The difficult construction of a powerful European defence

"Granted, we are far from being able to speak of Europe as a major military power. Nonetheless, several preliminary steps have been discreetly taken in the past few years", explains Darío Valcárcel, referring in particular to the creation of the Military Staff of the European Union (EUMS). "There exists a transversal Europeanism that 80 % of the political class embraces, conservatives and socialists included. These Europeans believe that nothing can advance without a common defence. EU law, the single currency and cohesion are to be protected by a defence policy that can guarantee respect of treaties. The slow evolution of national armies towards a trans-national agreement demands urgent decisions. This means defining how it can evolve, within which limits and with which mandate."

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