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NATO Defence ministers have just

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approved a set of important reforms .

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They will make NATO leNA more flexible

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and better able to deal with future

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challenges . We have agreed to

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streamline the agencies which run

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individual NATO projects such as ground

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surveillance and strategic airlift .

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As a result , our agencies will become

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simpler in structure while staying

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effective in their work . And we have

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agreed to reshape NATO's command

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structure , making it more efficient ,

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more deployable and more compact .

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Some headquarters will close , others

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will move or change their role

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together . These reforms will make NATO

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more affordable , offering even better

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value for our allies money .

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They will make NATO more effective

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focusing on the capabilities and

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command systems we need above all ,

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they will deliver an alliance which is

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fit for the future , defending us

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against the threats of today and of

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tomorrow .