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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10236

15 October 2010
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/csdp
Belgian presidency wants more political defence framework

Brussels, 14/10/2010 (Agence Europe) - In a letter sent to the EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, Catherine Ashton, Belgium's defence minister, Pieter De Crem, confirms member states' willingness to give fresh impetus to common security and defence policy (CSDP). De Crem says: “We have to go beyond our present cooperation”, finding a way to achieve the stated objectives. Defined as the “Ghent framework” (a reference to the informal defence ministers'...

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