Duff i FT , 30 jan. 2008: "MEPs stress the need for good collaboration between themselves and national parliamentarians in the scrutiny of EU foreign, security and defence policy. Indeed, the Lisbon treaty expressly requires there to be a special interpar
Duff i FT , 30 jan. 2008: "MEPs stress the need for good collaboration between themselves and national parliamentarians in the scrutiny of EU foreign, security and defence policy. Indeed, the Lisbon treaty expressly requires there to be a special interparliamentary conference between European and national foreign affairs and defence committees. On these matters, the House of Commons remains completely silent. The European Parliament also suggests that on the coming into force of the new treaty the Assembly of the Western European Union (WEU) should be closed down."
Danmark är medlem av Nato, men deltar inte i EU:s försvarssamarbete eftersom det är omfattat av ett av Danmarks undantag i EU-samarbetet. Partierna som står bakom försvarsavtalet är dessutom eniga om att vilja ta bort detta undantag. Danmark deltar idag inte i EU:s militära operationer, varken med pengar eller resurser och har inte rösträtt i Ministerrådet gällande försvarspolitiken på grund av detta undantag. Om undantaget ska bort måste det dock först till en folkomröstning. Detta ska ske den 1 juni 2022.
An der Verlässlichkeit der USA als NATO-Partner bestehen seit einer Trump-Rede große Zweifel. SPD-Europakandidatin Barley hat deshalb EU-eigene Atombomben ins Spiel gebracht. Brandgefährlich sei das, kritisiert ein Parteigenosse.
European Defense Agency. Network-enabled capabilities – the use of information technology to link all actors in an operation together so that information can be reliably shared. Malgorazata Alterman
David Cronin (IPS 19.6.2010) "Some 1.6 billion euros (2 billion dollars) has been allocated to the EU's "Clean Sky" project, which aims to develop aircraft engines that emit half as much carbon dioxide as those now in use. With the funding being divided b
Vuodenvaihteessa julkistettu EU:n vuoden 2010 asevientiraportti on puutteellinen eikä anna luotettavaa kuvaa unionimaiden toteutuneesta aseviennistä, sanovat 13 eurooppalaista kansalaisjärjestöä yhteisessä julkilausumassaan vetoomuksessaan. Suomalaisjärjestöistä mukana ovat Rauhanliitto ja Sadankomitea. Järjestöjen mukaan asevientiraportti ei kerro, kuinka paljon aseita ja sotilastarvikkeita EU:sta vietiin, sillä kaikki jäsenmaat eivät ole raportoineet unionille toteutunutta asevientiään. Unionin suurimpiin sotilastarvikkeiden viejiin lukeutuvat Saksa ja Britannia ovat merkittävimmät puutteellisesti raportoineet maat. Järjestöt kritisoivat samalla sitä, että tärkeä ja laaja raportti julkistettiin viime vuoden viimeisenä työpäivänä. Julkistamisesta ei myöskään kerrottu neuvoston eikä parlamentin verkkosivuilla.
EUROMIL is the umbrella organisation of 43 national military associations and trade unions. Originally founded in 1972, the Organisation includes 28 countries from the Russian Federation in the East to Ireland in the West, and from Finland in the North to Cyprus in the South; EUROMIL is a truly European organisation.
(Own report) -Germany and France are seeking greater “European sovereignty” and aim to “strengthen the EU as a geopolitical actor,” according to a Franco-German declaration published yesterday in Paris on the occasion of the ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Élysée Treaty. The declaration provides military support for Ukraine “for as long as it takes,” announces new armament projects, and a Franco-German exercise in the “Indo-Pacific.” This is also due to Germany's severe setbacks in its rivalry with the Unites States, including its growing military dependence and the threat of its deindustrialization due to the exodus of production sites to the USA. According to the French publicist Emmanuel Todd, the current global power struggle – “the third world war has begun” – is also “about Germany.” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz anticipates the emergence of a “multipolar world,” in which Germany and the EU are to assume leading roles as strong military powers.
An article from El Pais 15 May, 2011, by Torreblanca. This is a usual diatribe of the mainstream. No original ideas, no authentic federalism. The author would like to see the EU as a strong military bloc. No mention of WMD (probably the author would suppo