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EU Defence Policy

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16 March 2015

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24 March 2015 · Answer

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Defence

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24 March 2015

Defence

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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the comment by German defence minister Ursula von der Leyen in an interview with Deutschlandfunk that a European army is "the future"; and what is their assessment of the impact of that com

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  1. 16 March 2015

    Written question

    To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the comment by German defence minister Ursula von der Leyen in an interview with Deutschlandfunk that a European army is "the future"; and what is their assessment of the impact of that com

    Source: Lords

  2. 24 March 2015

    Answer

    We have always been clear that defence is a national, not an EU, responsibility and that there is no prospect of that position changing and therefore no prospect of a European army. The Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Camero...

    Source: Written answer

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