A few months after calling for the creation of a joint European army, German Chancellor Angela Merkel reiterated that her country would be problematic in such an army. Merkel explained aspects of Germany that make her "a partner is not easy."
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in Greece on Friday (January 11, 2019) that she believed it would be too long to form a joint European army, pointing out that one of the reasons is also Germany itself.
"We in Germany will be a big problem in the formation of a joint European army, because every military intervention by our country must be approved by parliament," Merkel said during a meeting with students of the German school in Athens on Friday as part of her two-day visit to Greece. "Of course, the other countries will say, 'Oh hell, they go to Parliament every time and have to ask whether parliamentarians agree or not - can I trust such a partner, do I trust such a state?'
Merkel added that such a problem also exists with regard to joint armament systems, which must be developed for a common European army, as well as for the possibility of export, stating: "Germany has strict rules applied to the arms we give, because of its past Also, we are not an easy partner. "
Merkel said it would be difficult for France, for example, if a tank or aircraft is manufactured jointly, and then one of the two countries wanted to export later, the other partner might say, for example, that we do not want to export to Turkey or Saudi Arabia. By partners.
In November, the German chancellor endorsed the idea of a joint European army and said in a speech to the European Parliament in Strasbourg: "We must work on this idea, and one day we will also create a real European army."
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