Retymnon, 07/10/2002 (Agence Europe) - At their informal meeting in Rethymnon, the defence ministers of the Fifteen discussed the European Military Capabilities Action Plan (ECAP). Greek Minister Yannos Papantoniou declared that he had received a clear commitment from ministers to achieve the Helsinki objectives in 2003, i.e., the EU's ability to deploy 60,000 troops within 60 days for at least a year. This EU "rapid reaction force" must allow for military operations to be carried out...