European Union edges towards military cooperation

Jean-Claude Juncker calls for countries to pool resources to save billions of euros

A Lithuanian soldier holds the flag of the European Union during a ceremony in front of the governmental palace in Vilnius on July 1, 2013. The small Baltic nation, the first to break free fr
(Image credit: 2013 AFP)

The European Union has taken a major step towards having its own army after the President of the European Commission set out plans to organise a "common military force" across the continent.

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