The Swedish Presidency of the EU Council, which runs from 1 January to 30 June, aims to contribute to strengthening the EU’s role as a security actor “both in its neighbourhood and globally, with the implementation of the ‘Strategic Compass’ playing a key role”.
According to its programme, the Presidency specifies that it will strive to implement the defence-related sections of the ‘Strategic Compass’.
Stockholm intends to contribute to the development of the EU’s...