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German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen arrives for a news conference in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, July 13, 2016. to present a defense policy paper. Germany’s defense minister says Britain’s decision to leave the European Union offers an opportunity to press ahead with greater military cooperation in the bloc. Ursula von der Leyen says Britain for years “consistently blocked everything that had Europe written on it,” citing the example of a mobile European hospital some countries wanted to deploy to crisis regions. Speaking at the presentation of a defense policy paper Wednesday, von der Leyen said Germany and France plan to take the initiative on future military cooperation. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Germany: Brexit a chance to improve EU military cooperation

By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2014 file photo German Minister of Defence Ursula von der Leyen, left, and German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier talk at the beginning of a cabinet meeting at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany. After years in the diplomatic shadows, Germany looks keen to shed its image as a foreign-policy lightweight and assume a more vigorous role in shaping European policies in global hotspots from central Africa to Syria. New Foreign Minister Steinmeier has declared that Europe &quot;cannot leave France alone&quot; in Africa. He and von der Leyen are preparing to reinforce Germany's military role in Mali and help France at least logistically in Central African Republic. (AP Photo/dpa, Kay Nietfeld, File)

German foreign policy perks up under new gov’t

By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press