Remarks upon arrival by HR/VP Federica Mogherini at the Informal Defence and Foreign Ministers meetings

Informal meetings of EU Foreign and Defence Ministers met in Gymnich format in Tallinn on the 6-8 September 2017 to discuss foreign and security issues facing the EU.

The EEAS stated on the 8 September 2017 following the meetings that a broad consensus by all EU Member States on the modalities for launching Permanent Structured Cooperation in the field of defence could lead to a legal decision as early as December 2017, with some 30 projects for concrete cooperation between countries already on the table.

EU: EEAS: Remarks, 08.09.17: Remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini at the joint press conference with Sven Mikser, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, following the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers (Gyminch) https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/31830/

EU: EEAS: Remarks, 07.09.17: Remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini after first day of the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers (Gymnich) https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/31789/

EU: EEAS: Remarks, 07.09.17: Remarks by HR/VP at the press conference following the informal meeting of EU Ministers of Defence https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/31779/

ESO: Find further information in ESO on this topic http://www.europeansources.info/advSearchLink?keyword=permanent%20structured%20cooperation%20defence%20&searchOption=all

EU: EEAS: Feature Story, 08.09.17: Permanent Structured Cooperation on defence could be launched by end 2017 https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/31832/permanent-structured-cooperation-defence-could-be-launched-end-2017_en

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