Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) It's 'crunch' week, made up of bodybuilding and tension, to try to reach agreements, with the United Kingdom on post-Brexit, between European leaders on the budget for the next seven years (2021-2027) as on
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(B2) The situation in the eastern Mediterranean is easing, with more soothing words in Ankara in favor of dialogue as in Athens. The organization of the European summit, opportunely postponed to next week due to a
Read(B2) In front of the MEPs meeting in the SEDE sub-committee (security and defence), this Thursday (July 2) the French Minister for the Armed Forces unpacked what was on her heart. The coronavirus crisis has shown
Read(B2) The Secretary General of NATO announced on Thursday (June 18) the opening of an investigation into the incident denounced by France with Turkish ships, during an operation to check the embargo of the on the
Read(B2) In a long letter addressed this Friday (29 May) at the end of the afternoon to the High Representative of the EU, Josep Borrell, the Ministers of Defense of the four major countries of the Union insist on a point
Read(B2) Eleven European countries (Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Norway, Netherlands, Portugal, Czechia, United Kingdom, Sweden) signed this Friday (27 March), a joint declaration supporting "politically" the creation of a task force (called Takuba). Objective
Read(B2) The defense ministers of the twelve member countries of the EII, the European Intervention Initiative, met this Thursday (March 19) by videoconference on crisis management in the face of the Covid-19 epidemic . THE
Read(B2) The French army has started renewing its handguns. The French Minister of the Armed Forces announced, one after the other, on Monday (6 January) the order of nearly 75.000 semi-automatic pistols and
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(B2 in Paris) French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly signed a cyber convention on Thursday (November 14) with the eight major national industrial contractors. More than the - symbolic - convention, it is the objective under
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(B2) It had been some time since Defense Ministers had really discussed CSDP military missions and operations. Tuesday's meeting (November 12) returned to a
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(B2) France publishes its draft budget for the Armies of 2020. Anchored in the framework of the military programming law, it reaches 37,5 billion euros (1,86% of GDP). The equipment section
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(B2) A few days apart, the French and British Defense Ministers made important announcements regarding military space. For the first time, Paris announces the deployment of weapons in space while
Read(B2) The anniversary of the entry into force of American sanctions on Iran (May 8) has brought new tension. The United States announced new American sanctions, sending warships to the
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(B2) When Florence Parly replaces her predecessor, Sylvie Goulard, she also inherits most of her team. It must also operate, according to the instructions of President Emmanuel Macron, with a reduced workforce.
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(B2) Last week, a group of Chadian rebels from Libya tried to force their way into their country. At the request of the Chadian government, the French air force dispersed the combatants. If N'Djamena congratulates itself,
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(B2) The French and German Defense Ministers took advantage of a visit to a Safran site on Wednesday (6 February) to announce the signing of the first two contracts within the framework of the
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(B2) The two French (F. Parly) and German (U. von der Leyen) Defense Ministers have decided to take the next step on the combat aircraft of the future, as on the future land machine The agreement
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(B2 in Paris) The French Minister for the Armed Forces hosted, this Wednesday (November 7), the first interministerial meeting of the members of the European Intervention Initiative (IEI or EI2). A meeting that aroused mixed interest
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(B2 in Paris) “Europe was a dream, an ambition. And we let it become a Club Med of bureaucracy. The sentence is strong and will probably not be quite
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