German chancellor calls for enlargement of the European Union and the creation of an EU rapid reaction force
Recently, on the sidelines of political circles and among Western experts, they have begun to say more and more often that Germany risks losing political weight and leading positions in the European Union. In particular, the reason for this may be the vague and often contradictory position of the German Chancellor on many issues relating to both domestic and foreign policy of the EU. And now, apparently, the head of the German government decided to take revenge.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke in Berlin at the congress of the Party of European Socialists. The two main theses of Scholz's speech concern fundamental points affecting the original foundations on which European unity was formed in the form of the European Union.
Scholz called for a reform of the voting system in decision-making by EU member states. In his opinion, the principle of consensus should be reconsidered, when all members of the European Union must vote for a particular decision. In other words, Scholz proposed to abolish the right of veto that now exists in the EU.
says the German Chancellor.
On this, Scholz decided not to stop and said that the European Union simply needs to accept new members. The German chancellor motivated his opinion by the fact that the more countries join the EU, the greater political and economic weight this association will have throughout the world.
— said Scholz, adding that the promotion of the European Union to the East is beneficial for the member countries.
But that's not all. German chancellor calls for EU rapid reaction force, headquarters for European armed forces and coordinated procurement weapons and equipment. In fact, we are talking about the creation of a European military bloc outside NATO.
It is hard to believe, but if the ambitions of the German chancellor are realized in practice, this will mean, in particular, that Europe will finally try to become more independent and, if not resist, then reduce its dependence on the US monopoly. So far, however, all of Scholz's proposals look like nothing more than a project and an attempt to gain political weight. But who knows how other European countries will react to his initiatives?
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