European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 8, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
Reuters: Europe agrees to develop more weapons independently of U.S.
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union governments gave the green light on Tuesday for 13 new defence projects in a step to develop more firepower independently of the United States.
Under plans agreed by EU defence ministers in Brussels, work will begin on a new patrol vessel, an electronic jamming weapon for aircraft and technology to track ballistic missiles.
The projects took months to negotiate but French President Emmanuel Macron underlined the desire for deeper EU defence collaboration last week when he said the U.S.-led NATO defence alliance was dying.
Some 47 joint EU defence projects are now in the works following the signing of a pact by France, Germany and 23 other EU governments in late 2017 to fund, develop and deploy armed forces following Britain’s decision to quit the bloc.
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WNU Editor: 25 European governments deciding on who will do what in developing new weapons. I see the arguments already.
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3 comments:
WNU,
I see that too. EU is not a real entity, just a vague association with a lot of self interest. A plus: a huge bureaucracy for making everything wrong on time and money. There are a lot of past example of that.
Borders, language, culture.
Anon,
Yes...a lot!
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