[Decryption] The defense procurement directive, 3 years later
(BRUSSELS2) Revolutionary in principle, the 2009 directive on defense public procurement opened up an exceptional regime
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[Decryption] The German army authorized to intervene on the ground… but for what?
(BRUSSELS2) The decision of the German Constitutional Court in the summer of 2012 was presented as a revolution, allowing the use
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The crisis brings out the wounds of the last war between Greeks and Germans
(BRUSSELS2) The marks of mistrust between Greeks and Germans have gone up a notch with the resurgence of a debate that we thought
Read moreThe European Parliament calls for legislation on private security companies
(BRUSSELS2) The European Parliament has reiterated in the strongest terms its desire to see security companies
Read moreCan the High Representative or the EEAS be the subject of an action for failure to act?
(BRUXELLES2 Exclusive) Anachronistic, far-fetched question… Not so much. Bring an action for failure to act against the European diplomatic service or
Read more[Memo Sheet] Main provisions of the Lisbon Treaty on the CFSP and CSDP, defense and the High Representative (extracts)
(B2) Here are the main provisions of the two treaties — on the European Union and the functioning of the European Union — resulting
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German soldiers aboard merchant ships: difficult
The jurists of the Bundestag gave a rather negative opinion on the use of armed force on board ships
Read moreThe London agreements: less avowed reasons…
This is, without doubt, one of the less vaunted aspects of the "London Accords" signed between France and the United Kingdom on 2
Read more[Decryption] Offsets in defense markets. What the Commission says
(BRUSSELS2) Compensations (or offsets) in defense markets are not authorized as some might think. THE
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