>To strengthen Europe's security and defence in today's

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>To strengthen Europe's security and defence in today's challenging geopolitical environment
>and to help reach the level of ambition of the EU expressed in the EU Global Strategy, the
>European Council agrees on the need to launch an inclusive and ambitious Permanent
>Structured Cooperation (PESCO). A common list of criteria and binding commitments, fully
>in line with Articles 42(6) and 46 TEU and Protocol 10 to the Treaty - including with a view
>to the most demanding missions - will be drawn up by Member States within three months,
>with a precise timetable and specific assessment mechanisms, in order to enable Member
>States which are in a position to do so to notify their intentions to participate without delay.
>This work has to be consistent with Member States' national defence planning and
>commitments agreed within NATO and the UN by Member States concerned. >Concrete
collaborative projects and initiatives should also be identified in support of PESCO's common goals, commitments and criteria.

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