In our selection of the last two weeks, you will find a focus on the next EU Council presidency, the Swiss choice of the F35A, some news on the EUTM Mozambique mission, and a lot more!Our survey is still open to give us feedback, please help us find out how Read more…
In our selection of the last two weeks, you will find a focus on the 28th NATO Summit, a deep transformation of the French intervention in Mali with impacts on EU forces, a very symbolic FR-UK collaboration, and a lot more!Our survey is still open to give us feedback, please Read more…
In our selection of the last two weeks, please find the vote of the EU Defence Fund, a political meeting on Strategic Compass, the EU Space Programme, Russian sanctions on EU officials, and more!Our survey 📑 is still open to give us feedback, please help us find out how we Read more…
Basic facts The European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) is a European agency based in Paris that provides to European institutions and member states, scientific analysis and studies about the foreign, security and defence policy issues. This agency has been created in 1989 to serve the Western European Union Read more…
Basic Facts The Military Planning and Conduct Capability (MPCC) is a permanent operational headquarters, part of the European Union Military Staff (EUMS). It has been created the same year as the EUMS in 2017. It is based in Brussels, Belgium and it is under control of the General Director of Read more…
International Women’s Day: Women proportion of European armed forces For the International Women’s 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…
Basic Facts The European Union Military Staff (EUMS) is a department of the European Union Military Committee (EUMC), that has been created in 2002 to assist the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Its headquarters is based in Brussels, Belgium. Since 2020, the General Director Read more…
Munich Security Conference – Special Edition – 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 Union Satellite Centre (SatCen) is a European Agency based in Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain. Since 2019, its director is the Rumanian diplomat Sorin Dumitru Ducaru. He previously held several key positions at NATO and is a specialist of Cyber Defense issues. Before becoming a European Agency Read more…
Next generation French aircraft carrier’s characteristics unveiled French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled the main characteristics of the next generation French aircraft carrier (PANG – Porte-Avion Nouvelle Génération). The main entry parameters for its design were the Next Generation Fighter’s constraints 10 tons heavier than today’s Rafale. Destined to replace the Read more…