First proposed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen this September, the European Security Council is supposed to bring EU leaders and key allies together, including the UK, Norway, Ukraine and Canada. The goal is to coordinate faster on security threats that affect the continent.
Europe is facing a growing number of issues that fall below the level of conventional military attacks, like cyberattacks, sabotage, drone incursions and interference with critical infrastructure. Just last week, drones attacked two commercial vessels in Bulgaria's Black Sea economic zone, resulting in one ship sinking and a missing crew.
