EU approve rapid reaction force
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EU defence chiefs agree to create rapid-reaction battle groups for deployment in international hot spots.
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The European Union added a fresh arm to its fast-growing military and police machinery yesterday, launching a fighting &quot;gendarmerie&quot; for quick deployment to trouble spots all over world.
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European Commission President- designate Jose Barroso won parliamentary approval for his 25- member leadership team, pledging to spur the flagging economy and repair trans-Atlantic ties.
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The drive by the EU to become a military force will take a big step forward today when all 25 nations agree to create battle groups of elite troops able to reach trouble spots such as Darfur within 15 days.
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The French parliament Friday approved the European Union's new reformed treaty, turning the page on the crisis sparked in 2005 when rebellious French voters shot down the EU's ill-fated constitution.
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Jose Manuel Barroso, the new EU commission president, won the backing of EU leaders last night for a mini-reshuffle of his team which should resolve an institutional crisis that has paralysed the union for weeks.
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The European Commission backed new aviation security rules on Thursday that will restrict the amount of liquids passengers may take on board planes.
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Five European Union countries have signed an agreement creating an EU paramilitary force to assist in international peacekeeping missions.
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The European Parliament approved Jose Manuel Barroso's revamped executive European Commission by a wide margin, ending a three-week political standoff that boosted the assembly's power.
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The European Union began consultations aimed at improving detection of terrorist threats and introducing minimum security standards for all 25 member nations.
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NOORDWIJK: Five EU states signed an accord on Friday creating a new European military police force deployable to crisis situations worldwide, the latest tool in Europeâs developing security arsenal.
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Lithuania's Seimas on Wednesday approved a draft resolution on the participation of the Lithuanian military in NATO's rapid reaction forces.
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Politics: 18 September 2004, Saturday. Five European Union defence ministers have signed an agreement to launch a joint 3,000-strong gendarmerie force to be deployed to hotspots worldwide.
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1530CET--The European Commission has approved a financial package to fight animal disease in the EU. The EU budget
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A glance at the main elements of the Conventional Forces Treaty in Europe:
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The European Union approved the launch of a 2,000-strong police and justice mission for Kosovo on Saturday, a day before the breakaway province is expected to make a Western-backed declaration of independence from Serbia.
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STRASBOURG, France  - The European Parliament  overwhelmingly endorsed the European Union's first constitution  Tuesday but the treaty will only come into force if all 25  member states ratify it, several by referendums.