Environmental and climate requirements disastrous for the movement of military equipment across Europe

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Moving soldiers and weapons between EU countries “remains problematic”. This is what the European Court of Auditors concludes in an alarming report. Bureaucratic red tape, for example, prevents tanks from moving through another EU member state if they are heavier than local traffic rules allow, and environmental regulations delay infrastructure projects.

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Europe wants to significantly increase its investments in military mobility. That plan comes not a day too soon, because despite the war on the eastern external border, little has happened to make it possible to move troops and equipment quickly.