EU Lets US, Canada, Norway Join Military Mobility Project

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell makes a statement as he arrives for a meeting of EU defense ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, on May 6, 2021. The EU on May 6 authorized the United States, Canada and Norway to join a major military project aimed at speeding up the deployment of troops and military equipment around Europe. John Thys, Pool via AP

BRUSSELS—The European Union on Thursday authorized the United States, Canada and Norway to join a major military project aimed at speeding up the deployment of troops and military equipment around Europe.

At a meeting in Brussels, EU defence ministers gave the greenlight for the three to join the 27-nation bloc’s “military mobility” project, led by the Netherlands and aimed at easing bureaucratic procedures that slow troop deployments considerably, whether by land, sea or air.