事实上，在允许利用北约资源执行欧洲安全与防卫政策（European Defense and Security Policy，ESDP）任务的《柏林补充协议》签订之后，北约已经承认了ESDP在历经几十年发展后的最终成形。
Indeed, through the Berlin Plus agreements, which facilitate use of NATO resources for missions undertaken under the European Defense and Security Policy (ESDP), NATO recognized the ESDP’s maturation over the past decade.