Although the report "emphasises that, in the event of an attack by the armed forces of a third country on the territory of the Union, NATO remains the guarantor of collective defence," it "points out that the EU is on the way to developing into a Defence and Security Union, as well."
Lai gan "trešās valsts bruņota uzbrukuma gadījumā Eiropas Savienībai NATO nodrošinātu kolektīvo aizsardzību", ziņojumā uzsvērts, ka "ES šobrīd atrodas ceļā uz aizsardzības un drošības savienību".