The European military authority found it necessary to form a European army

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting The Austrian newspaper Kurier, General “Robert Rieger”, the head of the European Union’s military committee, does not rule out the plan to form an EU army in the long term. He told “Profile” news magazine: If Europe is forced to assume more responsibility for defense policy after the American elections, it is possible to imagine the strengthening of the European pillar of NATO or the European army. He said in this regard: “I generally do not reject it for the more distant future.” Sovereign rights are involved – slow progress, the question of joint armed forces will be raised more. However, Briger now expressed confidence that the European Union will receive the means to guarantee the security of its citizens in the future.

In this regard, he emphasized that The European Union’s combat forces should be transformed into a rapid reaction force of 5,000 personnel, and from 2025 it will operate mainly outside Europe and in addition to NATO.

He also said : However, to expand battlegroups, higher defense budgets and more trained soldiers are needed. He stressed that he still sees flaws here. According to his experience, the capacity to supply 5,000 people is actually too much and there is still no final political agreement on this.

According to General Robert Rieger, another problem is “Unfortunately, Europe has a large number of different vehicles, aircraft and weapon systems. We are now working to reduce this diversity, but instead we are pushing for more joint projects and procurement, even though There is still a long way to go.”

“Briger” also called for continued support for Ukraine and said: Russia should not win the war. Briger explained: Ukraine’s security is closely related to Europe’s security. Russian control of Ukraine would move Russia’s influence 100 kilometers to the west, creating a potential Cold War-like threat. According to him, this threat in the Baltic, Russia’s neighborhood is much more significant than in Brussels.

“Briger” explained this legal situation and said: If Europe is attacked , “Both the obligation to provide assistance under the EU treaty and NATO’s Article 5, collective defence, apply. In practice, he said, NATO is likely to be the main player because it has a command system that the EU has up to This limit is not developed or not yet developed. In such a scenario, the EU should also take on protective duties, for example in the area of ​​critical infrastructure protection.

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