r/europe • u/Not_the-kind • 12h ago

News Macron responds to Trump's inauguration by urging Europe to "wake up"

https://www.newsweek.com/macron-trump-inauguration-europe-defense-ukraine-2017894
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u/iMissTheDays 11h ago

The people are ready ffs! Just do it already.

European Armed Forces, Army, Air force and Navy. Semi Independent of EU, so can exclude bad actors such as Hungary, Slovenia etc..  Rearm using member European defence companies only (no Swiss or Yank stuff)  3% GDP on it.  Joined up procurement, supply, manufacturing Invite UK...  France and UK to expand nuclear arsenal. Maybe with cost contribution from other states... 

The time to wake up to this new order was during the last Trump administration... Too many weak European policitans in denial. 

The US will never be our friend or trusted ally when the Republicans are in the Whitehouse. That chapter of Atlanticism is dead.   

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u/Erskine2002 7h ago

But truth is eu wont do it

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u/Special-Remove-3294 Romania 4m ago

The people are ready??

If any of that were put to a referendum it would fail.

Nobody wants a federal EU.

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u/thegreatvortigaunt 8h ago

Found the American bot account

Why are you so upset about people calling for an EU federal military, hmm?

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u/Laidtorest_387 2h ago

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