This morning, two weeks into Ireland’s EU presidency, negotiations are kicking off on a technical and potentially arduous file around the transport of military equipment and personnel in Europe. The military mobility package was proposed by the European Commission to create a so-called “military Schengen” where military assets could be moved between member states much quicker and with much less bureaucracy. MEPs in the European Parliament concluded their own negotiating positions and are now entering trilogue negotiation with the Irish-led European Council. The package was first proposed as one of many measures to boost security and defence in Europe, driven…

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