The existence of combat brigades within the framework of the European Union's rapid reaction forces is called into question - the member countries of the association can not agree among themselves. This was reported by the head of European diplomacy Federica Mogherini on Wednesday, May 24.

For ten years the European Union has at its disposal a rapid reaction force, which includes combat brigades. However, countries have never been able to use them - primarily because of the unresolved financing problem, Magerini said.. It's time to change the situation, she is sure.

"This is a review of the mechanism of financing of these tactical units. Obstacles have not been overcome yet, but I state that the member states have a clear political will to move forward on this issue, "RIA Novosti quoted the words of the head of the EU diplomatic department.

Combat brigades are battalions of up to 1,500. The fighters in the EU rapid reaction force. It was assumed that they could be used urgently to ensure security on the borders of the EU and on the territory of the EU members themselves. The groups were finally formed by 2007, but the issue of agreeing the mechanism of their use was especially acute in the autumn of last year, when it became finally clear that Britain would soon leave the EU.

"Brexit leaves no choice but to move towards further strengthening the EU's defense capability," Magerini said in September 2016. In an interview with La Repubblica. "We can and must make a decision to strengthen the resources that we will use if we have to hastily intervene in the European situation," she said..

However, while the militant lady is not very much able to resolve this issue with the leaders of the EU. Everyone agrees that the unification requires unified security forces - the Council of the European Union last Thursday even decided to "strengthen the rapid response tools, including combat units" of the European Union. But in fact collectively pay for the activities of combat groups aimed, for example, at containing illegal immigrants in southern Italy, they do not want to.