On Thursday 28 June, the heads of state and government called for further measures to strengthen the EU's strategic autonomy, while complementing and strengthening the activities of NATO.
"On this sovereign Europe of defence, things are moving forwards and over the past year in an unprecedented way, if I look at the previous five decades", France's President Emmanuel Macron stated.
In their conclusions, the leaders scan many security and defence files. The European Council thus "calls...