Five Countries to Set Up Joint EU Battle Group
Szöveg: honvedelem.hu | 2014. április 23. 9:00At the meeting of EU defence ministers in Luxemburg on Tuesday, April 15, the countries of the Defence Cooperation Initiative (DECI) signed a memorandum of understanding on forming an EU battle group by the first half of 2017. Minister of Defence Csaba Hende signed the document on behalf of Hungary.
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Minister of Defence Csaba Hende signed the memorandum of understanding on behalf of Hungary
In the memorandum of understanding, defence ministers of Hungary, Austria, Croatia, Italy and Slovenia – the countries of the Defence Cooperation Initiative – state that the battle group would be set up on the basis of the Italy-led Multinational Land Force (MLF).
Hungary is also involved in setting up a V4 EU battle group. The cooperation of the Visegrád Four countries is currently focusing on the preparations for this jointly formed EU battle group, which will be on stand-by in the first half of 2016.
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The Defence Ministers of DECI countries with the memorandum of understanding