Brussels, 16 October 2023
From 16 to 22 October, the EU will carry out its first-ever military live exercise from the Rota Naval Base located in Cadiz, Spain. On 17 October, High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell will participate in a demonstration of the exercise.
He will hold a press conference at ca. 09:15 CEST, which will be broadcast live on EbS. The same day, High Representative Borrell will address the EU Military Committee at Chiefs of Defence level that will convene in Seville.
Approximately 2,800 personnel from Member States will simulate the initial phase of a stabilisation operation, involving the Spanish amphibious assault ship ‘Juan Carlos I’, leading an amphibious task group comprising 31 units including maritime, air, land, space and cyber assets.
More information available on this press release and this factsheet. All audio-visual coverage will be available on EbS.
Source – EU Commission