EUROMIL welcomes the adoption of the Strategic Compass for Security and Defence. The document will provide valuable guidance to the Member States in order to advance their military capabilities, enhance cooperation, fill in strategic gaps and move towards the creation of a European Defence Union.

The threats that the world is facing today require the EU Member States to work together in order to advance their military capabilities, resilience, ensure access to critical domains and be able to respond quickly to crisis. Hence, the creation of a Rapid Deployment Capacity, which will be constituted with up to 5.000 troops, including land, air and maritime components, represents an important step for European defence integration. According to the document, for an effective deployment, the EU commits to provide associated assets and the necessary strategic enablers, as strategic transport, force protection, medical assets, cyber defence, satellite communication and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. Besides, common exercises and trainings will increase interoperability between the Member States’ armed forces. To that extent, EUROMIL calls for the Member States to also move forward in providing fairer remuneration and same working conditions, rights and obligations in the members of the armed forces.

Overall, the Strategic Compass represents an important step for European integration and closer cooperation in the security and defence sector is highly important considering the threats that the world is facing today, which the Member States cannot face alone.

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