On Friday 25 March, the Heads of State or Government approved the ‘Strategic Compass’ that their Foreign and Defence Ministers had adopted on Monday 21 March (see EUROPE B12915A10).
According to the conclusions they adopted, this Compass should provide strategic guidance for the next decade. It sets out a coherent set of actions, means and clear objectives needed to give the EU a new impetus by enabling it to act more quickly and decisively in the face of crises, securing its interests...