Catherine Vautrin, Minister of the Armed Forces, affirmed her commitment to continue the Franco-German tank project MGCS during a visit by Emmanuel Macron to Gironde. #MGCS #FrancoAllemand #CatherineVautrin (translated)
It is finished in its initial form. But a turnaround and a catch-up operation a few hours later. Just before midnight, a statement from General Fabien Mandon provides some clarifications. This time, it is no longer a German departure from the project that is mentioned, but a "shift" in the program, with service commencement "delayed towards the end of the 2040s." According to the Chief of Staff, the MGCS "is continued and retains a major interest refocused on the development of enhanced connectivity, collaborative combat, automation, and robotization." So, is the MGCS dead? "It is finished in its initial form," states Paul Maurice, Secretary General of the Franco-German Relations Study Committee at Ifri (French Institute of International Relations). #MGCS #Défense #FrancoAllemand (translated)
The Germans have decided to withdraw from the project. The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, General Fabien Mandon, announced this Thursday the exit of Berlin from the Franco-German MGCS project on a future combat tank, before smoothing things over with a statement a few hours later. #MGCS #Défense #FrancoAllemand (translated)
The Franco-German Main Ground Combat System (MGCS) project experienced a major turnaround after an initial announcement by the chief of staff of the armed forces, raising doubts about Germany's departure from the program, before a final statement clarified that it is merely postponed to the end of the 2040s. #MGCS #Défense #FrancoAllemand (translated)
The Germans have decided to leave the project. The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, General Fabien Mandon, announces this Thursday, October 8, that "the Germans have decided to leave the project" of the MGCS, the Franco-German future tank program. #MGCS #Défense #FrancoAllemand (translated)
The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces announced that Germany has decided to withdraw from the MGCS future tank project, marking a major setback for Franco-German military cooperation, four months after the failure of the Scaf project. #MGCS #Défense #FrancoAllemand (translated)
The great risk of the Franco-German relationship is becoming accustomed. #FrancoAllemand #EmmanuelMacron #Politique (translated)
Emmanuel Macron warned that the main risk of the Franco-German relationship lies in the danger of becoming accustomed to it, during a press conference with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Paris. #FrancoAllemand #EmmanuelMacron #Politique (translated)
Vautrin stated that the Germans were sidelining the French at Airbus. He recalled having relayed an article indicating that they did not appreciate their French colleagues and were trying to oust them by all means, deeming the situation even more serious. He labeled the term "Franco-German couple" as a myth, claiming it had no equivalent in German, and urged the French to wake up, attributing the responsibility for the situation to them. #Airbus #FrancoAllemand #RelationsInternationales (translated)
Lors de leur dernier sommet, la France et l'Allemagne ont renforcé leur partenariat stratégique en annonçant des coopérations dans les domaines de la défense, de l'intelligence artificielle, du nucléaire, de l'automobile, de l'espace et de la protection des mineurs sur Internet, afin d'accroître leur influence sur les politiques européennes. #FrancoAllemand #IntelligenceArtificielle #PartenariatÉconomique
En Allemagne, le Conseil des ministres franco-allemand que nous co-présidons aujourd’hui avec le Chancelier Friedrich Merz doit nous permettre de renforcer notre compétitivité, notre sécurité et notre défense et la résilience de nos démocraties. Le réflexe franco-allemand est plus que jamais nécessaire pour mettre en œuvre notre agenda de souveraineté, au service de nos peuples et notre Europe. #FrancoAllemand #Compétitivité #Europe
Emmanuel Macron et Friedrich Merz se réunissent les 16 et 17 juillet à Brühl, près de Cologne, pour un conseil ministériel franco-allemand visant à revitaliser leur relation, éprouvée par des déceptions passées, notamment l'échec du projet d'avion de chasse Scaf, et à concentrer leurs efforts sur des initiatives de défense et de sécurité communes. #FrancoAllemand #Défense #MacronMerz
