Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) The first year at the Hôtel de Brienne in Florence Parly was marked by very large files to manage, such as the preparation of the new military programming law (2019-2025), the European intervention initiative
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(B2 in Luxembourg) Just after the signing of the European intervention initiative, the French Minister for the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, insisted on explaining the full meaning of this project. Neither a force in itself nor a
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(B2 in Luxembourg) Nine Ministers of Defense (Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, France, Netherlands, Portugal, United Kingdom) affixed this Monday (June 25) in Luxembourg, on the sidelines of the meeting of defense ministers
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(B2) The European intervention initiative (IEI or EI2) was born on the French side in order to remedy the shortcomings of permanent structured cooperation (PESCO), considered to be very far from the original idea — a hard core for
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(B2) Faced with the few criticisms that have been heard in the Member States, the French Minister for the Armed Forces Florence Parly insisted on defending the European intervention initiative (IEI or EI2). Neither in competition nor
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(B2) The informal meeting of Defense Ministers in Sofia on 4 and 5 May will no doubt not leave an imperishable memory in European historiography either by the intensity of the subjects raised or by the
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(B2) The meeting between the Frenchwoman Florence Parly and her counterpart Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday (April 5) took place around a leitmotif: France and Germany constitute an unshakeable "engine" of
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(B2) The French Minister for the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, gave an exegesis of her policy, in a long interview with the daily La Tribune. Among the topics discussed, the European question came up on several
Read(B2) Recently published: The EUTM RCA mission soon to be deployed outside Bangui. The tracks of the 'review' (blog) In the Mediterranean, Sophia (EU) and Sea Guardian (NATO) talk to each other (blog) A Greek submarine
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(B2) The military programming bill (LPM), presented Thursday, February 8) by the French government (in the Council of Ministers), is both ambitious and a sign of new life (1). With a
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(B2) The Fincantieri shipyards have signed an option to purchase 50% of the capital of the STX France shipyards from the French State for 59,7 million euros, the Italian industrialist announced on Friday (February 2).
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(B2) While jihadist groups have promised to block this counter-terrorism effort, it is crucial to accelerate the implementation of the joint force of the G5 Sahel countries (Mali, Niger, Burkina
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(B2) The Belgian Defense Minister, Steven Vandeput, confirmed this on Wednesday (October 4), before the (Belgian) Chamber of Deputies. The Rafale will not be able to compete to replace the Belgian F-16s, from
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(B2 in Tallinn) More than twenty countries have, in one way or another (1), expressed their interest in permanent structured cooperation (PESCO), to date, confirmed the French Minister for
Read(B2) Recently published: (blog) Florence Parly passes her final exam Argus securité's request for interim relief rejected France wants to arm its Reaper drones… and the future European MALE drone Florence Parly takes
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(B2) Speaking at the Defense Summer University in Toulon, French Defense Minister Florence Parly announced on Tuesday (September 5) her intention to equip the French armies with armed drones, notably
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(B2 in Toulon) "Europe of defense is first of all a bet, but a necessary bet" underlined this Tuesday (September 5) the French Minister of Defense, Florence Parly, present at the university
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(B2) It is a face known to some Europeans who should take the lead of the French armies. General François Lecointre was appointed this Wednesday (July 19, in the Council of Ministers, immediately after the announcement of the resignation of
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(B2) For her first public intervention in an international forum, the French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, insisted on the necessary cooperation between the European Union and NATO. European action is “complementary
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