EU prepares for Bosnia mission

The EU on Thursday will take over from NATO in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), its most ambitious military mission to date.

Code-named Althea, the mission will see 7,000 troops deployed under EU command, in a bid to ensure stability in the country.

Far wider in scope than previous EU missions, military officials are painting Althea as a benchmark in the development of the EU's security policy.

The next biggest mission in size, to the Democratic Republic of Congo last year, s...