# Council approves the Strategic Compass defence plan

Date: 2022

On 21 March 2022 foreign and defence ministers, after [Michel](/people/charles-michel)’s Council political backing, approved the Strategic Compass including a rapid-deployment capacity. Approval is a completed strategic act, not a brigade in the field.

## People

- Charles Michel: https://factrail.ai/people/charles-michel

## Drivers

- Democratic Resilience: https://factrail.ai/drivers/democratic-resilience

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-approves-strategic-compass-defence-2022-03-21/
- https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/03/21/council-approves-strategic-compass/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/eu-strategic-compass-2022