Former Italian prime minister and ex European Commission president Romano Prodi on Wednesday said a proposed ReArm plan launched by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to boost Europe's defence capabilities needs to be a first step towards a European government.
"It makes no sense to arm ourselves without a unitary policy" and "thus this must be a first step towards a European government including in its functions defence, like all governments around the world", said Prodi, who gave a speech on the 'Present and future of Europe' at the University of Florence Wednesday.
"We must not think that this can replace the future job of having a real European government", Prodi concluded.
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