Germany admits EU is already building a 'united' army - thanks to France
German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen chats with soldiers of the Bundeswehr during a visit to a Bundeswehr infantry training facility on December 6, 2018 in Munster, Germany. (Getty Images)
Germany's defense minister has revealed a controversial European joint army is "already taking shape"- thanks to her French allies.
Germany and France are now the "driving forces" in European defense and they would stand together in the face of any land assault, said Ursula von der Leyen.
The politician also hit back at those who criticize the European Union's PESCO defense scheme - where national military leaders pledge to co-operate with each other.
PESCO - which stands for Permanent Structured Cooperation - involves 25 armies working alongside each other.
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She insisted the countries had signed up "not because we’re following requirements from Brussels but voluntarily because the benefits are obvious and because it’s in Europe’s security interests".
She wrote in German newspaper Handelsblat : "We are making good progress. Despite Brexit, and the controversial debates us Europeans have among ourselves, Europe remains a unique creation, uniting half a billion citizens in the name of freedom and prosperity.
German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen chats with soldiers of the Bundeswehr during a visit to a Bundeswehr infantry training facility on December 6, 2018 in Munster, Germany. (Getty Images)
Germany's defense minister has revealed a controversial European joint army is "already taking shape"- thanks to her French allies.
Germany and France are now the "driving forces" in European defense and they would stand together in the face of any land assault, said Ursula von der Leyen.
The politician also hit back at those who criticize the European Union's PESCO defense scheme - where national military leaders pledge to co-operate with each other.
PESCO - which stands for Permanent Structured Cooperation - involves 25 armies working alongside each other.
GERMANY LOOKING INTO RECRUITING NON-GERMAN EU CITIZENS FOR ITS ARMY
She insisted the countries had signed up "not because we’re following requirements from Brussels but voluntarily because the benefits are obvious and because it’s in Europe’s security interests".
She wrote in German newspaper Handelsblat : "We are making good progress. Despite Brexit, and the controversial debates us Europeans have among ourselves, Europe remains a unique creation, uniting half a billion citizens in the name of freedom and prosperity.
Good news, we can leave NATO.
ReplyDeleteWouldn't it be nice not to have to get involved in the war that results?
ReplyDeleteDon't let the Germans forget history, it never ends well for them.
ReplyDeleteLet the French beware! Give me a Brass Band and I will have Germans marching towards Paris in 48 hours. They have old scores to settle. Several of them.
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