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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9778

8 November 2008
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/defence
Council decisive for development of EU civil and military capabilities

Brussels, 07/11/2008 (Agence Europe) - The EU's civil and military capabilities will be the focus of the meeting of EU defence ministers on Monday 10 November within the framework of the General Affairs/External Relations Council. The Council is also expected to adopt a joint action to launch the first EU aeronaval operation aimed at combating piracy off the Somali coast. Known as ATALANTA and commanded by British Vice Admiral Philip Jones, the operation should begin in early December before...

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