Foreign policy: EU states establish ‘Group of Friends’

Germany and eight other EU states are working to expand majority decision-making in the community on foreign and security policy. The aim of this Group of Friends is to „improve effectiveness and speed of our foreign-policy decision-making,“ the German Foreign Office in Berlin said Thursday, along with the other ministries. In addition to Germany, the „Group of Friends“ includes Belgium, Finland, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Spain.