A single battlegroup at the start of 2012. The transformation of armies into objectives
(BRUSSELS2) Due to a lack of volunteers, the "27" agreed to leave only one permanent battlegroup (battlegroup) in the first half of 2012. It was in the air. This is now officially registered, as evidenced by the conclusions adopted by the Foreign Ministers on 1 December. The French, Belgians and Luxembourgers on duty for the next six months will therefore be alone...
The objective of transformation of the armed forces on par with the operational objective
European Union defense ministers do not plan to review the " level of ambition as defined in the concept of battlegroups “, which plans in particular to have two groups of permanence per semester. Groups are not only an operational element, they contribute to interoperability between Member States and remains a vector for the transformation of our armed forces towards more mobile and more rapidly deployable forces » is it precise in the conclusions adopted on December 1st. Battlegroups are thus placed in a concept more of training troops and adapting armies than in a perspective of use.
A little effort please
The "27" however heard to underline the importance of facilitating their use in operations. They asked everyone to make a " extra effort to address such shortcomings in the future. And they have set themselves a deadline, at the end of the year, to try to reach an agreement on the Athena mechanism, which makes it possible to cover certain costs generated by the battlegroups.
Civil interaction
Following some current ideas - and in particular the Polish proposal and the work undertaken within the European diplomatic service - the 27 have also noted the need to strengthen the interaction between the battlegroups at European level and the possibilities of interconnection with actors civilians. The High Representative will therefore have to provide a report on these subjects in the first half of 2012.
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Mouai! We can say what we want, it's just training… This once again proves the lack of will to create European unity, and an operational European strategy and common influence. We play on words, professionalization and proportionality… when we think of an influential expeditionary army, but given the weakening will of the community. And the current crisis is therefore the door open to the reduction of the budget in total silence. We are really naive in the face of the other blocks, and the US will always agree to intervene for us… and in our interest. The world is changing, China, India, Iran, and the Middle East, the United States are moving towards the Pacific…40-45, 14-18 we were in the same spirit.