Brussels, 05/07/2016 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 5 July, the European Commission proposed legislative changes to enable the EU budget to be used for financing the supply of non-lethal equipment to the security forces of third countries.
The member states had long awaited this proposal and their defence ministers did not hold back on accusing the Commission of excessive red tape and legal quibbling, which slowed down the realisation of a much cherished idea (see Europe Diplomacy & Defence -...