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Jun- 2018 -1 JuneAfrica
Decades after the end of empire, Portugal’s military returns to Africa in a new role
Decades after Portugal ended its more than 500-year-old empire in Africa, the Portuguese military has returned in force, from Mali to Somalia, and now Central African Republic
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May- 2018 -5 MayEurope
UK ‘very keen to support’ French plan for European military intervention force
The UK is backing a French plan to create a European military intervention force separate to the EU's PESCO pact as a way to maintain strong defense ties with the European Union after Brexit
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Feb- 2018 -23 FebruaryAfrica
EU to double support for joint Sahel security force with €50 million contribution
The European Union is set to double its contribution to the G5 Sahel joint force, a multinational counter-terrorism force in West Africa's Sahel region.
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Dec- 2017 -11 DecemberEurope
EU formally establishes 25-member PESCO defense and security cooperation pact
The Council of the EU established the Permanent Structured Cooperation on security and defense (PESCO) consisting of 25 member states
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Nov- 2017 -13 NovemberEurope
23 EU member states sign PESCO defense cooperation pact
Ministers from 23 EU member states on Monday signed a joint notification on the Permanent Structured Cooperation on defense (PESCO)
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10 NovemberEurope
EU’s Mogherini to propose “military Schengen” plan by March
EU High Representative and Vice President Federica Mogherini and the European Commission will propose a plan on military mobility in Europe by March 2018
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Sep- 2017 -26 SeptemberPolitics
Macron lays out plans for Eurozone overhaul and common defense
French President Macron laid out a roadmap for reforming the EU, calling for greater Eurozone integration and common European defense
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