Article co-signed by Ralph Thiele, President of EuroDéfence-Deutschland and Denis Verret, Vice-President of EuroDéfence-France, co-animator of the EDDeu/DEFr working Group dedicated to the relaunch of the Franco-German relations in Defence.
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The Commission’s proposal published on 5 March 2024 ‘establishing the EDIP and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence equipment’ is rooted in the serious shortcomings of current defence procurement practices in Europe.
Europe is working on a new security strategy. It will be expensive, but is overdue, according to the chairman of the Political-Military Society.
The following reports have been provided to the EURODEFENSE Council of Presidents, which has taken place on 18 November in Berlin, Germany.
In the EU Strategic Guidelines, it is recognized that in the upcoming decades climate change will be a factor of instability and conflict around the world, which is already being felt today. It is expected that changes in weather patterns could exacerbate tensions, increase violence and generate additional humanitarian needs, as a result of the multiplication of extreme weather events and their impacts, affecting natural and historical heritage, but also and above all human.
Nowadays organizations rely on a vast network of suppliers, service providers, and third-party vendors. This complex web of interdependencies introduces significant challenges, as vulnerabilities within the supply chain can serve as gateways for cyber threats.
Defence and security specialists across Europe, meeting today 28 March 2022 by video conferencing
The annual meeting of the EURODEFENSE network, present in 15 countries, took place in Paris from 19 to 21 May 2022.
this article was published in N°55 of the “Cahiers de la Sécurité et de la Justice”, June 2022. The author is Thierry Leblond, member of EuroDéfense-France Council.
This article was published in the “Cahiers de la Justice et de la Sécurité” , N°55, June 2022