Britain repeatedly has blocked efforts to establish a European Union army over concerns it would undermine the NATO alliance, the main defense pact that now guards the region, as well as national sovereignty.

But with the U.K. on its way out of the coalition, other leaders now are leaping forward with plans, according to a new report in Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.

Soeron Kern at Gatestone Institute uncovered a German-language report that details the move.

"The document confirms rumors that European officials are rushing ahead with defense integration now that Britain – the leading military power in Europe – will be exiting the 28-member European Union," he said.

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"Proponents of European defense integration argue that it is needed to counter growing security threats and would save billions of euros in duplication between countries," the report continued. "Critics say that the creation of a European army, a long-held goal … of European federalists, would entail an unprecedented transfer of sovereignty from European nation states to unelected bureaucrats in Brussels, the de facto capital of the EU."

The document, found in the German daily Suddeutsche Zeitung, apparently was written by French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and his counterpart in Germany, Ursula von der Leyen.

They seeks a "common and permanent" European headquarters for the region's military, creation of a Logistics Command, a Medical Command and more.

Even a common EU military academy would "promote a common esprit de corps," the report said.

For the rest of this report, and more, please go to Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.

The proposal is to be distributed to leaders this week who attend an informal summit in Slovakia, and they will be asked to pursue a "fast implementation."

"Specifically, France and Germany will for the first time activate Article 44 of the Lisbon Treaty (also known as the European Constitution). This clause allows certain EU member states 'which are willing and have the necessary capability' to proceed with the 'task' of defense integration, even if other EU member states disapprove," the Gatestone report said.

The publication said the move came up suddenly when German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande decided to push forward in a project to "demonstrate" the EU's strength without Britain.

Just last week, Defense News said Italy was lobbying France and Germany for money for start assembling the military structure.

The report said Italy was asking for "fiscal and financial incentives to support new EU cooperative programs for development and joint purchases of equipment and infrastructure support the Common Security and Defense Policy.'"

Italian Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti and Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni had written in the French daily Le Monde about their plan for a "Schengen for Defense."

For the rest of this report, and more, please go to Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.