11-13-2017, 01:10 PM
http://www.euractiv.com/section/defence-policy/news/eu-to-sign-joint-defence-pact-in-show-of-post-brexit-unity/
The Germans now getting their army.
I can’t copy this properly and post the entire article. If someone else could I would appreciate. Thanks in advance.
The Germans now getting their army.
I can’t copy this properly and post the entire article. If someone else could I would appreciate. Thanks in advance.
Quote:The Permanent Structured Cooperation, or PESCO, could be the biggest leap in EU defence policy in decades and may go some way to matching the bloc’s economic and trade prowess with a more powerful military.
EU leaders hail ‘historic step’ in defence cooperation
EU leaders hailed as “historic” the decision taken at the Council summit on Thursday (22 June) to establish permanent European defence cooperation. French President Emmanuel Macron, for whom this is the first EU summit, praised Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker for his role as architect of the project.
But differences remain between Paris and Berlin over what countries legally bound by the pact should do, EU diplomats said.
France wanted a core group of governments to bring money and military assets to PESCO as well as a willingness to intervene abroad. Germany has sought to broaden the pact to make it inclusive, which some experts say could make it less effective.
