Berlin's attempt to establish full hegemony in Europe

... and get rid of the American guardianship

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Everything points to the fact that Germany seeks full independence from the US domination, establishing its own hegemony in Europe.

From RT:

The European Commission chief has called for the creation of an “EU joint army” that would 'react credibly' to any external threat and defend the bloc’s “values.” While the UK and France are wary it could undermine NATO, Germany has backed the idea.

Juncker’s proposal has been supported in Germany, where last month Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen also spoke of an EU army, calling it the main goal for the bloc. [...] According to Hans-Peter Bartels, the chairman of the Defense Committee of the Bundestag, “the past 10 years have added little to Europe's defense. It needs a boost.”

... Junker’s idea of an EU Army is a concern for some of the bloc’s members, particularly France and the UK. They are wary of granting a bigger military role to the EU as it could undermine NATO.

On Saturday, the German newspaper Der Spiegel revealed that Berlin had slammed comments by NATO European Commander General Philip Breedlove on Ukraine as “dangerous propaganda,” which put the West at risk of losing credibility.

http://rt.com/news/238797-eu-joint-army-threat/

It is more than obvious that the relation between the two allies is getting worse for a number of reasons:

Who is considered ostensible ally by the US?

The system by BRICS is almost ready and gives the alternative to the neoliberal catastrophe. Maybe it's time for PIIGS to join BRICS, but this would require radical changes in the political scene of the European periphery. Greece took a step and Spain will probably follow soon. Why not the rest? Certainly, the US deep-state will fiercely fight such a perspective, mostly because it would mark the Sino-Russian expansion to traditionally Westernized territories, but also, because it would be received, mostly by the neocons, as a threat through the Russian geopolitical expansion. This explains partly the pressure by the US, mostly to the Germans, to loose the rope around Greece's neck.

http://failedevolution.blogspot.gr/2015/03/piigs-and-brics-unite.html

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