Ambassadors from the EU’s Political and Security Committee (PSC) and NATO’s North Atlantic Council (NAC) held an informal meeting on military mobility

Ambassadors from the EU’s Political and Security Committee (PSC) and NATO’s North Atlantic Council (NAC) met at the Palais d’Egmont in Brussels on 17 December for an informal meeting on military mobility.

Military mobility remains as a cornerstone of EU-NATO cooperation and contributes to a broader transatlantic security. The Ambassadors, who represent all 27 EU Member States and all 32 NATO Allies, considered how the EU and NATO can further coordinate efforts on military mobility to mobilise the full potential of both organisations in enhancing this core enabler.

Military mobility is at the heart of credible deterrence, showing our ability to move troops fast and at scale across the continent when needed. The ability to move personnel, equipment and supplies swiftly into and across Europe is indispensable for effective crisis response and sustained support to Ukraine. 

The EU and NATO are addressing the impediments to seamless military movement in a coordinated way. The Military Mobility Package published in November 2025, outlines the measures to be taken to fast-track the development of infrastructure (eg. roads, bridges, railroads, seaports), streamlining and simplifying border procedures, and identifying crucial military mobility corridors and hot spots that need urgent upgrading. NATO’s planning and capability requirements serves as a guidance on investing to infrastructure and procedural streamlining and harmonisation.  The complementarity and coherence of the mutually reinforcing EU and NATO efforts is setting successful conditions for credible deterrence and defence. Planning and working in close co-operation also reduces duplication of efforts, lowers logistical costs and enhances interoperability of our forces. 

The EU and NATO will continue to advance the flagship cooperation on military mobility in line with the EU-NATO agreed guiding principles. The organisations discuss and consult on the alignment of efforts through a Structured Dialogue on military mobility, taking place biannually. In addition, exchanges on military mobility include EU and NATO Military Committees, the PSC and NAC to the Defence Ministerial meetings. Strengthening this partnership is having a mutually beneficial and transformative impact for both organisations’ memberships.

In 2026 the EU will examine and adopt the Military Mobility Regulation. The EU will move ahead on upgrading infrastructure on the ‘hotspots’ along the four EU military mobility corridors. Simultaneously, work also continues, in the European Defence Agency (EDA) and Permanent Structured Cooperation on Defence (PESCO) frameworks. The EDA supports EU Member States in harmonising rules and regulation regarding customs and border procedures, increasing efficient movement of military equipment and personnel. The Military Mobility PESCO project facilitates discussions on best practices at national level between the participating 25 Member States and partner countries.