European Union countries have agreed on a plan to boost the organisation's defence and security role. <br/><br/>The plan envisages greater co-ordination in areas like EU-led peacekeeping missions outside the bloc. <br/><br/>However, EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini stressed that the bloc does not intend to compete with Nato or create a European army. She added that the plan was under consideration before Donald Trump's victory in US presidential elections. <br/><br/>During the campaign, Mr Trump suggested that Washington may not automatically come to the aid of a Nato ally under attack, criticising low levels of defence spending by some EU members of the military alliance. <br/><br/>Yesterday, the defence plan was agreed at a meeting of EU Defence and Foreign Ministers in Brussels.