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OPINION ARTICLE – Former Air Force Chief of Staff, General Jean-Paul Paloméros and former senior executive of EADS (now Airbus) Denis Verret, both members of the Board of EuroDéfense-France, offer a series of arguments in favour of a truly ‘European’ missile defence system, highlighting their concerns about the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI) launched by Germany in 2022, which begs a multitude of questions.
“Published first in LA TRIBUNE” on 5 February 2024″

But can’t we do better?
Suggested ways and means.
Joint Article of Ralph Thiele, President of EuroDefenceGermany and Denis Verret, Member of the Council of EuroDefenceFrance: 26/10/2023
(NB: Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this paper are those of the authors)
“Published first in La Tribune on 6 November 2023”

On 18 April, we were pleased to welcome French politician Alain Lamassoure, former Minister Delegate for European Affairs and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1999 to 2019, for a breakfast debate on the topic of “Those who control the past control the future”. It was he who, in November 2020 had founded the Observatory on History Teaching in Europe (OHTE) under the aegis of the Council of Europe.

The MPL forms part of the bedrock fuelled by developments in the European Union aimed at reinforcing EU strategic autonomy, the European DITB in particular, and is equally a contributory factor.

On 4 March 2023, the United Nations adopted the international treaty on “the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction”.

Those who follow the international news can hardly fail to be aware that the world seems to be spiralling out of control and that the regulatory systems put in place after the Second World War are struggling to keep pace. We live in a world in which the media is chock-a-block with analyses, inflamed debates, experts in both information and disinformation, forecasts swiftly debunked by facts and rational argument so laced with pure emotion that we may be forgiven for being confused.

Dear French friends

The European project binds our nations together in a shared destiny, forged from our past and embraced in every moment of the present. It’s a blend of our triumphs and trials, cherished memories, and a collective willingness to move forward together. Nuclear weapons, as we’ll explore, are part of this shared heritage, embodying both our history and our joint strategic interests.