EU moves step closer to creating its own army
Jerome Hughes
Press TV, Brussels
At present, the 27 nations in the European Union spend 1.5% of their economic output on weapons and troops. That is about to increase significantly because EU ministers, meeting in Brussels, have just adopted their Strategic Compass following two years of negotiations.
In his press conference, Borrell highlighted that, combined, EU nations already spend four times more than Russia on military capabilities, but that is still not enough, he said.
He insists the bloc's military plan will not undermine NATO. Many analysts say there is no doubt that it will, but that is not a bad thing as NATO is driven by an aggressive US foreign policy, they suggest.
Foreign and defense ministers are in the process of creating an EU army. They say the conflict in Ukraine proves the importance of such a move.
When opinion polls are carried out, most citizens always agree they do not want more money being spent on war machines.
There is also resistance to the huge amounts of money being spent by the 30 countries that make up the NATO military alliance.
NATO and EU leaders will hold summits later this week here in the Belgian capital. Peace activists are calling for greater diplomatic efforts by them to end the bloodshed in Ukraine.
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