Franz Josef Jung

Germany Confirms No Tranche 3 Cut for Eurofighter

German Secretary of Defense Franz-Josef Jung confirmed at a media event in Berlin that Germany stick to its plans to introduce 180 aircraft. He also rejected demands of other German political parties for cuts in Eurofighter...

UPDATE - EADS considers changing legal form - CEO in paper (at Reuters)

BERLIN, Nov 14 (Reuters) - European aerospace group EADS (EAD.PA: ) is mulling changing its legal status to become a European listed company, rather than being organised according to Dutch law, German newspaper Die Welt...

Germany urges boosting of Afghan military and police training

There are currently 184 police instructors in Afghanistan as part of the European Union EUPOL police mission which was launched last year. German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung on Tuesday called for "strengthening efforts"...

EADS must clarify status of A400M project-Germany (at Reuters)

BERLIN, Nov 11 (Reuters) - European aerospace group EADS (EAD.PA: ) must clarify the status of its delayed A400M military transporter project, German Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung said at a defence conference on Tuesday....

EU nations reject Congo troop calls

France failed to secure support from other European Union nations Monday for sending a 1,500-strong EU battlegroup to support U.N. peacekeepers trying to stem the violence in eastern Congo. At a meeting of EU foreign and...

EU to send fleet to fight Somalia pirates

Brussels - The European Union is to send a fleet of frigates and spotter aircraft to the sea off Somalia in order to combat piracy there, the bloc's foreign ministers decided Monday. The decision, taken by ministers at their...

German official: Bosnia still needs peacekeepers

The German defense minister says foreign peacekeepers should say in Bosnia as long as the country has an international administrator. Franz Josef Jung, speaking in Sarajevo, says Bosnia has made good progress toward NATO...

German Defence minister says Bosnia EU peacekeepers must stay

The German defence minister says foreign peacekeepers should stay in Bosnia as long as the country has an international administrator. Franz Josef Jung, speaking in Sarajevo, said Bosnia had made progress toward NATO membership...

German defence minister opposes EUFOR withdrawal from BiH

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) -- German Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung said on Tuesday (October 28th) he believes the EU peacekeeping mission EUFOR should stay in BiH for the time being. Visiting Sarajevo, Jung...

Two Afghans hurt by German troops fire

At least two people were seriously injured when German soldiers opened fire on a vehicle near the north Afghan city of Kunduz, news reports cited a German Defense Ministry spokesman as saying here Monday. more... | PDA

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