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.

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

European Union Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius calls for a standing military force to enhance Europe’s defense ...

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

MUNICH (AP) — Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday the time has come for the creation of an “armed forces of Europe” because the U.S. may no longer be counted on to support Europe.

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.

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 ...

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 ...