On Monday 11 December, the Foreign Affairs Council adopted the decision establishing permanent structured cooperation (PSC or PESCO) – a "historic decision", according to High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini.
On the sidelines of their Council on 13 November, the 23 ministers had notified their countries' resolve to launch this cooperation (see EUROPE 11903). They have since been joined by Ireland and Portugal, which obtained the...