The European Union should create its own armed forces that will prevent wars and preserve peace. In an interview with the publication on this subject LaStampa said Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani.
“If we want to be the bearer of world peace, we need a European army. This is a fundamental prerequisite for conducting an effective European foreign policy,” the politician believes.
According to Tajani, in a world where there are many crises covering a wide geography from the Middle East to the Indo-Pacific region, a common army must become a “concrete reality” for European countries.
Arguments that the EU should create its own army have been circulating in the European Union for several years. For example, about the need to create European armed forces in the spring of 2022 aforementioned Josep Borrell, head of European diplomacy.
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