The Helsinki Headline Goal was a military capability target set for 2003 during the December 1999 Helsinki European Council meeting with the aim of developing a future European Rapid Reaction Force. There was much interest in the idea of a single EU military force, and inexact characterisations of the initiative (which was not much more than some headquarters arrangements and a list of theoretically available national forces) led to inprecise journalistic depictions about a unified European Army. Following the initial declaration in December 1999, the formal agreement on the Headline Goal was reached on November 22, 2004 and according to statements made by EU officials the first units will be deployable in 2007. Since January, 1st of 2007 60,000 soldiers have been available for a possible European Rapid Reaction Force who are potentially deployable for at least a year.
In 2004, a new target was set: the "Headline Goal 2010".
Read more about Helsinki Headline Goal: Background, Headline Goal 2003, Headline Force Catalogue, European Capability Action Plan, Headline Goal 2010
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