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Political will alone will not be enough to bridge the gap between Europe and the US on security issues. Last Friday (10 June) in Brussels, Robert Gates delivered his last...

British diplomat's appointment completes regional management of EEAS. Nicholas Westcott, the UK's ambassador to Ghana, has been appointed managing director for Africa in the...

Catherine Ashton, the European Union's foreign policy chief, has published an organisation chart for the diplomatic service that is to be launched on 1 January.

Haggling over who should be boss of the European Defence Agency. Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, has a tense relationship with some of the defence ministers...

The EU is entering a new, and disturbing, phase in its efforts to police its borders. In a hi-tech upgrade to ‘Fortress Europe', the EU is developing drone planes,...

Defence ministers to discuss military capabilities and ways to increase defence co-operation. EU defence ministers are to meet in Brussels next week (9 December) to discuss...

Late-night discussions as leaders try to come up with wording dealing with EU-NATO relations. Strategic co-operation between the European Union and NATO remains blocked over...

Just possibly, EU defence ministers may have realised that only their personal engagement will ensure co-operation between their military staff. Can this really be true?...

Anders Fogh Rasmussen says measures are needed for closer EU-NATO co-operation. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the secretary-general of NATO, has called on the European Union to...

This is the moment for defence ministers to embrace wholesale co-operation. In the galloping anapaests of a Robert Browning poem, messengers rode through the night to bring...

Defence reviews seek to define new threats, while Afghanistan forces EU and NATO military rethink. This year could prove to be pivotal for the future of European defence....

EU foreign ministers on Monday (16 November) referred Albania's membership application, made on 28 April, to the European Commission for a formal opinion, a process that...

Ministerial discussions ahead of critical EU summit focus on allaying Irish concerns on ethical, tax, labour and security issues. EU member states will today discuss a text...

Irish government hopes for agreement on treaty protocols ahead of June summit. Ireland is hoping for agreement on its three protocols to the Lisbon treaty and a declaration...

Irish government hopes for summit agreement on treaty protocols to meet voters' concerns ahead of treaty referendum. Ireland is hoping for agreement on three protocols to...

Turkey to get trade-off for accepting Dane and new NATO top job could be created for Turk. Turkey claims to have won major concessions from its allies in NATO for...

US president tells Turkey's parliament that the EU would gain from ‘diversity of ethnicity, tradition and faith'. President Barack Obama has reiterated his call, first...

Ireland's foreign minister outlines what the government is looking for ahead of a second referendum on the Lisbon treaty. Legal guarantees clarifying parts of the Lisbon...

NATO's latest defence figures reveal that Europe's military spending is too low and does not provide value for money. The past two weeks have been heaven for defence geeks,...

Dozen EU states pool military aircraft in bid to ease missions' logical problems. EU defence ministers agreed on Monday (10 November) to share transport aircraft for use in...