The quest for synergies and efficiency that is implied by the agreement could well become a driving force for the European Defense Agency. The British may now consider the EDA a defense expenditure, but, when better defined, it could represent a source of savings for every EU country.
增强两国的军事实力实际上也是间接增强了欧盟的军事实力，条约所暗含的对协同和效率的要求将成为欧洲防务局（European Defense Agency）背后的驱动力。当前英国人可能认为防务局是个虚耗国防支出的累赘，但如果能更好地定位其职能的话，它将成为每个欧盟国家节省国防经费的源头。