EU defence ministers to discuss Strategic Compass

NordenBladet — Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen will attend the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on 21 March 2022.The aim of the meeting is to endorse the EU’s Strategic Compass at the joint meeting of the EU foreign and defence ministers, after which the matter will be discussed by the EU Heads of State or Government at the European Council on 24 to 25 March 2022. The Strategic Compass is a strategic steering document for the EU’s security and defence cooperation that sets objectives for the next 5 to 10 years.Ukraine’s Minister of Defence will attend the defence ministers’ informal dinner via remote connection. The ministers will discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.