On Thursday 15 December, the heads of state or government of the member states of the EU will meet the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, for a formal session of the European Council given over to defence. The aim is to determine the level of ambition to reinforce European defence in 2017.
The debate will be based on the three areas of work currently being undertaken to reinforce cooperation between the member states, the common security and defence policy (CSDP) and opening the...