2nd eu-nato joint declaration
- Country: Belgium
- City: Brussels
- Type: Bilateral
- Scale: International
- Category: Strategic-level policy formulation
Description
On 10 July 2018, the Presidents of the European Council and Commission, and NATO Secretary General issued the 2nd Joint Declaration agreeing to increase work in the area of counter-terrorism.
Coordination Patterns
Cooperation between the EU and NATO is now the established norm and daily practice and continues to take place on the basis of key guiding principles: openness, transparency, inclusiveness and reciprocity, in full respect of the decision-making autonomy and procedures of both organisations without prejudice to the specific character of the security and defence policy of any Member State. NATO and the EU will continue to review progress on a yearly basis.
Role of the EU
"EU efforts to reinforce European security and defence to better protect the Union and its citizens include ensuring that EU Permanent Structured Cooperation and the European Defence Fund contribute to these objectives.
EU Member States have worked to find political agreement to give higher priority to security and defence in the next long-term EU budget (2021-2027)."
Relevance for the EU
The Declaration is a reflection of the EU's commitment to bolster European security and defence to better protect the Union and its citizens and to contribute to peace and stability in the neighbourhood and beyond. Amongst the EU Member States 22 are also NATO Allies. The declaration encourages the fullest possible involvement of the EU Member States that are not part of the Alliance in its initiatives as well as that of the NATO Allies that are not members of the EU. EU cooperation with NATO broadens the reach and impact of their common goals across their Membership, combining civil-military capacity and capabilities to combat common security issues, including enhancing counter terrorism and CVE efforts.