EU defence cooperation: Council launches the 4th wave of new PESCO projects
16 November 2021 – The Council adopted a decision today updating the list of projects to be undertaken under the
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KMW involved in iMUGS development contract
Munich, December 2020 – Krauss – Maffei Wegmann (KMW) is part of the European iMUGS (integrated Modular Unmanned Ground System)
Continue readingEDA Annual Conference: “Sustaining European Defence”
By Paolo Valpolini The annual European Defence Agency (EDA) Conference took place on December 3-4. this year in a virtual
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Keynote Speech – Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Internal Market, European Commission
“One year ago we have started with a great ambition: Commissioner von der Leyen made it clear that this Commission
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Keynote Speech – Mircea Geoană, Deputy Secretary General, NATO
In his keynote speech the NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mr. Mircea Geoană first underlined how the topic of the conference
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Opening Speech – Josep Borrell, Head of the EDA, High Representative and Vice-President of the European Commission
On Day 2 of the EDA Annual Conference it was the turn of Josep Borrell Fontelles to give the opening
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Defence Innovation Prize
On Day 1 of its Annual Conference the European Defence Agency awarded its Innovation Prize, an initiative launched in 2018
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Delivering on Military Effectiveness: from Priorities to Implementation
Following the opening speeches it was time for the first roundtable, which topic was “Delivering on Military Effectiveness: from Priorities
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The Military Viewpoint – Gen. Claudio Graziano, Chairman, EU Military Committee
The third speaker of the Day 1 EDA Annual Conference was Gen. Claudio Graziano, former Italian CHOD and currently the
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Presidency Statement – Benedikt Zimmer, State Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Germany
This semester it is the turn of Germany to chair the European Council; it was thus the German Defence State
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