UPDATE 1-Closer EU military cooperation with U.S., Canada, Norway is quantum leap, Germany says Reuters 1 hr ago
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BERLIN, May 6 (Reuters) - Military cooperation in the European Union will get a boost as the 27 nation bloc is admitting for the first time outside partners such as the United States, Canada and Norway into one of its projects, Germany said on Thursday. It will be a quantum leap in terms of concrete cooperation, German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said ahead of the first in-person meeting with her EU counterparts in over a year in Brussels.
The EU project on military mobility is designed to facilitate the movement of troops across Europe, something NATO deems as crucial in the event of a conflict with Russia.
United States among first foreign countries to join European Union defence project, diplomats say
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Last Updated: May 05, 2021, 03:58 PM IST
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The decision, to be formally taken by EU defence ministers on Thursday, means NATO members Norway, Canada and the United States also become the first foreign countries to collaborate in the EU s Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) pact, which aims to deepen defence ties.
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The European Union will allow the United States, Norway and Canada to join a project to overcome delays in moving troops across Europe, diplomats said on Wednesday, which NATO sees as vital in the event of a conflict with Russia.
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U.S. among first foreign countries to join EU defense project, diplomats say Reuters 5/5/2021
By Gabriela Baczynska
BRUSSELS, May 5 (Reuters) - The European Union will allow the United States, Norway and Canada to join a project to overcome delays in moving troops across Europe, diplomats said on Wednesday, which NATO sees as vital in the event of a conflict with Russia.
While NATO has spearheaded efforts to reduce conflicting regulations across 27 EU countries for transfers of U.S. troops, the EU has a budget to back the reconstruction of bridges too weak for tanks and has more power over changing bloc-wide rules.