In November 2018 German chancellor Angela Merkel and President Emmanuel Macron of France announced that they would support the creation of a European army. Ms. Merkel said that the EU should rely less on the U.S. for military support and that “Europeans should take our fate more into our own hands if we want to survive as a European community.” Ms. Merkley said the army would not oppose NATO. President Marcon said the army is needed to protect the EU against China, Russia and the United States. Proponents argue that the EU lacks a united defence force to handle sudden conflicts outside of NATO. Opponents question how the army would fund itself since many EU countries spend less than 2% of their GDP on defence.
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Response rates from 5.4k Left voters.
29% Yes |
71% No |
29% Yes |
71% No |
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Unique answers from Left voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9ZCJZ9B2wks2W
No I absolutely hate the idea that army’s exist….grown men and women should be able to sit and talk abt disagreements between country’s instead of needing an army for war
@8Y7975Z3yrs3Y
No, but it is a good idea for EU armed forces to co-operate on actions and missions where there is a common EU interest and where it might not be appropriate for the UN to be involved
@8J2LNT24yrs4Y
We must dismantle those parties on the left that means we must look at a progressive European Army
@8HCMDHD4yrs4Y
Yes- but for peace keeping duties only.
@9D2WRN41yr1Y
Yes if countries can still control there individual armys and the EU army should work like UN peacekeepers
@962KL2Y2yrs2Y
Yes, but only if the European Army can safely replace NATO
@96ZHD972yrs2Y
I would need to see how it acts out first
@93R6F3W2yrs2Y
Yes, and then every national army should be disarmed
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