The MEP conference in Athens has been hit with an ultimatum: the creation of a European Army.
The resolution of the AFET committee has proposed in operative clause 1 the creation of a “European Union Force” that will be “charged with defending the peace and the security of the European Union”
The BBC went undercover and into depth to figure out the opinion on this clause, and it was quite the result. The perceived vote that we have received is nearly fifty fifty. The nations that have proposed this have a strong voting bloc, which could lead to some interesting moves in the plenary session.
On the other side, multiple amendments have been witnessed gaining traction. These amendments either fully strike the clause, or amend it to make the perceived “army” as more of a peacekeeping force.
Could this be the beginning of Europe’s rise to an international superpower?
Only the plenary session will hold the answer.
Tom Egan, BBC