A EUROPEAN Union army is to be built post-Brexit after leaders revealed Britain was the sole reason it had not already happened.
Czech Republic Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said on Monday the soon to be 27-member club needs to come up with a joint military force to face increasing threats from terrorism, Russia aggression and the unparalleled influx of refugees.
Speaking to a meeting of Czech diplomats in Prague, he said a common EU army should not compete with NATO but should make the EU a "more actionable and reliable partner".
Mr Sobotka joins a growing number of European leaders and officials who are calling to intensify military integration following the Brexit vote and terrorist attacks across Europe this summer.
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