European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini arrives at Florennes airbase ahead of the Black Blade military exercise involving several European Union countries and organised by the European Defence Agency while the European Union unveiled on Wednesday its biggest defense research plan in more than a decade, in Florennes, Belgium November 30, 2016. REUTERS/Yves Herman
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union unveiled its biggest defence funding and research plan in more than a decade on Wednesday to reverse billions in cuts and send a message to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump that it wants to pay for its own security.
Part of a broader push to revitalise defence cooperation, the European Commission proposed a 5 billion-euro ($5.3 billion) fund to let governments club together to buy new helicopters and planes to lower costs.
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