Let's work together on defense France and Germany tell Europe
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In a speech to the Munich Security Conference   German defense minister Ursula von der Leyen  said Europeâs countries would not be able to respond nimbly enough to global challenges if they were stymied by the need to decide joint foreign policy approaches unanimously.
âEurope has to up its pace in the face of global challenges from terrorism  poverty and climate change â  she  said. âThose who want to must be able to advance without being blocked by individual countries.â
 Her  French counterpart Florence Parly said any such deepened cooperation would be complementary to the NATO alliance  which itself was based on the principle that members contributed differently depending on their capacities.
âThe reality has always been that some countries are by choice more integrated and more able to act than others â  she  said.
German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen talks at the Munich Security Conference in Munich  Germany  February 16  2018. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle
In a speech to the Munich Security Conference   German defense minister  [TGT]  Leyen  said Europeâs countries would not be able to respond nimbly enough to global challenges if they were stymied by the need to decide joint foreign policy approaches unanimously.
âEurope has to up its pace in the face of global challenges from terrorism  poverty and climate change â  she  said. âThose who want to must be able to advance without being blocked by individual countries.â
 Her  French counterpart Florence Parly said any such deepened cooperation would be complementary to the NATO alliance  which itself was based on the principle that members contributed differently depending on their capacities.
âThe reality has always been that some countries are by choice more integrated and more able to act than others â  she  said.
German Defence Minister  [TGT]  Leyen talks at the Munich Security Conference in Munich  Germany  February 16  2018. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle