Adapted Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe

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The original Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE Treaty) was ratified by 22 memnber nations of the NATO and Warsaw Pact on Nov 19, 1990. Since then, CFE Treaty partners have increased to 30 members and more than 70,000 pieces of equipment relating to the pact have been voluntarily destroyed. The CFE Treaty has therefore provided unprecedented transparency and predictability of military forces in Europe. The Adapted CFE Treaty, which was signed on Nov 19, 1999, updates the 1990 version to create a new, highly stable, transparent set of limitations on conventional forces to bring them in line with the contemporary European security environment.

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Towards a European crisis reaction force

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The creation of a European crisis reaction force will serve as the first step that will give impetus to the eventual creation of a single European defense force. Its establishment, a move that will be free the continent from its dependence on the US, is also expected to strengthen the NATO alliance as a whole. While some sectors are justified for thinking that the time is not yet ripe for a single European defense force, preliminary steps should be taken towards this future goal.

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"The time has come."(European defense meeting)

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A meeting of Belgium, France, Germany and Luxembourg on European defense concluded that new action is needed to implement the European Security and Defense Policy.

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