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EUROPEAN UNION: Crisis gives voice to enlargement foes
On March 16, Germany's ruling Christian Democrats called for a period of "consolidation" during...
AFGHANISTAN: Community militia experiment starts badly
A pilot programme of forming 'community militias' that began in Wardak province in January was...
AfghanistanFRANCE/NATO: Sarkozy confirms Alliance re-integration
President Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday publicly confirmed his country's intention to return to NATO...
FranceDENMARK: Junior Rasmussen lacks leader's sheen
Several unnamed cabinet ministers yesterday complained in the Danish press of the electoral...
DenmarkWESTERN EUROPE: Nordic states mull defence integration
A report by five Nordic foreign ministries published yesterday proposes that the countries pool...
FRANCE/GERMANY/UK: European security strategies emerge
The Munich Security Conference gets underway today, with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and...
FranceFRANCE/NATO: Breakthrough on posts will ease re-entry
France has received provisional US backing for two of its officers to take senior command...
FranceFRANCE/GERMANY/NATO: Leadership bid is overambitious
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German chancellor Angela Merkel today called for greater...
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