A Bundeswehr soldier stands next to his machine gun at the airport near the Gao base in northern Mali. (Getty Images)
A ‘Big Step Forward’ for Europe’s Vision of a Combined Military
Defense ministers and foreign ministers from 25 European Union member nations took a “big step forward” on November 19 in the direction of a European military, initiating 17 new European defense projects, including a shared school for spies.
The projects on the official list are from the latest November 19 agreement and the previous March 6 agreement, all facilitated under Europe’s Permanent Structured Cooperation pact, which is a framework for increased military cooperation and development among EU member states. Continue reading
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