In the run-up to the European Council meeting on 6 March, which will focus on Ukraine and the defence of Europe, the EU27 are trying to find a common language on these two issues. At a meeting of the Permanent Representatives of the Member States to the EU (Coreper) on Tuesday 4 March, the revised draft conclusions (https://aeur.eu/f/FQ1) were generally well received. The demands of certain countries have been taken into account in the text, with, for example, an addition to mention the...