EUROPEAN INTERVENTION INITIATIVE VS COMMON EUROPEAN ARMY
Neno Hristov
Assoc. Prof. D.Sc. (National Security), Ph.D., Military Academy „G. S. Rakovski“, Sofia, Bulgaria, neno.hristov@gmail.com
Abstract
European Intervention Initiative is different from the EU initiative on Permanent Structured Cooperation in the Field of Defense (PESCO) and the idea of creating a common European army. Undertaking additional commitments jeopardizes the implementation of strategic priorities for the countries and further exacerbates the fragile and insufficient military budgets.
Keywords: European Intervention Initiative, NATO, armed forces.
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