US EditionEU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas 'can't imagine' a European army outside of NATO
EU officials debate feasibility of a unified force versus NATO integration; Poland proposes a 100,000-strong unit while 23 of 27 members remain in NATO, Kallas said.
- On Thursday, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said a separate European army is inconceivable, responding to recent calls for a unified EU force outside NATO.
- Most EU armies are already integrated with NATO as 23 out of 27 member states belong to its structure, while calls by Andrius Kubilius and Radosław Sikorski for a 100,000-strong force and a European legion reignited debate earlier this month.
- Highlighting command concerns, Kallas said creating parallel structures would `blur the picture`, while Dutch leader Mark Rutte warned this would `make things more complicated` and risk aiding Vladimir Putin.
- Poland has accelerated defence spending to 4.8% of GDP this year, the highest in NATO, and signed a $6.7bn deal for 180 South Korean K2 tanks including 61 made in Poland.
- Doubts about U.S. reliability after the Greenland dispute fed the push for greater European capabilities, energising proposals like Sikorski's EU-budget financed 'European legion' under the Political and Security Committee.
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European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Thursday that she cannot imagine EU countries creating a separate European army.
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EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas (pictured) said on Thursday that she could not imagine EU countries creating a separate army, amid recent calls for a European force, including from European Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius. “Every European country has an army, and the armies of 23 countries make […] The article Commissioner Kaja Kallas: I cannot imagine EU states creating a separate European army first appeared on CursDeGuvernare.ro.
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