After changes to Europe’s security situation, France and Germany plan to strengthen European defence capabilities, a joint council said after a meeting near Berlin. “The European Union must become a true geopolitical player and guarantor of security that can respond to today’s security challenges and strengthen the international order,” the Franco-German Defence and Security Council said after meeting at Meseberg Palace north of Berlin on Tuesday. They issued a paper calling for better and faster defence production in Europe. “By strengthening the European defence technological and industrial …