25 EU nations forge pact to integrate their defence might

French President Emmanuel Macron with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a group photo session for the Permanent Structured Cooperation pact at the European Union leaders' summit in Brussels on Thursday. European Council President Donald Tusk cal
French President Emmanuel Macron with German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a group photo session for the Permanent Structured Cooperation pact at the European Union leaders' summit in Brussels on Thursday. European Council President Donald Tusk called the launch of the pact "bad news for our enemies".PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

Agreement aims to lower Europe's heavy reliance on US with cost-effective defence