The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, has tasked the European External Action Service (EEAS) to set up a dedicated task force to temporarily support and facilitate information exchange on national military assistance in support of civilian authorities to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the EEAS announced on Wednesday 15 April.
On 6 April, EU Defence Ministers agreed to explore ways in which military expertise could be used at EU level...