EU military HQ for Operation Althea, March 4, 2016 (photo: European External Action Service)
Germany would support Brussels as a headquarters of an EU army if and when the bloc’s military force is formed, according to media reports Sunday.
A spokesperson for the German defense ministry told the Sunday edition of Franfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper that a “permanent strategic EU headquarters should be built in Brussels,” where the union’s main institutions are also located.
“The command of a Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) mission requires an appropriate proximity to political institutions,” the official said.
Germany would support Brussels as a headquarters of an EU army if and when the bloc’s military force is formed, according to media reports Sunday.
