European leaders approve "Strategic Compass" for the EU

“With Leaders having endorsed the Strategic Compass, we will now fully focus on its implementation. And provide more security and defense capabilities for the European Union,” tweeted Josep Borrell, the European Union foreign policy chief.

With Leaders having endorsed the #StrategicCompass, we will now fully focus on its implementation.

And provide more security and defence capabilities for the European Union.#EUDefence https://t.co/KJ8fjQTkvK

— Josep Borrell Fontelles (@JosepBorrellF) March 25, 2022

The Strategic Compass provides a shared assessment of the strategic environment in which the EU is operating and of the threats and challenges the Union faces.

The document makes concrete and actionable proposals, with a very precise timetable for implementation, in order to improve the EU's ability to act decisively in crises and to defend its security and its citizens.

The Compass covers all the aspects of the security and defense policy and is structured around four pillars: act, invest, partner, and secure. (ILKHA)