EU flexes military muscles with new defence plan | Reuters

EU flexes military muscles with new defence plan | Reuters Reuters By Robin Emmott and Jean-Baptiste Vey | BRUSSELS BRUSSELS European Union leaders launched their the most ambitious defence plan for decades on Thursday, agreeing a multi-billion-euro weapons fund, shared financing for battlegroups and allowing a coalition of the willing to conduct more missions abroad.It comes as tensions with Moscow and an inward turn in Washington have pushed Europe's governments to confront years of division over military cooperation.New French President Emmanuel Macron, who threw his weight behind a common European defence during his election campaign, called the steps "historic" and said leaders were meeting Europe's security challenges."The conclusions that were adopted a few moments ago in defence are up to the job. The post EU flexes military muscles with new defence plan | Reuters appeared first on Firstpost. 1