Brussels, 19/05/2003 (Agence Europe) - The Defence Ministers of the European Union on Monday adopted a Declaration on EU military capabilities, in which they formally announced that the Union is capable of carrying out all Petersburg tasks, and the setting up of ten project groups responsible for plugging the EU's gaps in military capabilities.
"The EU now has operational capability across the full range of Petersburg tasks, limited and constrained by recognised shortfalls", indicates the...