Make EU a military power, says Brussels: Officials reveal proposals amid growing animosity between the bloc and Donald Trump

‘The EU should be transformed into a ‘military power’ amid growing animosity between the bloc and Donald Trump, Brussels chiefs said yesterday.
Revealing proposals to create a Brussels-led defence force in the aftermath of Brexit, officials called for the bloc to ‘act alone’ in global conflicts.
The move comes just days after German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the EU could no longer fully rely on America as a partner.
It will also raise fears about the future of the NATO military alliance, which the vast majority of EU countries already belong to, as the UK cuts its ties with the bloc.
In a blueprint setting out its ideas for centralised defence co-operation within the bloc, the European Commission said member states could integrate their armies and weapon-buying programmes.’
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