Berlin (AFP) - European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker on Sunday called for the creation of an EU army in the wake of rising tensions with Russia.
Juncker said the force could help counter new threats beyond the bloc's borders and defend European "values", in an interview with Germany's Welt am Sonntag newspaper.
"You would not create a European army to use it immediately," he was quoted as saying.
"But a common army among the Europeans would convey to Russia that we are serious about defending the values of the European Union." ...
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