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European countries will not create one unified army in response to threats from Russia, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in an interview with state TV broadcast late on Saturday.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced on Tuesday a “ReArm” plan to stock up Europe’s defenses against a looming threat from Russia as the U.S. walks back its military ...
On Tuesday, the European Commission proposed borrowing up to 150 billion euros ($157.76 billion) to lend to European Union governments under a rearmament plan driven by Russia's war in Ukraine and ...
The European army or EU army are terms for a hypothetical army of the European Union that would supersede the Common Security and Defence Policy and would go beyond the proposed European Defence Union. Since no such unified army is currently established, defence is a matter for the member states individually. The member states are, however ...
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen emphasized the "urgent need to re-arm Europe," [10] to support such security guarantees after "a long time of underinvestment". [10] She suggested that the European Union might need to ease its fiscal rules regarding national debt to facilitate increased defense spending by member states.
As of November 2024, the European Union has signed security and defence pacts with six countries: Albania, Japan, Moldova, North Macedonia, Norway, and South Korea.. Rather than concluding treaties or alliances with external partners, the European Union's approach towards security and defence has mostly been focused towards what has proven to be a slow and gradual internal consolidation since ...
A senior official from an eastern member state of the European Union responded sceptically to Zelenskiy's proposal for a European army, saying: "There is a European military force called NATO."
Irish Army personnel from the Nordic Battle Group at an exercise in 2010. The Helsinki Headline Goal Catalogue is a listing of rapid reaction forces composed of 60,000 troops managed by the European Union, but under control of the countries who deliver troops for it.