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Linking PESCO and EDF: Institutional Mechanisms and Political Choices

03/05/2021

This new ARES report proposes an in-depth analysis of the potential linkages between two of the new EU initiatives in the field of defence capabilities development, namely the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) and the European Defence Fund (EDF). It discusses the rationale of such a linkage and offers a review of the main options on the table.