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Friday, December 01, 2006

General eyes 'European army' after Congo mission

After its mission overseeing elections in Congo, EU troops are well on their way to being able to work as a common EU army, according to their French general.

"I am very satisfied because I believe that we have a very well-functioning unit," said general Christian Damay on Thursday in Kinshasa, according to Reuters.

"Now we really have the beginning of a European army."

Discussions about creating a European army are not new, with Polish President Lech Kaczynski recently suggesting there should be a multinational EU army of 100,000 troops to support NATO missions.

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