The creation of an EU defence arm moved a step closer

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Series Details 13/05/99, Volume 5, Number 19
Publication Date 13/05/1999
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Date: 13/05/1999

this week at a two-day meeting of the Western European Union (WEU). Foreign and defence ministers supported the idea of gradually merging the organisation into the EU, with German officials suggesting a final decision could be taken next year.

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