Germany, France and Britain EU defense plan supported

Sunday, November 30, 2003

NAPLES, Italy -- France, Britain and Germany won broad support Saturday for a plan to strengthen Europe's defense capabilities, but EU countries failed to reach agreement on the emotionally charged issue of whether the EU constitution should mention God or include a reference to Europe's Christian heritage.

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