| Series Title | European Voice |
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| Series Details | Vol.9, No.8, 27.2.03, p2 |
| Publication Date | 27/02/2003 |
| Content Type | News |
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Date: 27/02/03 FRANCE and the UK have called for the European Union to take over the NATO-led peacekeeping operation in Bosnia "with a credible EU force" in early 2004. The missions in Macedonia and Bosnia are seen by Britain and France, Europe's leading military powers, as part of the development of a European security and defence policy. But EU's foreign policy chief Javier Solana warned, in a report presented to the 15 foreign ministers, that an EU takeover in Bosnia should not be seen as "a US exit". US President George W. Bush pledged during his 2000 electoral campaign to reduce the American presence in the Balkans. According to diplomats, 85% of the soldiers in Bosnia are already from Europe. France and the UK have called for the European Union to take over the NATO-led peacekeeping operation in Bosnia 'with a credible EU force' in early 2004. |
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| Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations, Security and Defence |
| Countries / Regions | Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia |
