Foreign ministers from France and Germany presented the radical proposals to do away with individual member states’ armies, criminal law systems and central banks, it has been reported.
The blueprint suggests the 27 states in the bloc would also lose what is left of their paltry powers to control their own borders, including the procedure for admitting and relocation refugees, according to reports by Polish media.
Instead all powers would be transferred to Brussels under the controversial plans.
In a foreword to the nine-page report seen by the Daily Express, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault said: “Our countries share a common destiny and a common set of values… that give rise to an even closer union between our citizens.
“We will therefore strive for a political union in Europe and invite the next Europeans to participate in this venture.”
The plans have been branded an “ultimatum” designed to create a European “superstate dominated by large nations” by Polish state broadcaster TVP.
Poland’s foreign minister Witold Waszczykowski said: “This is not a good solution, of course, because from the time the EU was invented a lot has changed.“The mood in European societies is different. Europe and our voters do not want to give the Union over into the hands of technocrats.”
Poland had always been an ally of the UK’s when it came to fighting creeping federalism in the EU.
The spectre of an EU army was raised by Brexiteers as a reason to quit the EU. In the wake of a vote for Brexit, EU chiefs have been more brazen about their desire to form and EU army.
In a document titled ‘EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy’, Europe’s chief diplomat said the Brussels bloc must be able to “repel, to respond and to protect”.
While the paper stops short of explicitly calling for an EU army, it does suggest its members should work more closely on defence matters.
The paper states: “We, as Europeans, need to take on a greater responsibility for our own security.
“We need to be ready and able to repel, respond and to protect ourselves against aggression, provocations and destabilisation.”
Source: EU unveils plans for ‘giant superstate’ just days after Britain voted Brexit – The Sun