Brussels, 17/05/2004 (Agence Europe) - Monday's External Relations council approved the European Union's new objectives for military capability up to 2010. In this context, the Council gave its agreement to provide the European Union with "battle groups" by 2005. It also continued the work to set up the European Weapons Agency and confirmed its ambition to set it set up by the second half of 2004. It took note of the progress for setting up military and civilian planning operations for the...