UK will oppose EU army plans, Fallon says

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has said that the UK will oppose any attempts to create an EU army because it could ‘undermine’ the role of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato).

The news come as France and Germany are set to make the case for increased military co-operation at an informal meeting in the Slovakian capital.

Fallon maintained that the UK remains committed to Europe’s security despite the vote to leave the EU.

He added: “But we're going to continue to oppose any idea of an EU army, or an EU army headquarters which would simply undermine Nato.

"Nato must remain the cornerstone of our defence and the defence of Europe."

"There is no majority here for an EU army. There are a number of other countries who believe with us that that cuts across the sovereignty of individual nation states."

"We agree that Europe needs to do more, it's facing terrorism, it's facing migration, but simply duplicating or undermining Nato is the wrong way to do it."