07/12/2020 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 7 December, the EU Council reiterated its willingness to strengthen the civilian dimension of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). In the conclusions on the Civilian Compact it adopted, it welcomes the progress made in implementing the Compact in 2019 and recalls its commitment to fully implement it by early summer 2023 at the latest. The EU Council also endorsed the benchmarks identified at the Annual Review Conference, which will guide the...