East StratCom disinformation claim:

The plans for a common EU army are aimed at depriving member states of their sovereignty. There plans were renewed during the annual conference of Bilderberg group.

Documentation for claim

Čistá a plánovaná zrada: Společná armáda EU. Dovršení ztráty naší státní suverenity upečeno na Bilderbergu. Více muslimů do Evropy? Odzbrojení států i jednotlivců je nezbytné. Historie naléhavě varuje | PROTIPROUD
published by PROTIPROUD – kontrarevoluční magazín Petra Hájka

Period/date: 13. July 2016

Debunk claim:

Groundless conspiracy theory. Any member state would have a veto on any such plans: https://fullfact.org/europe/hunt-eu-army/

Documentation for the debunk

The hunt for an EU army – Full Fact
published by Full Fact

Additional information

This information is reported by European Values Think-Tank in Disinformation Review issue 35. The item is located at row number 45 in the report.

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