INTERVIEW WITH TEODOR MELESCANU, DEFENCE MINISTER OF ROMANIA : BUCHAREST RESOLUTELY SUPPORTS AN INTEGRATED EU DEFENCE POLICY. From: European Report | Date: November 23, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Europolitics. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

In the first interview of a new Europolitics series on visions of European defence', Romanian Defence Minister Teodor Melescanu spells out his country's views on how the EU's defence policy should evolve.

How does Romania see European defence?

We are very attached to a common European defence policy. Even though we have just joined the EU, we want to and we have to invest in it. Our first consideration is the European Defence Agency: we want to adhere as qui...