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B2 Writing 27th October28th October Arquus, maintenance, MCO, VBL, light armored vehicle, VT4

At the heart of armored vehicle maintenance, at Arquus

(B2 in Saint-Nazaire) Engaged in the Sahel or Operation Sentinel, the light armored vehicle and the VT4 are essential today

Defense industry Report Land

Emmanuelle Stroesser August 27, 202128th October special forces, equipment

High-tech. The special forces push to the imagination

(B2) Every two years, at the beginning of July, SOFINS invites special forces from the armed forces to meet for three days to

Space Satellites Defense industry Report

Aurelie Pugnet July 28, 202128th October Ariane group, arianespace, rockets, launchers, satellites

24 hours at Ariane, space access provider

(B2 at Ariane) We're going into space with a European rocket manufacturer, Ariane Wow! The phones ? Abandoned

Space Satellites Defense industry Report

Aurelie Pugnet July 27, 202128th October Airbus, Space, satellites, European sovereignty

24 hours at Airbus Defense & Space, in the midst of satellites, vectors of European sovereignty

(B2 in Toulouse) Europeans need their access to space to be independent from other space powers.

Blog Analysis Social Policy

Nicolas Gros Verheyde July 21, 2021July 22, 2021 ECJ, France, work time

Work time. Stop fire

(B2) It's a real shot in the arm that we are witnessing against the European judges and the directive on the

Blog Analysis EU Defense (Doctrine)Defense industry

Nicolas Gros Verheyde July 2, 2021July 7, 2021 security actor, Strategic Autonomy, European Defense Fund, NATO-EU, Thierry breton

The European Defense Fund: is it a paradigm shift?

(B2) EUR 1,2 billion budget, 23 priority areas, this is what the first year of the European Development Fund will look like

Brief blog Defense industry Land

Aurelie Pugnet 20th December 2020July 6, 2021 Studies, Griffon, Scorpion, SICS extension

Scorpio. Tested and approved

(B2) The Scorpion tactical combat system will be integrated into the French Army from 2021. Before, it was

Defense industry free opinion Indoor market

B2 Writing March 5, 20207th May 2020 the ASD, Strategic Autonomy, European Commission, industrial policy, technological sovereignty

Europe must acquire its technological sovereignty

(B2) Technological sovereignty is one of the key notions in the program of the new Commission. A vague concept, to be sure.

Blog Analysis Defense industry

Aurelie Pugnet 20th February 2020March 4, 2020 Military cooperation, EDIDP, FEDEF, Small & Medium Entreprises

European defense funds are changing the atmosphere among manufacturers. We talk to each other ! (v2)

(B2) The European Defense Fund has not yet been born and certain effects are already beginning to be felt. The atmosphere

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[Alert] Joe Biden launches the debate on post-Gaza. Possible sanctions against Israeli settlers November 18, 2023
(B2) In an opinion published in the Washington Post this Saturday (November 18), the American president sets the stage for the aftermath of the Israeli offensive in Gaza. But above all, he threatens extremist settlers with sanctions by
Nicolas Gros Verheyde
[Interview] Brexit, Putin, Middle East, Rule of law, Unanimity, High Representative… Jean Asselborn lets loose November 18, 2023
(B2) Just before his departure from the Luxembourg government, Jean Asselborn, the dean of foreign policy among Europeans, agreed to share with us the fruit of his experience. Twenty years of holding the handle
Nicolas Gros Verheyde
[Verbatim] Warning Danger! Europe still lives in the age of innocence (Nathalie Loiseau) November 14, 2023
(B2) In front of a selected audience of soldiers, researchers, experts in geopolitics, students, Nathalie Loiseau (Horizons/Renew), delivered a vibrant appeal to Europeans to become aware of their assets - democracy, prosperity, peace -, assets
Nicolas Gros Verheyde
[Verbatim] A European defense, still nowhere to be found (Defence interviews) November 2, 2023
(B2) Despite growing tensions on the world stage, the war in Ukraine and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, European defense remains a mirage. The Atlantic Alliance is strengthening. And the Europeans always show up
Olivier Jehin
[In brief] In the absence of a rapid European possibility, Armenia will be armed by France 24th October
(B2) Ground-air defense, radars, enhanced cooperation, training... France promises Armenia all its military support. Support which overcomes the difficulty at European level of triggering significant and rapid aid under the
Nicolas Gros Verheyde
[In brief] During the war in Ukraine, trade with Russia continues 24th October
(B2) Despite the war in Ukraine, imports of certain Russian special metals, such as titanium and aluminum, continue. To the greatest benefit of the oligarchs close to power, denounces a journalistic investigation. The main players in
Nicolas Gros Verheyde
[Analysis] Von der Leyen's media coup in Israel: a real institutional coup? 15th October
(B2) The President of the European Commission committed a major political blunder on Friday (October 13). A diplomatic mistake and an institutional error. But above all a strategic error which could undermine all
Nicolas Gros Verheyde
[Reportage] In Toledo, Ukrainian soldiers in combat training and against IEDs September 3, 2023
(B2 - exclusive) Without fanfare, Spain continues training Ukrainian soldiers. More than 3000 have already been trained. Mainly within its infantry academy in Toledo. Express, practical and intense training to which B2
Nicolas Gros Verheyde
[Analysis] ASAP, ammunition plan. Schizophrenia pushed to its climax 11th June 2023
(B2) The censorship of several major provisions of the European Commission's project aimed at boosting the production of munitions is surprising in more than one way. The proposed act of support for the production of
Olivier Jehin