Donnerstag, 1. Dezember 2011

Austerity endangers Europe's military

Laurent Thomet

Years of austerity are stifling Europe's defence ambitions: anti-piracy warships are lacking off Somalia, riot police are stretched in Kosovo and not one EU military doctor can be found to go to Uganda.
Drastic cuts in defence spending over the past years are making it harder for the European Union to maintain military operations, officials warn, seriously denting a bid to build a common security policy.
"We have a real problem in Europe. We are not able to generate what we

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