Europe has proved itself incapable of carrying out military operations without significant American support and countries should integrate their defence policies closely to become more effective, according to a report backed by members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg today.
It follows comments yesterday by European foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton, who said spending cuts were having an impact on the European Union's ability to carry out its common security and defence policy (CSDP).
The report outlines the "wasteful overcapacities and duplications" as well as "fragmented industry and markets" that result from 27 member states failing to coordinate their spending – which amounts to €200bn each year but still leads to "persistent capability gaps". It claims the economic crisis should be used as an opportunity to implement "ambitious" reforms and give fresh impetus to integration.
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