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Strategic Compass Approved

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The first EU white paper on defence has been approved and will begin a process towards a unified EU defence and security policy.

  • David McAllister EU Chair of Foreign Affairs: 'The Strategic Compass provides a clear roadmap which steps the European Union needs to take in the coming years in the field of security and defence. I welcome the formal adoption of this unprecedented strategic exercise setting a new European level of ambition.'
  • Atlantic Council: 'The Strategic Compass should demonstrate that strategic autonomy goes hand-in-hand with strengthening cooperation with partners. In that regard, both NATO’s Strategic Concept and the EU’s Strategic Compass are the respective institutional instruments that define ambitions for renewed NATO-EU cooperation.'
  • Germany's NATO delegation issued this statement: 'An important signal from the EU: the Strategic Compass has been approved. We must be able to act fast and efficiently. Germany is willing to provide the core of the EU Rapid Deployment Capacity, the strategy's military heart, in 2025.'

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