The plans presented at the EU's regular meeting in Brussels on Monday seek to define the Union's longer-term strategy for a stronger military and security role in the Balkans and are part of the development of a European Security and Defence Policy, under which a rapid reaction force of up to 60,000 troops is to be made operational by mid-2003.
Plan predstavljen na redovnom sastanku EU u Briselu u ponedeljak, treba da definiše dugoročnu strategiju Unije u pravcu snažnije vojne i bezbednosne uloge na Balkanu i deo je razvoja bezbednosne i odbrambene politike za Balkan, u okviru koje će, do sredine 2003. godine, postati operativne Snage za brza dejstva od 60 hiljada vojnika.