Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) The logic of war economy, decided by the French government after the Russian intervention in Ukraine in 2022, comes up against concrete difficulties. Be able to accelerate and increase product volume on simple
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(B2) Purchases of defense equipment are accelerating, with one fear now: not being sufficiently reactive in an increasingly saturated market. National defense policy © Denmark. From words to deeds.
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(B2) We must make “the space sector stronger and increase Europe's influence on the world stage”. This is the main message to be adopted by Competitiveness Ministers on Tuesday (28 May)
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(B2) For General Denis Mercier (2S), former Supreme Allied Commander for Alliance Transformation (SACT), there are a number of received ideas about NATO. Heard by the National Defense Commission
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(B2 in Paris) In their report on the European challenges of the defense industry, the French deputies note an unprecedented effort by the European Union in defence, which marks the end of a "taboo", but they
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The Commission recommends investing at least €2027 billion in cybersecurity skills development in the next budget period (by XNUMX). It also proposes the establishment in Brussels of a skills center
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(B2) If Europe is at the heart of the future military programming law (LPM) for 2019-2025 (1), it is not unanimous among French industrialists. Interviewed by the deputies of the Defense Committee, they
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(B2) Recently published: (blog) EULEX pays tribute to one of its own. The investigation not closed The three main defense challenges according to Lithuania. The CSDP an additional guarantee to NATO The EU advocates an approach
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(BRUSSELS2) In order to replace Antonio Tajani who has left to sit in the European Parliament (and who could obtain a vice-presidency), the Italian Council of Ministers has appointed a commissioner responsible for acting as interim minister for the Industry and
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(B2) Juncker elected EPP candidate for the head of the Commission • EUFOR RCA Luxembourg confirms its participation in the operation • And Sweden provides strategic transport • An airman at the
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(BRUSSELS2) For France, holding the “Defence Summit” is an important issue, in itself. Seeing this topic brought before Heads of State and Government has always been a French priority. The Defense Summit
Read(BRUXELLES2) A new “defence” sequence will take place at the Council of Ministers for Competitiveness (Industry), next Monday (2 December). The (Lithuanian) presidency thus circulated among the delegations a short document setting out the
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(BRUSSELS2) New challenges, economic crisis: what to do with the European defense industry? The MEPs of the Foreign Affairs Committee vote this Thursday (24 October) on a draft report aimed at strengthening the Base
Read(BRUSSELS2) As the European defense summit approaches, Alessandro Marrone, researcher at the Institute of International Affairs (IAI) in Rome, returned for B2 to the main challenges of a European defense industry,
Read(BRUSSELS2) On September 26 and September 27, Industry Ministers will discuss, among other things, the future of the European defense industry based on the European Commission's communication published in July.
Read(B2) The "political power of Europe must be built and it passes in particular through foreign policy and defense policy before arriving at a common defence". This is the key idea of
Read(BRUSSELS2) If we don't “move forward (on European defence) it will be a gigantic failure” warned Spanish Defense Minister Pedro Morenés before MEPs on Wednesday 10 July. At the time of
Read(BRUSSELS2 to Vilnius) Between two meetings, Michel Barnier, in charge of the Internal Market and Services, gave an interview to a few media (RFI, Cadena Ser and B2). With a central subject, the Prism affair and “espionage”
Read(BRUSSELS2 – exclusive) The Commission communication on the defense industry should be approved by the European Commission on July 24, 2013. The “interservice” discussion is well underway. B2 had already mentioned some of the
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