Article 1 Establishment of Permanent Structured Cooperation Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) within the Union framework is hereby established between those Member States whose military capabilities fulfil higher criteria as referred to in Article 1 of Protocol No 10, and which have made commitments to one another in this area as referred to in Article 2 of that Protocol, with a view to the most demanding missions, and contributing to the fulfilment of the Union level of ambition. Article 2 Participating Member States The Member States participating in PESCO shall be the following: – Belgium, – Bulgaria, – Czech Republic, – Germany, – Estonia, – Ireland, – Greece, – Spain, – France, 14866/17 JU/jk DGC 1C 5 EN