During the EU referendum campaign, the Remoaners said that the EU isn't wanting to create its own military and that such a thing is just "Brexiteer scaremongering."
Which, of course, means that the EU is wanting to create its own military.
The EU will have to do so without its largest military power, which is on the way out of the Union.
Juncker proposes EU military headquarters
BBC News
14 September 2016
Mr Juncker said an EU military force would be a complement to Nato
The European Union needs a military headquarters to work towards a common military force, the Commission president has told MEPs in Strasbourg.
Jean-Claude Juncker said the lack of a "permanent structure" resulted in money being wasted on missions.
Part of his annual state of the union address was devoted to the UK's unexpected vote to leave the EU.
He insisted that the bloc was not at risk and urged Brexit negotiations to take place as quickly as possible.
Mr Juncker warned that the UK could not expect selective "a la carte" access to the internal market without accepting free movement of people.
The single market has dominated the Brexit debate in the UK. Prime Minister Theresa May distanced herself from remarks by Brexit minister David Davis when he said remaining in the single market would be "very improbable" if it meant giving up control of British borders.
The Brexit vote has given added impetus to plans for greater defence co-operation, because the UK has always objected to the potential conflict of interest with Nato.
But Mr Juncker said a common military force "should be in complement to Nato". "More defence in Europe doesn't mean less transatlantic solidarity."
A European Defence Fund would stimulate military research and development, he said.
Mr Juncker admitted the EU was facing an "existential crisis", but he said it had to deliver "concrete results" in response - highlighting priorities including ensuring stability, security and tackling social injustice.
He urged a renewed focus on the EU as a "driving force that can bring about unification, for instance in Cyprus".
"Above all, Europe means peace. It is no coincidence that the longest period of peace began with the formation of the European community," he said.
Splits in the Union had led to "galloping populism" and Europe had to be protected from them, he said.
In a blunt criticism of recent attacks on immigrants in the UK, he said he would "never accept Polish workers being beaten up and harassed on the streets of Essex".
EU leaders meet in Slovakia's capital Bratislava on Friday - without UK Prime Minister Theresa May.
Tusk's warning
Late on Tuesday, their leader in the European Council - Donald Tusk - made his own intervention into the debate on the EU's future.
In a letter traditionally written to leaders ahead of a summit, Mr Tusk suggested the EU should be mindful of its own ambitions in light of the Brexit vote.
"The keys to a healthy balance between the priorities of member states and those of the Union lie in national capitals," Mr Tusk said.
"The institutions should support the priorities as agreed among member states, and not impose their own ones."
That remark contrasted with Mr Juncker's insistence on Wednesday that "too often, national interests are brought to the fore" in Europe.
There were several other themes in Mr Juncker's speech, including:
The Union's role in maintaining stability and sharing the burden of economic downturn, such as, he proposed, doubling investment in the EU to €500bn (£425bn; $560bn) in the next five years and creating an investment fund for Africa
The need for solidarity in the Union - he urged protection for unaccompanied minors migrating to the EU - but said this must "come from the heart" and could not "be forced or imposed"
Promoting security including strengthening the EU's borders and promoting greater security co-operation between member states, as well as greater military centralisation.
Upbeat message - BBC News Europe editor Katya Adler, Strasbourg
Jean-Claude Juncker and his team agonised over the wording of Wednesday's speech.
The UK's vote to leave the EU is undoubtedly one of the biggest crises the bloc has ever faced but Mr Juncker was determined not to dwell on it.
There were few words on Brexit. His main message: "The European project continues. Let's choose to look forward. Be positive."
Applause resounded around the chamber of the European Parliament but how will the voters outside react?
Are they even listening? The drumbeat of nationalist, Eurosceptic populism reverberates around the continent. Public trust in the establishment is low - whether traditional politicans, bankers or EU bureaucrats - and Mr Juncker is an unelected president.
How did MEPs react?
Mr Farage accused the European Commission president of "sticking to dogma"
Anti-EU MEPs lined up to criticise Mr Juncker's rallying cry.
UKIP' Nigel Farage said it was "the usual recipe: more Europe, in this particular case, more military Europe''.
Peter Lundgren of the anti-migrant Sweden Democrats said his country had always been neutral militarily. "We don't want to be forced into this type of military co-operation," he said.
But Belgium's Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament's lead negotiator on Brexit, said the EU still offered the "cure" for "the cancer of nationalism".
What is the EU Commission president's state of the union address?
The president of the European Commission, the executive body of the EU, has delivered an annual state of the union address since 2010.
Modelled on the annual speech by the US president, its aim is to report on the condition of the EU and outline a future legislative agenda.
Juncker proposes EU military headquarters - BBC News
Which, of course, means that the EU is wanting to create its own military.
The EU will have to do so without its largest military power, which is on the way out of the Union.
Juncker proposes EU military headquarters
BBC News
14 September 2016
Mr Juncker said an EU military force would be a complement to Nato
The European Union needs a military headquarters to work towards a common military force, the Commission president has told MEPs in Strasbourg.
Jean-Claude Juncker said the lack of a "permanent structure" resulted in money being wasted on missions.
Part of his annual state of the union address was devoted to the UK's unexpected vote to leave the EU.
He insisted that the bloc was not at risk and urged Brexit negotiations to take place as quickly as possible.
Mr Juncker warned that the UK could not expect selective "a la carte" access to the internal market without accepting free movement of people.
The single market has dominated the Brexit debate in the UK. Prime Minister Theresa May distanced herself from remarks by Brexit minister David Davis when he said remaining in the single market would be "very improbable" if it meant giving up control of British borders.
The Brexit vote has given added impetus to plans for greater defence co-operation, because the UK has always objected to the potential conflict of interest with Nato.
But Mr Juncker said a common military force "should be in complement to Nato". "More defence in Europe doesn't mean less transatlantic solidarity."
A European Defence Fund would stimulate military research and development, he said.
Mr Juncker admitted the EU was facing an "existential crisis", but he said it had to deliver "concrete results" in response - highlighting priorities including ensuring stability, security and tackling social injustice.
He urged a renewed focus on the EU as a "driving force that can bring about unification, for instance in Cyprus".
"Above all, Europe means peace. It is no coincidence that the longest period of peace began with the formation of the European community," he said.
Splits in the Union had led to "galloping populism" and Europe had to be protected from them, he said.
In a blunt criticism of recent attacks on immigrants in the UK, he said he would "never accept Polish workers being beaten up and harassed on the streets of Essex".
EU leaders meet in Slovakia's capital Bratislava on Friday - without UK Prime Minister Theresa May.
Tusk's warning
Late on Tuesday, their leader in the European Council - Donald Tusk - made his own intervention into the debate on the EU's future.
In a letter traditionally written to leaders ahead of a summit, Mr Tusk suggested the EU should be mindful of its own ambitions in light of the Brexit vote.
"The keys to a healthy balance between the priorities of member states and those of the Union lie in national capitals," Mr Tusk said.
"The institutions should support the priorities as agreed among member states, and not impose their own ones."
That remark contrasted with Mr Juncker's insistence on Wednesday that "too often, national interests are brought to the fore" in Europe.
There were several other themes in Mr Juncker's speech, including:
The Union's role in maintaining stability and sharing the burden of economic downturn, such as, he proposed, doubling investment in the EU to €500bn (£425bn; $560bn) in the next five years and creating an investment fund for Africa
The need for solidarity in the Union - he urged protection for unaccompanied minors migrating to the EU - but said this must "come from the heart" and could not "be forced or imposed"
Promoting security including strengthening the EU's borders and promoting greater security co-operation between member states, as well as greater military centralisation.
Upbeat message - BBC News Europe editor Katya Adler, Strasbourg
Jean-Claude Juncker and his team agonised over the wording of Wednesday's speech.
The UK's vote to leave the EU is undoubtedly one of the biggest crises the bloc has ever faced but Mr Juncker was determined not to dwell on it.
There were few words on Brexit. His main message: "The European project continues. Let's choose to look forward. Be positive."
Applause resounded around the chamber of the European Parliament but how will the voters outside react?
Are they even listening? The drumbeat of nationalist, Eurosceptic populism reverberates around the continent. Public trust in the establishment is low - whether traditional politicans, bankers or EU bureaucrats - and Mr Juncker is an unelected president.
How did MEPs react?
Mr Farage accused the European Commission president of "sticking to dogma"
Anti-EU MEPs lined up to criticise Mr Juncker's rallying cry.
UKIP' Nigel Farage said it was "the usual recipe: more Europe, in this particular case, more military Europe''.
Peter Lundgren of the anti-migrant Sweden Democrats said his country had always been neutral militarily. "We don't want to be forced into this type of military co-operation," he said.
But Belgium's Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament's lead negotiator on Brexit, said the EU still offered the "cure" for "the cancer of nationalism".
What is the EU Commission president's state of the union address?
The president of the European Commission, the executive body of the EU, has delivered an annual state of the union address since 2010.
Modelled on the annual speech by the US president, its aim is to report on the condition of the EU and outline a future legislative agenda.
Juncker proposes EU military headquarters - BBC News
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