In this week’s NewsFeed, please find our now regular sections : Industries, Operations, and International Relations, jointly with a report from the European Parliament on the 2009 Defence Package and a planned investment from the Commission on security and new technologies. The EU Parliament publishes an implementation report on Defence Read more…
One year after: the armies in the fight against coronavirus One year ago, the European countries started taking strong and restrictive measures to stop the spreading of SARS-Cov2. Some also engaged their armies, in various ways. In France, the armiesâ contribution is even an operation, called operation âRĂ©silienceâ, focused on Read more…
International Womenâs Day: Women proportion of European armed forces For the International Womenâs Day, here is below the percentage of women soldiers in the European armies. This amount is increasing in several countries, as more and more positions and units open for women recruitment. Nota: no figures for Finland, Norway Read more…
Munich Security Conference â Special Edition â Beyond Westlessness As the pandemic disrupted the traditional Munich Security Conference, an informal and independent congress on Security usually gathering very senior figures, the forecasted opening was replaced by a special virtual edition. This live broadcast was titled « Beyond Westlessness: Renewing transatlantic cooperation, Meeting global challenges » Read more…
Basic Facts The European Defense Agency (EDA) that is located in Brussels, Belgium, has been created in 2004 with the objective to promote defense capabilities through more European cooperation. It has 26 member states, which basically represent the EU members except Denmark and has established agreements with non-EU countries, such Read more…
Official reaction from EU to the US elections Saluting Joe Biden recent election for the American presidency, J. Borrell, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the EU Commission, underlined the opportunity it constitutes to rebuild EU-US relations. However, he states that âThe world needs a US Read more…