The idea of establishing European united army has been repeatedly expressed by European politicians and NATO representatives. Besides cutting down expenses at the expense of reducing strength of national armies this measure would significantly make easier coordination of joint missions of the European Union. On the eve of 50th anniversary of the EU German Chancellor Angela Merkel also expressed her support to this idea. In her conversation to Bild newspaper FRG Chancellor stated that the EU should deal with establishing unified armed forces more closely. According the poll published in The Financial Times, only 37 % of citizens of EU 5 large countries support this idea, and 37 % of those surveyed expressed against the idea, MIGnews reports.