Rapid Reaction Capability of the European Union: Taking that Last Big Step

Abstract

[...]it would serve as a stopgap measure that would buy time for the mobilization of European national military strength. The Union is the perfect vehicle with which to provide such a military capability. Since the earliest days of the EU and in the yearly meetings of the EU Council, Members States have agreed that the Union requires the capability to militarily respond to emergencies within its territory and across the globe.