EUs Kallas Rejects Calls for European Army, Urges Stronger NATO Coordination

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas reviews an honor guard upon her arrival at the Itamaraty Palace for a meeting with Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira, in Brasilia, on Sept. 19, 2025. Photo by Evaristo Sa/AFPEuropean Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has rejected calls for a Europe-wide army, warning that establishing a parallel force alongside NATO would risk confusion in times of crisis and could prove “extremely dangerous.”Speaking at the Oslo Security Conference in Norway on Feb. 2, Kallas said proposals for a European army fail to account for the practical realities of command and defense budgeting.