The first shots Sylvie Goulard is likely to take will come from the European Union’s closest allies.
By putting the former French defense minister in charge of a new directorate general for defense industries and space, incoming European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has flagged her ambition for Europe to take more responsibility for its own defense.
That’s likely to trigger turf wars with EU national governments, NATO and the United States over who should be in charge of European military cooperation and the West’s lucrative defense industry.
Goulard, a close ally of French President Emmanuel Macron, has been put forward as …read more
Source:: European Voice
