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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8728

18 June 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/european council/esdp
Irish Presidency feels development of EU's military capabilities, especially "battle groups", should be priority of Dutch Presidency

Brussels, 17/06/2004 (Agence Europe) - The Irish presidency of the EU believes that the Netherlands, which will be taking over the presidency of the European Union on 1 July, should focus efforts on the development of civil and military capability of the EU, as well as civil-military co-ordination. In a report on the progress achieved in the area of European Defence Policy (ESDP), which will be sent to Heads of State and governments in the European Union for their European Council on...

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