According to draft guidelines for European Council conclusions from the Secretariat-General of the Council to Member States’ delegations, dated 29 November, EU leaders could take stock of ongoing work on European defence on 15-16 December.
The European Council would then ask the European Parliament and the Council of the EU to rapidly adopt the legislation on strengthening the European defence industry through joint procurement (EDIRPA) (see EUROPE B12996A5).
It could also call on the...