The EU has decided to develop a joint military capacity in order to fulfil the so-called Petersberg objectives (crisis management and conflict resolution outside the territory of the EU), but it has no common defence policy.
EU har besluttet at opbygge en fælles militær kompetence for at opfylde de såkaldte Petersberg-mål (krisebekæmpelse og konfliktløsning uden for EU 's territorium), men har ingen fælles forsvarspolitik.