One of the reasons for this option is the continued resistance to the establishment of EU military structures, insisted upon by Berlin. Several EU countries are reluctant to have a „Military Planning and Conduct Capabilities“ unit established in Brussels, which would be responsible for EU training missions and could eventually be upgraded to become an EU headquarters.[4] Increased application of „coalitions of the willing“ would help break such resistance. „We need a European headquarters for civilian and military operations,“ declared Elmar Brok yesterday.