[Portrait] A new Defense advisor
(B2) The cabinet of Michel Barnier, Commissioner for the Internal Market, has a newcomer. Well, not quite… Because those who have followed Michel Barnier know a little about Axel de Martene. Since he was
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(B2) The cabinet of Michel Barnier, Commissioner for the Internal Market, has a newcomer. Well, not quite… Because those who have followed Michel Barnier know a little about Axel de Martene. Since he was
Read(BRUSSELS2) The European Commission has announced its ambition to develop a global strategy to “support the competitiveness of the defense industry and improve the efficiency of the defense market”. This little sentence,
Read(BRUXELLES2) Who will succeed Herman, José-Manuel and Cathy? June and November 2014 seem far away to ordinary mortals. But these two dates which mark at the European level the renewal of the authorities – elections
Read(BRUSSELS2) The Treaty of Lisbon broke new ground with a provision strengthening solidarity between Member States. “If a Member State is the object of a terrorist attack or the victim of a natural or man-made disaster
Read(B2) While Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is on an official visit to Washington, the Commission has just proposed the reintegration of Burma into its system of preferences
Read(BRUSSELS2) While the European Commission intends to tackle the defragmentation of the security industry in Europe (read on B2: the Commission is banking on the standard), it is interesting to look at
Read(B2) The cabinet of the High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Catherine Ashton, includes two new Nordics. Or to be more precise, a Swede replacing another Swede. And a Finn replaces a Brit.
Read(BRUSSELS2) It was at the very last meeting of the Commission before the summer break – where there were only a few journalists left in Brussels and a few permanent administrators – that the Commissioner
Read(B2) Lors de la réunion des directeurs de la politique de défense de l’UE qui s’est déroulée à Chypre début juillet, il a été question de l’utilisation des fonds de recherche (civils) de l’Union européenne.
Read(BRUSSELS2) The attacks carried out against state structures (Estonia in 2007, Georgia in 2008, France at the end of 2010, etc.) have made European officials aware of what was until now the prerogative of specialists in
Read(B2) La Commission Européenne a demandé, mercredi, à la Slovénie de se conformer aux règles européennes en matière de passation de marché public dans le domaine de la défense. La Slovénie avait jusqu’au 20 août
Read(BRUXELLES2) Après les Pays-Bas et l’Allemagne, le Luxembourg et la Bulgarie, c’est au tour de l’Autriche et la Pologne de recevoir un carton jaune – un avis motivé – de la Commission européenne pour ne
Read(BRUXELLES2) Le Royaume-Uni a écopé aujourd’hui (26 avril) d’un avertissement de la Commission européenne pour ne pas avoir correctement transposé la directive 2009/81 sur les marchés publics de défense à Gibraltar.L’exécutif européen a envoyé au
Read(credit: Eurocopter) (BRUXELLES2) Helicopter manufacturers Eurocopter (EADS) and Agusta (Finmeccanica) can breathe. Their project for the development of new generation civilian helicopters of medium tonnage (4-7 tons) – the Eurocopter X4 in France and the Agusta
Read(BRUSSELS2) Compensations (or offsets) in defense markets are not authorized as some might think. The fact that nothing is provided for in the directive does not mean that they are authorized.
Read(B2) The European Commission has just announced that it has decided to refer the Czech Republic to the Court of Justice of the EU for not having respected European rules when purchasing transport planes
Read(BRUSSELS2) Are defense markets open to all winds? And will countries outside the European Union now be able to compete in all markets, the question is all the more worth asking as the European directive
Read(B2) Often referred to as “Chief Diplomat”, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy” – according to his official name (abbreviated as High Representative HRUE or HR/VP)
Read(B2) Depuis 2009, l’Union européenne s’est doté d’un corpus législatif visant à créer un marché commun de défense Le premier texte vise à édicter des règles spécifiques pour les marchés publics dans le domaine de
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