| Author (Person) | Rettman, Andrew |
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| Series Title | EUObserver |
| Series Details | 9.9.11 |
| Publication Date | 09/09/2011 |
| Content Type | News |
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EUObserver reported that five of the biggest EU countries - France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Spain - have tasked Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, with making plans in the autumn of 2011 for an EU military command centre despite strong objections from the United Kingdom. 'I have made very clear that the United Kingdom will not agree to a permanent operational HQ. We will not agree to it now and we will not agree to it in the future. That is a red line,' UK Foreign Miniser William Hague said in July 2011. Duplicating Nato structures is a 'waste of money' he added. |
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| Source Link | http://euobserver.com/13/113569 |
| Subject Categories | Security and Defence |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
