EU Military Pact - NATO Bye Bye ? Bloc forging ahead with its military integration to shake off US dependence

EU Military Pact: Ending participation in US Military adventures?

It took 70 years, but the European Union finally signed a pact today  (Nov. 13) agreeing to integrate military funding, weapons development, and deployment of European defenses. In a way, creating a unified mega army.

US president’s Donald Trump’s frequent accusations that EU countries do not pay enough into NATO has been one catalyst for them move forward with a unified plan for military cooperation. The other is that it could legitimately diminish the bloc’s dependence on US military support.

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, called the pact “historic” as “the real problem is not how much we spend, it is the fact we spend in a fragmented manner.” She also said it would strengthen the work of the US-led Nato.

Most positive is that it will provide the EU with an independent military policy which is not dependent on US foreign military strategies.

Read more: EU army: Bloc forging ahead with its military integration to shake off US dependence — Quartz