PESCO countries agree to project rules for third-country participation

[Gerald]

After two years of political wrangling – and pressure from Washington, DC – the EU Council agreed on 5 November on the rules to allow third-country entities to participate in capability projects falling within the European Union’s Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) agreement.

Note: 09 NOVEMBER 2020

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/n...-participation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perman...ed_Cooperation

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common...Defence_Policy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common...y#Naval_forces

Achieving a structure in defense cooperation will not be an easy option as the EU is superiorly top-down and fairly tightly regulated.