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The EU crisis management force will consist of 250 troops under the command of the NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Admiral Rainer Feist. (Photo: NATO)

EU to take the lead in Macedonia in March

The European Union will take over NATO's Task Force Fox mission in Macedonia next March. The EU Political Security Committee will meet with their colleagues from the North Atlantic Committee at ambassador level today, Wednesday, to discuss the matter in Brussels.

"Essentially there are no real problems for the transition" a NATO official said, "we are working on technical aspects with experts from both sides, such as legal advice and so on".

Still some arrangements to be done<...

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

The EU crisis management force will consist of 250 troops under the command of the NATO Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Admiral Rainer Feist. (Photo: NATO)

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

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