EU executive draws up plan for greater mobility of armed forces in Europe

European Commission seeks to ease rules on cross-border movements to create military Schengen' zone

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The EU executive has pledged to ease red tape to speed up the movement of European armies and tanks across the continent, describing it as a critical insurance policy for European security".

A military mobility plan announced by the European Commission on Wednesday is part of an effort to ensure Europe is ready to defend itself by 2030, in line with warnings from security services that Russia could be able to attack an EU member state within five years.