We welcome NATO-EU engagement, both on China and defence capabilities, where it is complementary, rather than duplicative. We are also supportive of the UK’s application to join PESCO. (Paragraph 82) Wider issues

We welcome NATO-EU engagement, both on China and defence capabilities, where it is complementary, rather than duplicative. We are also supportive of the UK’s application to join PESCO. (Paragraph 82) Wider issues Type: conclusion | Number: 13 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: The Department shares the Committee’s view on the benefit of NATO-EU engagement and is pleased that it supports the UK’s application to join the EU’s Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) Military Mobility project. We are encouraged that NATO’s Strategic Concept and the EU’s Strategic Compass pre