The United Kingdom leaving the European Union means that the EU will lose 25% of its military capability, but the 'security and defence' sub-committee of the European Parliament hopes that the UK will continue to participate in the civilian missions and operations of the EU.
The report of this sub-committee gets right to the point. First of all, it recalls the existence of two directives (which, in reality, are little applied) relevant in the field of defence. These concern public defence...