Headline Goal 2010

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The Headline Goal 2010 was a military capability target set by the European Council in June 2004 after the previous Helsinki Headline Goal had been completed in 2003.

The Goal aimed to develop defence areas where the Helsinki Goal had had an "absence of commitment" and to have

The 2010 Goal included 'battle groups', non-permanent combat units which were set up for six months each and consisted of around 1,500 soldiers, and the improvement of air capabilities.^[3][1]

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