William Hague, britanski ministar inostranih poslova, zaprijetio je u julu vetom na predlozeni prijedlog vojnog staba da “komanduje i kontrolise” trupe, ukljucujuci britanske snage, koji uzimaju ucesce u EU operacijama, kao sto stu antipiratske pomorske snage.
Ali u poverljivom pismu, datiranom drugog septembra, ministry spoljnih poslova pet zemalja stvorili su mocnu alijansu protiv izolovane Britanije obecavajuci njihovu “snaznu politicku volju da nastave“ kao “pitanje urgentnosti”.
Vijest je originalno objavio Telegraph:
‘Velikih pet‘ zahtjeva od baronese Ashton da zaobidje Britaniju po pitanju EU komandnog vojnog staba
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... ry-HQ.html
Da li ovo znaci kraj, cijepanje ili transformaciju NATO-a?Telegraph wrote:
By Bruno Waterfield, Brussels
6:30AM BST 08 Sep 2011
'Big five' tell Baroness Ashton to bypass Britain over EU military HQ
France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland have sided with Baroness Ashton in her battle with Britain over an EU military headquarters by signing a secret letter instructing her to set it up without British involvement.
The "big five" has told the EU foreign minister that she must set up a European "Operational HQ" by any means necessary, including a legal mechanism, created by the Lisbon Treaty that bypasses a British veto.
William Hague, the Foreign Secretary, threatened in July to veto a proposed military HQ to "command and control" troops, including British forces, taking part in EU operations, such as the current antipiracy naval force off the coast of Somalia.
But in a confidential letter, dated September 2, foreign ministers from the five countries create a powerful alliance against an isolated Britain by pledging their "strong political will to continue" as a "matter of urgency".
,braniti Njemačku na Hindukušu(ex-ministar Struck)..