Little action on common E.U. defense

Judy Dempsey, The New York Times (USA)
For many months, the European Union has been discussing how to combine and share defense resources in order to reduce duplication of military equipment and increase efficiencies. It would seem an ideal opportunity to do so, given the economic crisis that has led to drastic cuts in defense budgets in most European countries. Yet despite all the lip service, hardly anything is being done to pool and share.