Europe is not militarily ready - ministers have made a decision

The defense ministers discussed the issue of introducing Rapid Reaction Corps at Brdo near Kranj, but the plan is difficult to implement.
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, called the experience from Afghanistan a "catalyst", which would be a historical event that causes a political shift and which could mean a breakthrough in European defense policy.
"When, if not now," Borrell asks. So, is the pressure exerted on the defense ministers of the EU member states strong enough, as they obviously suffer from impotence and incompetence, to face the events in Kabul and make a step forward in the EU's defense policy?

"Bitter end, a heavy defeat" Tanjug/U.S. Central Command via AP

German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer speaks of a "bitter end, a heavy defeat" in Afghanistan. It remains to be seen whether the West is permanently weakened by this. She expressed regret that the Europeans are still not militarily ready. Europe's credibility in the future depends on that, because so far it has relied on the United States, such as in Kabul.
The ministers discussed on the Slovenian Brdo near Kranj whether, under the pressure of current events, they could make strides with the plan on the formation of a European Rapid Reaction Corps. The plan is, by the way, on the table from May this year. For that, 5.000 people should be on standby in order to react in crises - for example, in the situation at the airport in Kabul, where the evacuation of foreigners and Afghan assistants had to be provided militarily. The flights of the Europeans ended the moment the United States withdrew its last troops. Europeans have been asking themselves since then, shouldn't they be able to...