Brussels, 12/05/2006 (Agence Europe) - The question of whether there should be a change in Ireland's policy of neutrality is being asked by a section of the political class, at a time when the country is about to take part in a European Union battlegroup.
During the debate which took place on 11 May, Irish Defence Minister Willie O'Dea told the National Forum on Europe (see EUROPE 9189) that the government expected a response shortly to Ireland's application to join the Nordic Battlegroup....