EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg on Monday gave their approval to a defence agency intended to improve military capabilities.
The agreement came after some last minute issues, raised by Portugual at the end of last week, were resolved.
Diplomats said, according to Reuters, that Lisbon had objected to a provision for militarily advanced countries such as Britain, France and Germany to set up arms projects that would only be open to others by invitation.
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