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Old 26th Jan 2022, 14:46
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Originally Posted by minigundiplomat
I’m sure the EU will send a navy.
They actually did in the early 1990's, but to the Adriatic in operation SHARP FENCE.
The WEU operation was later merged with a NATO operation - Maritime Guard - to become Operation Sharp Guard.
But as this Irish concern is being presented as a fisheries issue, I doubt the EU would put together an armed force for that.
On the other hand, I will guess that the Irish Coast Guard will deploy a ship to observe or monitor?
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