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EU ministers crave superpower status
Bloc’s military co-operation tops agenda after Trump win

EUROPEAN UNION foreign ministers called for closer military co-operation within the “superpower” bloc yesterday in response to Donald Trump’s election.

The 28 ministers at the Brussels summit met their defence counterparts later to discuss co-operation with Nato after the United States president-elect suggested Washington could abandon its commitments to the imperialist alliance.

“The European Union is a superpower,” EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini declared.

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