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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12596

6 November 2020
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 24
SECURITY - DEFENCE / Defence
Council of EU establishes conditions for participation of third countries in PESCO projects
Brussels, 05/11/2020 (Agence Europe)

Almost three years after the launch of permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) in December 2017, the Council established, on Thursday 5 November, the conditions under which third countries could exceptionally participate in projects (see EUROPE B12592A32).

Conditions. In order to participate in a PESCO project - there are currently 47 - a third country will have to fulfil political, legal and substantive conditions (see EUROPE B12513A20).

It will, first of all, have to share the values and...

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DEFENCE: Council of EU establishes conditions for participation of third countries in PESCO projects
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