EU states approve Swiss participation in military project
The government has also asked the EU for Swiss participation in the "Cyber Ranges Federation" project.
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Listening: EU states approve Swiss participation in military project
The member states of the European Union have approved Switzerland’s participation in a European defence project. An administrative agreement is still required for Switzerland to become a member of the Military Mobility project.
Switzerland fulfils the conditions and will bring “significant” added value to the project, the Council of the European Union said on Monday evening. Switzerland submitted an application to participate in September.
As a next step, the Netherlands, which is chairing the project, will formally invite Switzerland to join the project, the statement added. Switzerland would then have to enter into an agreement in order to become a full member.
The Military Mobility project aims to simplify military mobility on European territory. This means that in future, applications for cross-border transport can be processed and approved within a few days.
In addition to 26 EU member states – all except Malta – Canada, Norway and the US are also taking part in the project. However, the United Kingdom is still in the negotiation process.
In August the Swiss government approved Switzerland’s participation in two projects of the EU Defence Initiative for Permanent Structured Cooperation (Pesco). In addition to Military Mobility, the government would also like to participate in the Cyber Ranges Federation.
The aim of the latter is to improve cooperation in the area of cyber-defence. The computer simulation environments of several countries are to be linked for a more realistic exercise environment. The EU member states have not yet made a decision on this project.
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