Catherine Ashton criticized in new report: http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/report-criticizes-eu-foreign-policy-chief-catherine-ashton-a-895933.html
NATO Secretary General raises concerns about cuts to defense budgets in Europe: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/23/world/europe/europes-shrinking-military-spending-under-scrutiny.html?ref=world
EU Defense ministers met this week to discuss the situation in Mali and to prepare for a donor conference: http://www.euractiv.com/development-policy/eu-ministers-prepare-mali-donor-news-519242
German Defense Minister says UK would jeopardize military standing if it leaves the EU http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/22/uk-military-eu-german-minister
Serbia and Kosovo came to an agreement on a normalization of relations this past week which will allow the two countries to move forward in consideration for EU membership: http://www.eeas.europa.eu/top_stories/2013/190413__eu-facilitated_dialogue_fr.htm
Some context from Bloomberg: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-23/kosovo-deal-shows-the-eu-deserved-its-nobel-prize.html
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