BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Union needs its own army to face up to Russia and other threats as well as restore the bloc’s foreign policy standing around the world, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told a German newspaper on Sunday.
Arguing that NATO was not enough because not all members of the transatlantic defense alliance are in the E.U., Juncker said a common E.U. army would also send important signals to the world.
“A joint E.U. army would show the world that there would never again be a war between E.U. countries,” Juncker told the Welt am Sonntag newspaper. “Such an …read more
Source: Newsweek
