Defence integration.
Irish voters are already open to increased military spending. Once you have conceded that point, everything else likely falls into place.
Keogan lashes EU Army idea
For those in Ireland who ferociously oppose things like “an EU army”, then the basic reality is that Donald Trump’s policies on Ukraine and EU defence make that kind of thing vastly more likely.
If Von Der Leyen is exceeding her constitutional remit – and she is – then that should not be a surprise. It is the natural consequence of creating her position in the first place
Objectively incorrect.
A new political party in Ireland is calling for the EU to be made into a superstate, complete with its own government, army and constitution, and plans to run in the next election. VoltEuropa, which was established in Hamburg, Germany in 2018, is a pan-European party with factions and chapters across numerous EU member states […]
Diplomat Ray Bassett talks about his run for the Seanad, Ireland’s 12.5% corporation tax, an EU Army, Euroscepticism, & more.