French Presidency of the Council of the European Union: The Assessment of the Presidency in the Light of the European Union’s Common Security and Defence Policy

Abstract

This analysis aims to evaluate the implementation of the priorities of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the challenges it faced, with particular emphasis on the objectives of the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy. The article describes the French Presidency in a broader European geopolitical context, which affected the final shape of the presidency’s goals and their implementation.