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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8215

22 May 2002
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/defence
First EU military exercise begins on Wednesday

Brussels, 21/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - The EU's first military exercise (the CME 02), decided at the European Council in Laeken, begins on Wednesday in all EU capitals, and ends on 28 May. This mock crisis management exercise aims to test: 1) the way EU military structures and procedures work in the "pre-decision" phase; 2) the relationship and coordination between the various actors concerned (Member States, Council, Secretary General/High Representative for CFSP, the Commission and the EU...

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