On Friday 20 November, the European Defence Ministers supported the 2020 Strategic Review of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO).
This review assesses the progress of PESCO and provides guidance for the next phase (2021-2025).
According to the participating Member States, while the more binding mutual commitments have been a strong guideline to ensure consistent implementation of PESCO and should therefore not be changed, progress in meeting these commitments has not been sufficient...