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European Union plans armed force
The European Union plans a 5,000-strong armed force capable of carrying out "preventative and repressive" actions in support of global peacekeeping, to be operational by 2003. The small army has tentatively been labeled the European Security and Intelligence Force.
Although apparently intended for trouble spots like Kosovo, some observers are apprehensive about the ultimate intentions for such a force. A prominent member of the British Conservative Party reacted to the news: "Although they say this police force would only be in places like Kosovo, once the structure is in place, there is an implied threat of deploying it anywhere, including the home soil." (Source: The Sunday Times (London).)
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