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After 20 Years EU Looking Again at a Rapid Response Military Force Share This: European Union defense ministers are set to dust off an old proposal to create a 5,000-strong joint military force capable of deploying rapidly to crisis zones, a senior EU official said. The plan is backed by at least 14 of the bloc’s 27 member states, including France and Germany. It aims at bolstering the EU’s military capabilities as part of a review of its overall strategy to be agreed upon in 2022. The defense ministers will meet on Thursday to discuss whether the EU should create a brigade of 5,000 soldi...

EU seeks rapid response military force, two decades after first try By Robin Emmott Reuters BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Fourteen European Union countries including Germany and France have proposed a rapid military response force that could intervene early in international crises, a senior EU official said on Wednesday, two decades after a previous attempt. The countries say the EU should create a brigade of 5,000 soldiers, possibly with ships and aircraft, to help democratic foreign governments needing urgent help, the official said. EU defence ministers will take up the idea on Thursday at a re...