The budget of the European Defense Agency: at least

(BRUSSELS2) The budget of the European Defense Agency - which is normally called upon to play a greater role in the new European Defense Policy (PeSDC) implemented by the Treaty of Lisbon - was adopted by the 26 Ministers for Defense, Tuesday, in slight (very slight) increase. The Agency will thus have a budget in 2010 of... 31 million (compared to 30 million euros, one million euros more than in 2009). This includes 8,4 million euros in the operational budget for studies and will enable the recruitment of 4 additional people. This will bring the agency to have 113 people...

113 people! Here is all the staff that the Europeans agree to pool to carry out the industrial projects of Defense Europe. As we can see, the means allocated are not consistent with the stated ambitions and the needs mentioned. It is thus better understood why certain projects “lambinate”. The Agency has therefore still not succeeded in obtaining the vote for a multi-annual budget, which would be in line with the multi-annual program that it intends to develop. " All states agree except one clarified Alexander Weis, the director of the Agency when I questioned him on this point. And " It's always the same state that doesn't agree.. Clearly, the United Kingdom has once again vetoed...