Finland study outlines benefits of NATO

A Finnish think tank has released a booklet in support of NATO, stating that the EU's common military defence would benefit from close co-operation with NATO.

In the introduction, Pentti Vartia, head of the Centre for Finnish Business and Policy Studies, who prepared the report, says, "For Finland, the option of combining NATO membership with taking part in the EU defence co-operation is worthy of consideration".

Mr Vartia...