Spanish Defence minister Pedro Morenes Eulate (L) speaks with his Italian counterpart Mario Mauro prior to a meeting of the European Unnion foreign affairs and defence ministers on November 18, 2013 at the EU Headquarters in Brussels. This special joint meeting will be devoted to the Common Security and Defence Policy as well as the defence industry, in preparation for the December European Council that is set to deal with this policy area.     AFP PHOTO / GEORGES GOBET        (Photo credit should read GEORGES GOBET/AFP/Getty Images)