Germany would support Brussels as a headquarters of an EU army if and when the bloc’s military force is formed, according to media reports Sunday.

A spokesperson for the German defense ministry told the Sunday edition of Franfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper that a “permanent strategic EU headquarters should be built in Brussels,” where the union’s main institutions are also located.

“The command of a Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) mission requires an appropriate proximity to political institutions,” the official said.

Image: EU military HQ for Operation Althea, March 4, 2016 (photo: European External Action Service)