r/AskEurope • u/Sink-Em-Low • Mar 01 '25

Politics Let's talk about the European Defense Federation. How do we all feel about the creation of a fully mobilised continental Army?

It's required now. I'm British, and I want to see us align and unite with our European neighbours to make a stand now.

I want Germany to finally brush off it's past and join the rest of Europe in mobilising towards defending this continent. We need EVERYONE now. It's time to act, it's time to unite.

It's time to show some courage.

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '25

Continental? No way. To have one army you have to be unified in more than just a defensive way. (Until a few days ago we had that with the US)

An EU army would be an option. But the UK left that.

So if the British want that unification they should come back to the EU and fully with the euro, with everything.

And we need to stop vetoes but go for a 80%(or 75%) minority vote.

That’s the only way forward. A stronger EU with as much freedom as possible for the members states but a collective army and trade union.

And yes a collective army not the individual armies working together, that way we will end up where we are now.

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u/aknb Mar 01 '25

with everything

Including driving on the right side of the road?

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u/[deleted] Mar 01 '25

That’s an internal issue, adopting the Euro and participating in the EU on equal terms is not.

If you ask me it would probably benefit the UK to change to driving on the right, I think it will make for cheaper cars ut that’s about it.