What Europeans Think About Replacing NATO with a European Army – A Survey

There is no clear consensus among European citizens in favor of replacing NATO with a purely European defense organization, despite declining trust in the United States.

This is evidenced by the results of the latest survey by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). 

According to European Truth, only 29% of respondents consider such a move to be the right one, while 28% oppose it. At the same time, the majority of Europeans surveyed have not yet formed an opinion on this issue.

Source: European Truth.

French President Emmanuel Macron has proposed that European politicians join an initiative to create a “European army” in order to develop their own solutions for a joint response in theaters of war. In effect, he echoed Angela Merkel’s remarks following the 2017 G7 summit that Europe must take its fate into its own hands, as the U.S. will no longer be a reliable partner.