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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has suggested the founding of an EU army. — Reuters pic
ROME, Jan 7 — The European Union should form its own combined army that could play a role in peacekeeping and preventing conflict, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said.
In an interview with Italian newspaper La Stampa, Tajani said that closer European cooperation on defence was a priority for the Forza Italia party that he leads.
“If we want to be peacekeepers in the world, we need a European military. And this is a fundamental precondition to be able to have an effective European foreign policy,” he said in an interview published today.
“In a world with powerful players like the United States, China, India, Russia - with crises from the Middle East to the Indo-Pacific - Italian, German, French or Slovenian citizens can only be protected by something that already exists, namely the European Union,” he added.
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European defence cooperation has risen up the political agenda since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost two years ago.
However, efforts have been more focused on Nato expansion, with EU nation Finland joining the alliance last year and Sweden also on track to become a member.
Tajani also said the 27-nation EU should streamline its leadership and have a single presidency, rather than the current structure of a European Council president and a European Commission president.
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The foreign minister became leader of Forza Italia following the death of Silvio Berlusconi last year.
European Parliament elections in June will be the first gauge of the party’s popularity after the loss of its charismatic former leader. — Reuters
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