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Could an EU army be founded soon? And if so what would that mean for Ireland?
Claims around the potential for an EU army have been prominent in the election debate
No candidate was in favour of a European army.
RTÉ’s The Week in Politics saw five candidates debating the issue today.
French President Emmanuel Macron is pushing for the creation of a nine-country European force.
As EU military and defence spending skyrockets, Ireland’s commitment to defence co-operation compromises its neutrality, writes Luke Ming Flanagan, MEP
Leo Varadkar failed to rule out Ireland signing up to a joint defence pact with EU countries.
Sinn Féin’s Matt Carthy says, “This is very clearly another step towards the creation of an EU army.”
It became a topic of conversation this week across Europe.
This week the EU and Nato made their first ever joint declaration on security.
Gerry Adams has said an EU army will eventually be created and that it would threaten Ireland’s neutrality if we were involved in its missions.
Adams questioned the future of Irish neutrality as the EU plans to increase spending on weapons.