Send to Kindle
EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker speaks during a plenary session of the EU Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, 25 February 2015. EPA/BGNES
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has called for the creation of a European army to react credibly to threats to the EU member states or their neighbours.
"Such an army would help us to build a common foreign and security policy, as well as jointly assume the responsibilities of Europe in the world," RIA Novosti quoted Juncker as saying in an interview for Germany's Welt am Sonntag published on Sunday.
Juncker added that creating joint European armed forces would send a signal to Russia that the EU is "serious about upholding” its values.
On June 12, Ukraine’s General Staff announced a significant milestone in the war with Russia - over one million Russian troops have been killed or wounded since the start of the full-scale invasion
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio extended congratulations to the Russian people on the occasion of Russia Day, marked annually on June 12
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has dismissed fears that the war in Ukraine might escalate into a global war
Despite Ukraine’s recent military success targeting Russian aircraft, Russian President Vladimir Putin has shown no real inclination to engage in meaningful peace talks
Russia could be capable of launching an attack against NATO within the next five years
Russia has claimed that its ongoing operations in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Oblast are part of efforts to establish a so-called "buffer zone" inside Ukrainian territory
President Rumen Radev’s recent statement that 18 of the 27 EU member states held referendums on their accession under the condition of adopting the euro does not hold up against the facts
Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras has once again voiced his support for elevating the euro’s role in the global financial system
Latvian MEP Ivars Ijabs from the "Renew Europe" group believes that Bulgaria’s plans to adopt the euro are a positive move, both for its citizens and its economy
Thousands of people gathered in Budapest on Tuesday in a protest against the government of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban
Austria will hold three days of national mourning following the deadly school shooting in the city of Graz
War is no longer a distant or unimaginable prospect
Borderless Bulgaria: How Schengen Benefits Are Transforming Trade and Logistics
Bulgaria's Mortality Rate Remains Highest in Europe
