“Today we are creating a new page for European defence”, declared Josep Borrell, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, on the first-ever EU live military exercises (MILEX) that are taking place in the Rota Naval base in Southern Spain this week.

Towards a new era of European defence: the first-ever EU live military exercises

The EU’s first live exercise is important to build capacity to respond to crises under the Strategic Compass.