Twenty-three member states of the European Union have signed a historic deal to co-operate more closely on defence. The pact, known as Permanent Structured co-operation or Pesco, legally binds its signatories into joint defence projects as well as pledging to increase defence spending and contribute to rapid deployments.
The pact includes all EU governments except Britain, which is due to leave the bloc in 2019, Denmark, Ireland, Portugal and Malta.
It is backed by a $5.
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