Together with the Coordinated Annual Review on Defence (CARD), the European Defence Fund and the Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC) it forms a new comprehensive defence package for the EU.
Zajedno s Koordiniranim godišnjim pregledom obrane (Coordinated Annual Review on Defence, CARD), Europskim obrambenim fondom (European Defence Fund, EDF), Sposobnostima za planiranje i provedbu vojnih misija s neizvršnim mandatom (Military Planning and Conduct Capability, MPCC),  PESCO tvori novi sveobuhvatni obrambeni paket EU.