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EU to Start Talks With UK, Canada on €150 Billion Fund
Military forces during s static display after a military training at the Smardan Training Area, in Smardan, Romania.
Photographer: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty ImagesEuropean Union member states approved negotiations with Canada and the UK that would give them access to the bloc’s €150 billion ($178 billion) fund aimed at accelerating investment in the defense industry.
The decision to begin talks on access to the Security Action for Europe program was unanimous, the European Council’s rotating presidency, currently held by Denmark, said on Wednesday.