Vojska Evropske unije
The Army of the European Union

Summary/Abstract: European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker stated that there is a need to establish a European army that would be able to respond to the threats to peace in a Member State or in the neighboring countries of the Union. This army is necessary in order to demonstrate seriousness in defending European interests in relationships, for example with Russia. The European Union has developed interstate cooperation in the field of defense. However, the question of the establishment of a European army goes into substantial commitment to the development of European integration. European military forces need unified command and democratic political power to manage them. In this context, the dilemma was, whether the European Union should be a technocratic creation which deals with maintenance of the wide European market and policies to protect the interests of financial lobbies which in the past led to the impoverishment of its people, or is the solution in the creation of a federal state with a democratically elected government that would have the legitimacy to lead a unique economic, foreign and defense policy?

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