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Incoming EU military committee chairman Hakan Syren (l) and his predecessor Henri Bentegeat (Photo: Council of European Union)

EU military chiefs nervous about Lisbon Treaty implications

by Valentina Pop, Brussels,

EU military chiefs are nervous that their advice will not carry the same weight once the new Lisbon Treaty is in place and that the planned diplomatic service will not contain enough experienced military personnel.

Europe's chiefs of defence gathered in Brussels on Wednesday (4 November) to review all military operations under the EU flag and to witness the handover of power from outgoing EU military committee chair, Frenchman Henri Bentegeat, to Sweden's Hakan Syren.

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Incoming EU military committee chairman Hakan Syren (l) and his predecessor Henri Bentegeat (Photo: Council of European Union)

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