Zurich: Prior to a day of meetings in Davos, Spain’s Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares told Reuters on Wednesday that Spain is pushing the EU to proceed toward building a joint army for the bloc as a deterrent tactic. The foreign minister stated that in order to fully integrate its military industry, the area should first concentrate on gathering its tangible assets before organizing a coalition of the willing.
A joint effort would be more efficient than 27 separate national armies,” Albares added, adding that the possibility of gathering a critical mass as a bloc was greater than on a national level. The question of whether European population would be willing to assemble militarily is a “legitimate debate.
The remarks coincide with an urgent gathering of EU leaders in Brussels later on Thursday to plan a coordinated reaction to US President Trump’s plans to purchase or conquer Greenland. Despite Trump’s social media declaration that he and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte had “formed the framework of a deal,” a Council official confirmed late on Wednesday that the summit will still take place.
Albares emphasized that the goal of such an army was not to replace NATO, highlighting the significance of the transatlantic alliance, following a meeting in Delhi on Wednesday with his Indian colleague Subrahmanyam Jaishankar that included discussions on closer defence cooperation.
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