A large majority of Austrians are in favour of a common European army, a poll has found.
The survey, presented on Thursday (19 February) by the Austrian society for European Politics, found that 75% of those asked would like such an army.
Of these, 42% would be in favour of just having a European army to replace all national armies.
Austria, along with Finland, Sweden and Ireland, is one of the neutral member states of the European Union.
The survey asked around 1000 A...
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