EU wants to commit €13,5 billion for common defense over a seven-year period. €1,5 billion is to be allocated for military mobility, seven billion for European Defense Fund and five billion to finance operations. Not enough, experts say.

After three rounds and approving 47 specific projects, defense cooperation of EU countries should be on its track. However, the opposite seems to be true.

Defense Ministry will present a proposal in the Slovak parliament with the intention to get a confirmation to deploy Slovak troops to training missions to Mali and Central African Republic. In addition, it may also include a contribution to IRINI mission in the Medditerranean Sea. Deployment of seven troop units had aleready been promised by the former Defense Ministry leadership.

NATO keen to respond to Russia's modernization of its nuclear arsenal, however, the Alliance refuses to engage in arms race. NATO allies are obtaining new anti-aircraft and anti-ballistic defense systems and stregthening their conventional capabilities. NATO, though, does not intend to deploy new tactical nuclear weapons in Europe.