Brussels, 18 June 2026
The EU Council took note of the 11th report on the implementation of the 74 common proposals endorsed by the EU and NATO Councils on 6 December 2016 and 5 December 2017.
The report confirms that the EU and NATO continue to make substantial progress in their strategic partnership and highlights concrete achievements across the full spectrum of engagement between June 2025 and May 2026.
The report emphasises the intensified level of political dialogue between the EU and NATO, which reflects a clear commitment to deepen interaction and advance practical cooperation across all areas of interest, in particular in the context of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and EU initiatives to boost European defence.
Furthermore, the 11th report showcases the growing EU-NATO cooperation in the areas of hybrid threats, including through rapid response teams, and on resilience and preparedness. Other fields with significant advances include civil-military cooperation and coordination in the field of communication activities.
Contacts were also intensified with regard to cooperation on defence capabilities, particularly in addressing critical capabilities shortfalls. The report shows that capabilities and assets developed by members of both organisations, including those developed multinationally, remain available for both EU and NATO operations, subject to national political decisions. EU and NATO experts have also continued their efforts to strengthen coordination in developing the air and missile defence capabilities and increasing the defence production across all domains. Standardisation has remained a key sector of cooperation to ensure interoperability and complementarity.
Military mobility is highlighted as a flagship project of EU-NATO cooperation.
With the support to Ukraine remaining a central pillar of EU-NATO cooperation, both organisations continue to stand together in the face of an increasingly dangerous global security environment. In this context, the EU and NATO remain firmly committed to international peace and security, and to the rules-based international order, in line with the Charter of the United Nations.
- Eleventh progress report on the implementation of the common set of proposals endorsed by EU and NATO Councils on 06 December 2016 and 5 December 2017
- EU-NATO cooperation (background Information)
Source – EU Council