CAVOK@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 10 days agoWhy It’s Time to Reconsider a European Armywww.csis.orgexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up1208arrow-down13
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minus-squaretruthfultemporarily@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·9 days agoHere is my problem: EU gets invaded by Russia, vote is called to mobilize. Hungary says no.
minus-squareDon Antonio Magino@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·9 days agoIf shit really hits the fan, noone will give a shit about formalities, and especially about Hungary.
minus-squareRedPandaRaider@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 days agoNo veto rights for single member states regarding the army would help.
minus-squareSloganLessons@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 days agoI’m under the impression that the idea of an unified EU army is that they would be able to act independently in case of an attack, no need for votes or bureaucracy. If that’s not the case, then yeah that’s a problem
minus-squaretruthfultemporarily@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 days agomaybe if we start with a “Territorial Defense Force” first, and they just have standing orders, it would work.
Here is my problem: EU gets invaded by Russia, vote is called to mobilize. Hungary says no.
If shit really hits the fan, noone will give a shit about formalities, and especially about Hungary.
No veto rights for single member states regarding the army would help.
I’m under the impression that the idea of an unified EU army is that they would be able to act independently in case of an attack, no need for votes or bureaucracy.
If that’s not the case, then yeah that’s a problem
maybe if we start with a “Territorial Defense Force” first, and they just have standing orders, it would work.