The idea that the European Union has created or is creating a pan-European army that will conscript citizens from member states is often used to attack the bloc’s leadership and general direction.

The creation of a unified European army is impossible, Editor-in-Chief of the Words and Meanings almanac Elena ...

Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, has supported a European joint army in the past - Frederick Florin/AFP via Getty Images Ursula von der Leyen has distanced herself from her ...

A European diplomat said the document included six questions with one specifically for member states of the European Union. “The Americans are approaching European capitals and asking how many ...

European leaders remain in a panic after Munich Security Conference speeches by Vice President J.D. Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth raised questions about U.S. commitment to defend Europe.

A common European Army. Is it possible? Yes. Is it probable? Not really. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought the issue of common European defense back to the forefront. The conflict in Ukraine ...

ROME, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The European Union should form its own combined army that could play a role in peacekeeping and preventing conflict, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said. In an ...

There will be no joint European Union army to counter Russian aggression and compensate any withdrawal in U.S. support, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said to local television late on Feb.

Shortly after the Brexit vote last June, those-in-the-know in Europe started calling for a renewed effort at a common European military force. A year ago this month, General Vincenzo Camporini, former ...

Seven profitless months have passed since six Western European nations signed treaties with each other for the creation of a European Defense Community. The treaties provide for a common 43 division ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - The European Union should move toward forming a common army, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a newspaper interview published on Friday. Asked how she saw the EU developing ...