BOMBSHELL ADMISSION: Eurocrat Reveals Bloc's Defence Plans ARE Designed to Create EU Army

BOMBSHELL ADMISSION: Eurocrat Reveals Bloc’s Defence Plans ARE Designed to Create EU Army
by NICK GUTTERIDGE, BRUSSELS CORRESPONDENT, http://www.express.co.uk/
A SENIOR eurocrat last night made the stunning admission that Brussels’ new defence policies are ultimately being used as a backdoor way of creating its own EU army.
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Gunther Oettinger, the bloc’s finance chief and a close confidante of Angela Merkel, said his “dream” of a euro force will be achieved incrementally through the slow entanglement of European militaries. The German eurocrat, who appeared on the podium next to Mrs Merkel as she delivered her election victory speech on Sunday, added the EU’s current defence plans are the “first step” on that journey.
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His frank outburst will be greeted with dismay by other senior EU officials, including foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini, who have tried to portray the ‘Defence Union’ in a more friendly light as a simple way of improving cooperation. Speaking about the proposals back in March, the Italian eurocrat said: “It is not the European army – I know this is the label that is going around – but it is a more effective way of handling our military work.”
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