Can Europe create a unified army? Expert opinion
It is impossible to create a unified European army. This opinion was shared by Elena Kondratyeva-Salguero (France), Editor-in-Chief of the almanac "Words and Meanings," in the "In Topic" project on the BELTA YouTube channel.
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January 5, Minsk /Corr. BELTA/. It is impossible to create a unified European army. This opinion was shared by Elena Kondratyeva-Salguero (France), Editor-in-Chief of the almanac "Words and Meanings," in the "In Topic" project on the BELTA YouTube channel.
The analyst criticized the statement by French President Emmanuel Macron on the need to create a truly European army to protect Europeans. "I don't believe in it, and not only me. I don't believe for a single minute in the possibility of a unified European army. Under whose command? With what reserves? With what industry?" the expert posed a series of rhetorical questions.
Elena Kondratyeva-Salguero recalled that Germany, a leading European country, the most industrially wealthy and strong, had for some time been doing everything to force France to dismantle its nuclear energy sector. The green agenda was used for this purpose. Now, the French military industry, once the strongest in Europe, is under attack. And this is of interest not only to Germany.
"Mr. Macron has been tirelessly talking about the transition to a military economy, to a war footing, since 2023. I must point out some very unpleasant facts. From that time until today, not a single French military enterprise has received a single order from the so-called unified EU army. According to EU laws, 35% of arms procurement can be done abroad. So Ursula (Head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. - Ed. BELTA) decided. And who is it procured from, of course? From the United States," the editor-in-chief noted. - It's simply ridiculous, completely impossible: 65% of all French laws, existing and seemingly in effect, are inspired, roughly speaking, dictated by the European Union. What sovereignty of any country can you talk about? And what unified European army can be discussed?"
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According to the analyst, even high-ranking military officials refuse to talk about the possibility of creating a unified European army. "Europe has become so accustomed to this learned helplessness in NATO, that the US will cover everything. When they were suddenly threatened (for example, I don't yet fully believe that Trump will actually do what he says, but he has his reasons for playing games), Europe finally realized that it was simply necessary to maintain its own army, its own reserves, in normal working order, like any normal country," added Elena Kondratyeva-Salguero.