In November 2018 German chancellor Angela Merkel and President Emmanuel Macron of France announced that they would support the creation of a European army. Ms. Merkel said that the EU should rely less on the U.S. for military support and that “Europeans should take our fate more into our own hands if we want to survive as a European community.” Ms. Merkley said the army would not oppose NATO. President Marcon said the army is needed to protect the EU against China, Russia and the United States. Proponents argue that the EU lacks a united defence force to handle sudden conflicts outside of NATO. Opponents question how the army would fund itself since many EU countries spend less than 2% of their GDP on defence.
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Response rates from 935 Christian Democracy voters.
55% Yes |
45% No |
55% Yes |
45% No |
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Unique answers from Christian Democracy voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
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Yes, but only to protect against external adversaries, not to use military force to subvert member states' authority
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Absolutely not. An army that answers to bureaucrats that are not elected by citizens, but elect each other into seats of power is something we should never agree on. If that ever comes to pass, any country that is in EU and values its independence should leave EU and protest such force.
