European Union should work towards common military force, says Juncker

In an interview with Sputnik, Fernand Kartheiser, a legislator from Luxembourg, described people’s unwillingness to support efforts by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker “to reinforce federalist Europe”. “This should be to complement North Atlantic Treaty Organisation”, he said, also outlining proposals for a common defence fund. He said over-dependence on USA defense should be amended with a European force.

As such, Juncker’s centralized EU Commission has come under pressure, accused of being a power grabber at the expense of the freedoms of the member nations to manage things like migrant arrivals.

At the same time, Juncker stated that the planned European Union military force should complement North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, stressing that lack of military cooperation is costing the European Union countries hefty sums.

At the very same moment when German chancellor Angela Merkel said the EU was in crisis, President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, promises everyone in the EU free internet.

In the face of a more bellicose Russian Federation, violent Islamic extremism, cyberattacks and other modern challenges, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and European Union officials say they now collaborate more closely than ever.

“It’s clear that no lessons are going to be learned from Brexit”, Nigel Farage said. “Indeed it was the usual recipe – more Europe, in this particular case, more military Europe”.

Post-Brexit, the 27 remaining states in the European Union need to stick together and assume increased responsibility for their defense, Juncker stressed.

In a sign of how European Union leaders remained at odds on how to move forward as a bloc without Britain, Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi broke ranks and did not participate in a joint press conference with France and Germany which focused on how united the European Union are. “When you roam, it should be like at home”, Juncker said.

“Europe can no longer afford to piggy-back on the military might of others or let France alone defend its honour in Mali, ” he said, in written comments issued after the address.

Günther H. Oettinger, Commissioner for the Digital Economy and Society, added that connectivity is “a key prerequisite for Europe’s digital future”, as innovations such as the cloud, big data and the Internet of Things demand “secure and ubiquitous connectivity, with the best speed and quality”. “This has the potential to create two million jobs in the European Union”.