US EditionSpain urges EU to create joint army amid Greenland dispute
Spain's Foreign Minister calls for EU defense industry integration and a coalition to strengthen strategic autonomy against external threats, stressing joint efforts are more effective than national armies.
- On Jan 21, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares urged the European Union in Zurich to form a single armed force, arguing it would be more efficient than 27 separate national armies.
- Ahead of an emergency EU meeting in Brussels, EU leaders prepare to coordinate a response to U.S. President Donald Trump's Greenland threats seen as threatening Denmark's territorial integrity.
- The minister proposed focusing first on defence-industry integration and pooled assets, while Albares said Europe must show it will not be coerced militarily or economically and acknowledged the legitimate debate over European citizens' willingness to mobilise.
- The EU Council confirmed the meeting will go ahead despite recent online claims, with a spokesperson affirming the emergency session proceeds despite Trump's social media claim of a NATO framework deal.
- The idea harks back to a 1951 proposal later rejected by France's 1954 parliamentary vote, and the initiative advances Europe's strategic autonomy, with Albares saying `It is up to my generation to finish this task`.
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Spain urges EU to create joint army amid Greenland dispute
Spain is urging the EU to move towards creating a joint army for the bloc as a deterrence measure, Spain’s Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said in comments to Reuters on Wednesday ahead of a day of meetings in Davos.
Spain Calls for a United European Army amid Global Tensions
Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares is advocating for the formation of a joint European army as a strategic deterrent. Ahead of an emergency EU meeting, Albares emphasized integrating defense assets and cooperation among EU nations. This initiative aims to strengthen Europe amidst external threats, not replace NATO.
Spain is calling on the European Union to take concrete steps to establish a common European army as a deterrent against external threats, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said on Wednesday. The official stressed that integrating resources and the defense industry at EU level would allow for the faster and more efficient mobilization of a collective military force, without replacing NATO, but to strengthen Europe's strategic autonomy.
Europe must stop allowing itself to be blackmailed militarily and economically, a call made by Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares, who is urging the European Union to create a common army.
Spain initiates creation of joint EU army amid Greenland crisisSpain's foreign minister has called on the EU to form a single armed force to deter external threats. The statement came amid discussion of Trump's threats regarding Greenland.
Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares argued from India for the European Union to move towards greater integration of its defence and proposed "walking towards a European army." As an intermediate measure, he suggested the creation of a "coalition of volunteers" to ensure continental security.
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