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Spain urges EU to speed up joint army amid U.S. tensions, stressing defense unity without replacing NATO.
Spain is pushing the EU to accelerate plans for a joint army amid rising tensions over U.S. President Trump’s remarks about Greenland, urging deeper defense integration to strengthen Europe’s strategic autonomy.
Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares emphasized consolidating defense assets, merging the EU’s defense industry, and forming a coalition of willing nations to enhance collective deterrence.
He stressed the force would complement NATO, not replace it, and argued unified action would be more effective than fragmented national armies.
The call comes ahead of an emergency EU meeting, despite Trump’s later claim of a NATO dialogue framework.
España insta a la UE a acelerar el ejército conjunto en medio de las tensiones estadounidenses, haciendo hincapié en la unidad de defensa sin sustituir a la OTAN.