European Union to Expand Military Plans
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The European Union is expanding plans to set up several elite battle groups for rapid deployment to international trouble spots.
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HANOI - Asian and European nations kicked off a three-day summit here Thursday celebrating the first enlargement of their Asia-Europe Meeting forum only to be overshadowed by the European Union threatening to impose additional sanctions on military
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European Union and NATO  defense chiefs on Thursday mapped out plans for steering the  breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo through a tense period  while ensuring a future exit strategy for their armies.
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BRUSSELS European Union nations agreed Monday to create about a dozen elite battle groups to intervene in international crises, in what defense ministers called an important step in extending the bloc&#39;s military reach.
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NATO leaders today agreed to step up operations in Afghanistan and lift the rules of engagement, said Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. A NATO spokesman says this means 26,000 allied troops are now "more usable" for combat in Afghanistan.
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European Union experts will from next  month start training police forces across Afghanistan,  including southern provinces which have borne the brunt of  insurgent violence, EU officials said on Tuesday.
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2 December 2004 -- The European Union began its largest military operation today, formally taking over NATO&#39;s peacekeeping mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina with 7,000 troops.
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Five European Union (EU) member states signed a declaration of intent here Friday for a European gendarmerie force, marking a new milestone in the bloc&#39;s road to independent defense building.
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EU defence ministers have committed themselves to setting up 13 rapid-reaction battle groups by 2007, but their upbeat mood has been marred by a report showing stubborn gaps in the bloc&#39;s military arsenal.
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British Defense Secretary Geoff Hoon committed British troops to a common European Defense Force, at a meeting with ministers in Brussels Monday.
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization agreed Wednesday to the outlines of a military officer training program in Iraq, expanding the alliance&#39;s presence there after overcoming
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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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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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EU Industry Commissioner Guenter Verheugen is to launch a new plan to boost growth across the European Union next month.
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EU defence chiefs agree to launch a 3,000-strong paramilitary force to use in international hotspots.
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Five EU states signed an accord creating a new European military police force deployable to crisis situations worldwide, the latest tool in Europe's developing security arsenal.
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European defense companies know they must unite to keep up, as the gap in military spending between the United States and its NATO allies continues to widen.