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Retour sur un évènement sans précédent qui a eu lieu mercredi 9 novembre : l’Etat a été condamné par la Cour de cassation pour les contrôles d’identité dits « au faciès ».

Le 11 novembre, les forces armées engagées en opérations extérieures et celles déployées outre-mer ont rendu hommage aux soldats morts au cours de la Première Guerre mondiale et à ceux qui, cette année encore, ont prolongé leur sacrifice en donnant leur vie pour protéger la France et les Français. En particulier, ·le Sergent-Chef Alexis Guarato, le Maréchal-des-logis Damien Noblet, le Brigadier Michael Chauwin, le soldat de 1er classe Mickaël Poo-Sing, le Caporal Emile Avaé et le Maréchal-des-logis chef Fabien JACQ.

2016. november 9-én, szerdán a kaliforniai San Diego közelében kiképzési repülés végrehajtása közben egymásnak ütközött két együléses, a tengerészgyalogsághoz tartozó F/A-18 Hornet – írja az ABC News.

A legjelentősebb változás az lesz, hogy a Demokrata Párthoz köthető liberális támogatói rendszer magyarországi csapjai hamarosan elzáródnak. Az is gond, hogy jó amerikai szokás szerint a velük együttműködőket hamarosan magukra fogják hagyni. Bővebben ...

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has resigned after his party's candidate for the presidency lost heavily to a Socialist-backed rival seen as friendly to the Kremlin.

En application de l'accord sur le report à 2018 de la présidentielle en République démocratique du Congo (RDC), le Premier ministre Augustin Matata Ponyo a démissionné. Le prochain chef de gouvernement doit être issu de l'opposition.

The European Defence Agency’s 7th Helicopter Tactics Symposium, organised under EDA’s Helicopter Exercise Programme (HEP), was held in Athens/Greece from 7-9 November. As in previous years, the symposium offered a unique opportunity for European helicopter crews to discuss and share experience in helicopter techniques, tactics and procedures.

The symposium was opened by Brigadier General Iliopoulos (Hellenic Army Aviation Directorate) in the Greek Officers’ Mess in Athens. Over 40 helicopter tactics instructors and experts from 14 countries, with representatives of the Helicopter Tactics Course (HTC), of the Helicopter Tactics Instructor Course (HTIC) and of the Joint Air Power Competence Centre (JAPCC) gathered for this annual Helicopter Exercise Programme (HEP) event to analyse lessons learned and best practices identified in recent exercises, and to learn about new training opportunities offered by the contributing Member States of the HEP.

Briefings and discussions covered the tactical lessons learned from Dutch helicopter operations in Mali, the Czech Special Operations Aviation Task Unit (SOATU) training, the mentoring of Afghan aircrew by Hungary, the Belgium Mission Planning Process and the environmental training in extreme conditions experienced during exercise Cold Blade 2016 in Ivalo, Finland. In addition, host nation Greece presented its approach to Helicopter Aviation training, fire-fighting and MEDEVAC missions with their CH-47D Chinook helicopters.

The presentations were followed by panel discussions for both attack and support helicopter operators; they brought a useful insight into the latest developments in night vision goggles training, Electronic Warfare, landing zone tactics, use of sensors and technologies applied in Degraded Visual Environments, currency and proficiency challenges and helicopter self-defence aids used by the Member States. The discussions triggered new proposals for updating the HEP Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) - the capstone tactics manual for multinational helicopter operations.

The academic sessions were followed by operational and planning discussions with a view to updating the HEP SOP, the HEP, HTC and the HTIC programmes as well as the NATO ATP-49. The aims and objectives of the upcoming HEP exercises were presented in detail, including Black Blade 2016 in Belgium (with a focus on helicopters and Special Operations Forces exercise) and Fire Blade 2017 in Hungary (helicopter live-firing and urban operations).

The next HEP event, Exercise BLACK BLADE 2016, starts today (14 November) at Florennes Airbase in Belgium and will last until 2 December.

 

More information:

• 4th EDA Helicopter Tactics Instructors Course (HTIC) successfully concluded (EDA news, October 2016)
• Helicopter Initiatives (EDA project page)

 

Le point de vue de Pascal Boniface, directeur de l’IRIS.

Invités à Strasbourg par un groupement d’associations, trois responsables politiques, dont un membre du HDP, analysent la montée de la dictature en Turquie et les moyens que mettent en place les mouvements démocratiques pour la combattre. Hasip Kaplan est avocat et écrivain, ancien député du HDP. Levent Tüzel est secrétaire général et ancien député du Parti du Travail ( EMEP.) Ziya Hatip est membre du Parti social-démocrate populaire (SHP)

Elsan et MédiPôle Partenaires, qui regroupent 125 cliniques privées à eux deux, sont en discussions exclusives en vue d'un rapprochement au cours du premier semestre 2017.

The EU foreign ministers met on the weekend to discuss how to react to Donald Trump's election. They announced stronger cooperation on foreign and defence policy. Some commentators fear the emergence of a new alliance between Washington and Moscow, with devastating consequences for Europe. Others see such fears as exaggerated.

Over the past four days thousands of people have taken to the streets carrying signs bearing the words "Not my president" - also outside the US. Commentators take a sceptical view of the protests, and some even believe they're counterproductive.