Nato chief: EU soft power is 'no power at all'
06.05.13 @ 21:26
Nato head Rasmussen has said there cannot be a credible EU foreign policy without the military means to back it up.
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EU to spend €50mn on private security in Afghanistan
11.05.12 @ 09:24
The EU's external action service plans to spend up to €50 million on private security guards for its Afghanistan mission over the next four years.
EU countries outgunned on arms trade
18.03.13 @ 09:29
Arms sales to European countries have fallen by over 20 percent since the financial crisis, according to a new report.
Germany 'ready to talk' on EU arms for Syria
14.03.13 @ 17:47
EU countries could soon be competing with Iran and Russia to arm the opposing sides in Syria's civil war.
Sweden: who needs Nato, when you have the Lisbon Treaty?
22.04.13 @ 17:50
Swedish defence minister Karin Enstrom has said her country is not in Nato partly because the EU treaty contains its own security guarantee.
Security firm wins EU contract despite tax problem
15.03.13 @ 09:29
British private security firm Page Group has scooped a contract to protect EU diplomats in Afghanistan, but faces delays over local tax compliance.
EU should arm Mali soldiers, French general says
21.02.13 @ 09:29
The head of the EU training mission to Mali (EUTM) says the EU should run a parallel programme to better equip and arm Malian troops.
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Rasmussen: 'Nato cannot act as the world's policeman'
11.02.13 @ 09:29
Nato head Anders Fogh Rasmussen has told EUobserver the alliance would only take action against Syria if Turkey is attacked.
EU ministers raise alarm on Mali executions
01.02.13 @ 09:34
EU ministers have given weight to reports that Malian soldiers are murdering civilians in the French-liberated north.
French colonel: France better off alone in Mali
25.01.13 @ 17:30
A senior French military officer has said France is better off without Nato or EU help to "reconquer" north Mali.
Algeria hostages killed, as EU talks of 'evil' in Mali
17.01.13 @ 20:00
Reports say several hostages were killed in Algeria, in an incident linked by some to French air strikes in Mali.
Nato chief: Mali shows holes in EU defence
04.02.13 @ 09:29
Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said French action in Mali points to holes in European defence capabilities.
Nato chief: EU must spend more on military
31.01.13 @ 19:00
Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has urged EU countries to spend more on defence or risk losing US solidarity.
Mali mission could up risk of anti-EU terrorism
23.01.13 @ 16:50
A top counter-terrorism official has said the EU military training mission in Mali will increase the risk of revenge attacks in Europe.
Europeans taken hostage over Mali war
17.01.13 @ 09:23
EU foreign ministers are holding a crisis meeting on Mali, after one British citizen was killed and 41 internationals taken hostage at a gas plant in Algeria in retaliation against France.
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