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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10073
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/esdp/germany

Berlin hopes for long-term creation of "European army" - USA and China underline their strategic partnership with EU

Brussels, 08/02/2010 (Agence Europe) -Speaking before the 46th Munich Security Conference on Saturday 6 February, the German Foreign Affairs Minister, Guido Westerwelle, said that Berlin hopes to use the new instruments of the Treaty of Lisbon to develop the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP), with the long-term objective of creating a "European army". "The treaty outlines a common security and defence policy. The German government wants to advance along this path. The long-term...

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