Ukraine.
She said: “Europe is facing the biggest challenges for decades. It would be naive to always rely on others to solve the problems in our neighbourhood.”
In a speech to delegates in the Belgian capital she also addressed the issue of Brexit, which she said was an “emotional moment” but also presented Europe with the opportunity to press forwards with its military plans.
She said: “We should see this decision as an incentive to work together, to hold Europe together now more than ever.
Britain has been a staunch opponent of the creation of an EU army for years, arguing that it threatens NATO, and the PM has already pledged to do everything she can to prevent the scheme from becoming a reality.
All seems like history repeating itself to me. She has never forgotten her roots in the Hitler youth movement. I honestly think she is mentally ill.
I suspect that her statement is also intended to cause fear in member states to encourage them to stick together. It would take the EU 10 years plus if ever, to build a defence force capable of defending europe against Russia, China or almost any other country, and 20 years plus 190 billion Euros to meet anything like the capabilities of the USA Good luck with that Mrs M but my advice is stop poking the Russian bear. Perhaps the good news is that many of the EU loving snowflakes here in the UK will rush to join this army… Read more »
This woman is becoming more and more unstable. as she in her desperation to hold onto her job and the EU dream.
In any case, how could Germany lead a European Army, it is against their constitution to have anything but a National Defense Force. I suspect that if she tries to change the Constitution to enable this, the German People may finally wake up to the dangerous game that she is playing.