The largest fraction of the European Parliament – the European People’s Party (EPP) – invited the European Union (EU) to form his own military unit. The corresponding statement of the party published on the social network Twitter.
According to politicians, the European Union is worth working more coal in the field of defense. The EU should take another step in this direction and create his military unit, emphasized in the application of EPR.
In early September, the European Commissioner for the domestic market and the defense industry curator Thierry Breton stated that the EU should support strong relationships with their allies, especially within NATO. At the same time, the European Union is important to have their own defense capabilities, he stressed.
Earlier, the Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg assessed the prospect of creating the general armed forces of the European Union. This decision may be dangerous, since its own army will weaken the North Atlantic Alliance and will dismiss European countries.