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The battlegroup as reinforcements for the Althea mission in Bosnia

(BRUSSELS2) The EUFOR Althea mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina now only has 650 soldiers, confirmed a high-ranking European soldier recently. And again... At this level, Althea's role in ensuring its executive mission remains rather theoretical. Even to provide the manpower of the regional reserve (located outside the country), there are not enough people. THE " concerns have changed indisputably recognizes this officer as B2. For lack of anything better, the ambassadors of the COPS have therefore tacitly agreed to be able to use, if necessary, the forces of the battlegroup. At least no one is against it anymore...

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Nicolas Gros Verheyde

Chief editor of the B2 site. Graduated in European law from the University of Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne and listener to the 65th session of the IHEDN (Institut des Hautes Etudes de la Défense Nationale. Journalist since 1989, founded B2 - Bruxelles2 in 2008. EU/NATO correspondent in Brussels for Sud-Ouest (previously West-France and France-Soir).

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