EU Seeks to Expand Defense Projects That Prompted U.S. Warning
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The European Union may almost double the number of defense-cooperation programs developed to bolster the 28-nation bloc’s military strength.
The EU is weighing 33 new projects under its so-called PESCO program and could decide in November whether to move forward, foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said Thursday at a briefing in Vienna. European governments are currently running 17 projects to enhance security and defense cooperation among member countries.