Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez are among the latest voices to support the idea of a European army to ensure a credible and lasting peace in the continent.
“It is time to create a European army, EU armed forces with troops from all 27 member countries, working under a single flag with the same objectives,” Sánchez said. “This is the only way that we become a true union.”
However, despite calls from various capitals in recent years, EU officials in Brussels remain reluctant to reignite the conversation.
A common procurement agency would be a logical next step and solve a lot of the cost problems without incurring command issues, no?
Not just cost but logistics and economies of scale which would be a huge win.
Who controls that army? Backroom deals like the election of von der Leyen?
The EU is not fully democratic. It would be foolish to create the army before the ‘true union’.
And which country is willing to give up it’s army and hand it over to Europe? I like the idea but think it’s better to standardise the armies of Europe than to unite them into one single army.
I don’t understand the benefit of it tbh except for overhauling everything to look the same? Joint military drills are common and basically the same thing.
I don’t understand the benefit of it tbh except for overhauling everything to look the same?
It’s not about looking the same but being produced by the same producer to the same standards in huge numbers.
Lack of economy of scale is the by far biggest drawback of European military production and makes them totally uncompetitive.
