BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to work together more closely on defence and make falling defence budgets stretch further, but British Prime Minister David Cameron said London would resist any attempt to form a European army.
Austerity-hit EU countries have slashed spending in response to the financial crisis, scaling back on ships, tanks and fighter jets and undermining Europe's military strength, much to the concern of the United States, its critical ally.
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