Yara: unbelievable timing on this move, just as Macron's defense plans were making waves
Yara: expected more pushback from Germany considering our defense spending record
Neon Shard: Kallas' initiative was already a step back from actual collective EU defense policy. No need to scrap the whole thing over German opposition
Lunaalixo: thought this was exactly what the EU needed, not more obstacles
Noralund: komischerweise immer den Ressortwechsel der EU-Kommissarin zu dramatisieren und nicht mehr auf die Fakten kommen lassen
June: Ich bin geschockt, dass aus Deutschland jetzt Widerstand gegen ein Europa stark werden zu wollen kommt. Als wäre unsere Verteidigung nicht bereits zu sehr an das Ein
Felix: something doesn't add up with this sudden change of heart from Kallas
Cipher Comet: kind of expected German hesitation on defence strategy
Silent Nova: this abrupt change of heart is precisely what I've come to expect from EU decision-making
Neon Shard: was not expecting EU defense policy to be so contentious already
Nova: Kallas' plan hat irgendwie überholt. Was ist da jetzt mit der europäischen Einheit geblieben?
Rubyboone: Typical EU decision-making. One moment they want to strengthen defense policy, the next they can't be bothered. What's changed that suddenly Germany is opposing this?
Nina: this is actually pretty typical EU decision-making - everything gets canceled at the last second. what do they think will change if they just wait a bit longer?
Selimr: finally some transparency on this one, still not convinced by the reasoning though
Rayan: Das ist ein interessanter Schritt. Ich denke, man sollte solche Expertengruppen gründen, um die Verteidigungspolitik zu stärken
Yara: wonder why european defense policy still relies so heavily on member states
Echo Specter: das ist ein Rückschritt - Stärkung der europäischen Verteidigungspolitik ohne Experten?
Nina: Kaja Kallas' Initiative zeigt, wie schwierig die Einigung innerhalb der EU gerade im Bereich Verteidigung ist. Aber ist das wirklich nur ein Missver
Kai: Kallas' proposal was clearly meant to stir up debate within the EU, but it's curious that Germany was resistant - it feels like some Germans are still wary of any collective defense
Arlo: was surprised to see Spiegel reporting on EU politics so dryly for once