EU reaches battle groups milestone
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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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The EU will today mount its largest joint military operation when it takes over responsibility from Nato for 7,000 peacekeeping troops in Bosnia.
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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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The prospect of future EU membership became clearer for four countries last week. At a two-day summit in Brussels, EU leaders gave the green light for the signing of entry treaties with Bulgaria and Romania
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NOORDWIJK, Netherlands  - Five European Union defence ministers signed an agreement Friday to set up a law-enforcement group to provide support for international peacekeeping missions.
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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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Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and France's President Jacques Chirac at EU summit in Brussels, 8 Mar 2007 European Union leaders have opened a two-day summit focusing on landmark strategies for fighting ...Comment
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European Union leaders agreed Saturday on the key points of a treaty meant to strengthen the bloc's foreign policy role and eliminate unwieldy bureaucracy.
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With ten new members added into the fold and a new draft constitution working its way through capitals for ratification, the European Union (EU) is in the midst of unprecedented political and geographic ...
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European leaders on Friday signed the EU&#39;s first constitution, a diplomatic triumph they hope will give the union a sharper international profile and speed up decision-making in a club now embracing 25 nations.
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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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ROME, Italy -- European leaders on Friday signed the EU&#39;s first constitution, which is designed to give the union a sharper international profile and speed up decision-making in a club now embracing 25 nations.
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The European Union began its biggest-ever military operation Thursday, formally taking over NATO's peacekeeping mission in Bosnia with 7,000 troops.
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ROME European leaders on Friday signed the EUâs first constitution, which is designed to give the union a sharper international profile and speed up decision-making in a club now embracing 25 nations.
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The 25 European Union leaders on Friday signed the EU&#39;s first constitution that aims to boost the union&#39;s presence on the world stage but will face a tough ratification test at the hands of European parliaments and voters before it can take effect.
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The European Union's decade-long drive to develop the military muscle to back up its diplomatic weight took visible form as 7,000 peacekeepers in Bosnia replaced their NATO shoulder tags with the EU's blue and gold colors.
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Twenty-five leaders representing all of the members of the newly expanded European Union on Friday signed the bloc&#39;s first-ever constitution, a document that aims to create a more federal-type government in Europe.