European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker called for a common EU defence headquarters in September after the Brexit vote, resurrecting an idea that had circulated in the EU for years. Today, the European Union has approved plans for a military headquarters to coordinate overseas security operation, foreign and defence ministers of the 28 member states (Britain…
From 3 to 14 April 2017 in the Western Mediterranean, 1 000 French soldiers participate in SKRENVIL operational training. This joint exercise between the French Army and the Navy is designed to ensure amphibious deployment procedures. As part of this operational training, an amphibious group is deployed in the Mediterranean. It is composed of the…
Since his appointment in 2012, French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is concerned about the threats in cyberspace. With reason. CIA suspicions about the role played by Russian hackers in the election of Donald Trump to the fears expressed by the German Chancellor, the “cyber-menace” is now omnipresent. On the occasion of the inauguration on…
Ana Relvas Franca, reporter for Expresso.pt, contacted the Europa Varietas Institute with the following questions. The questions were answered by Dr. habil. Andràs Istvàn Türke, director of the EuVI. ARF: Whether you think that Budapest has, indeed, failed to offer Ukraine a more tangible security ? AIT: After the collapse of USSR in 1991, Ukraine made the huge…
