Sunday, 25 March 2012

Multinational military medical unit to be led by Italy

Strategic initiative pools EU member states' capabilities

22 March, 14:07
(ANSA) - Brussels, March 22 - Thirteen European countries signed a declaration Thursday to create a multinational military unit led by Italy to provide medical support to multinational operations. The project is part of a strategic initiative to pool and share more military capabilities among EU member states.

Claude-France Arnould, the European Defence Agency head, announced the cooperation on Thursday as part of a broader plan to cope with defense-budget cuts imposed by the financial crisis.