EU defence ministers to discuss Strategic Compass

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.

Inquiries: Special Adviser Ilmari Uljas on the agenda of the Foreign Affairs Council meeting, tel. +358 295 140 048, and Special Advisor to the Minister Miikka Pynnönen (communications), tel. +358 50 570 4119.