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New Technical Service for Police

Current boss of the French national police force's Service de Modernisation et de Prospective (SMP), Jean-Claude Menault has been appointed [...]

Subscribers only 03.02.2005

Paris Centralizes Military Networks

The French defense ministry plans to shortly centralize the management and security of all of its information systems, and to hand the network over to a steering committee.

Subscribers only 03.02.2005

Deep Chill in Franco-Iran Relations

Invited to speak before the French parliament's defense committee in Paris on Jan. 19, Iranian officials were offended by questions from French legislators.

Subscribers only 03.02.2005

France Works on Network Enabled Capability

As a potential pillar of Europe's future defense, Network Enabled Capability (NEC) has pride of place on the agenda of France's Defence Economics Council for 2005.

Free access 21.01.2005

Tariq Ramadam Kicks Off Campaign

France's Moslem community could play a big part in the country's presidential elections in 2007.

Subscribers only 20.01.2005

A 100 Million Euro Security Fund

After six months of planning, ACE Management and Thales have set up a 100 million euro ($130 million) "security fund."

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 20.01.2005

Autonomy Wins Nod for DGSE

The British firm Autonomy recently won a hotly-disputed contest to supply an information management system for France's foreign intelligence agency, DGSE.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 20.01.2005

Ricard & Bacardi an Explosive Mix

The French liquor company Ricard has mounted a major lobbying operation in Washington to help it win a decade-long fight with Bacardi for control of the Havana Club rum brand.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 20.01.2005

Inspired by the success of clusters in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Scandinavian countries, the French government wants to establish "competitive clusters with international influence" in the French provinces.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 20.01.2005

Franco-Russian Legal Wrangle

The Elf oil company (now part of Total) has been [...]

Subscribers only 20.01.2005

A Whale of a Story from the Whale

The French intelligence community will obviously have fun reading a roman a clef published by gen. Jean Guyaux, nicknamed La [...]

Subscribers only 06.01.2005

Big Hurrah for DGSE

The release of French hostages in Iraq was a major coup for France's DGSE and showed it had learned how to work effectively with the French foreign ministry.

Subscribers only 06.01.2005

Four Small French "Ears"

When France launched its new Helios 2A military observation satellite on Dec. 18 (IOL 489) it also put four tiny SIGINT satellites forming the Essaim demonstrator into orbit.

Subscribers only 06.01.2005

Only Half a Loaf for Forgeard

No sooner had Arnaud Lagardere announced his appointment as future co-chairman of EADS than Noel Forgeard strongly marked his territory.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 06.01.2005

SOFEMA Buys Rothschild Unit

Lengthy negotiations between the French armaments agency SOFEMA and Assurances & Conseils Saint Honore (ACSH, an affiliate of LFC Rothschild) [...]

Subscribers only 06.01.2005

Right of Reply

In response to an article in the last issue of Intelligence Online concerning a conflict pitting Mohamed Ajroudi against legislator [...]

Subscribers only 06.01.2005

Carlyle-Otor: Score 1-1

Paradoxically, in the battle pitting the U.S. equity fund Carlyle against France's Otor, the French packaging company won the first round in the U.S. in December and Carlyle the second in Paris.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 06.01.2005

Cash Infusion for Geos

Founded in 1997 by Stephane Gerardin, a former NCO in the Action service of France's DGSE foreign intelligence agency, the security and intelligence firm Geos has brought in an outside investor and aims to dominate its field on continental Europe.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 06.01.2005

What Strategic Funds?

At the end of December, Yves Michot, chairman of Defense [...]

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SOFEMA Sees International Future

The French armaments agency SOFEMA is seeking to play a hand in big international contracts, particularly those put out to [...]

Subscribers only 16.12.2004

Elf Affair Catches up with Total

With Paris, Moscow, London, New York and Madrid all bidding to host the 2012 Olympic Games the Russians have revived the Elf scandal at a delicate moment for the French.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 16.12.2004

DGM Conseil in Fighting Mood

The communications strategy of big French corporations is becoming increasingly aggressive.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 16.12.2004

Did Someone Bug Minister's Phone?

The new president of France's ruling UMP party Nicolas Sarkozy [...]

Subscribers only 16.12.2004

Business Intelligence Catching On

A year after Alain Juillet's appointment as France's senior business [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 16.12.2004

French in Good Position for Oil Deal

Two French groups are strongly in the running for important contracts to assess the reserves of the Kirkuk and Rumaila oil fields.

Subscribers only Corporate Intel 02.12.2004

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All articles - France

New Technical Service for Police

Paris Centralizes Military Networks

Deep Chill in Franco-Iran Relations

France Works on Network Enabled Capability

Tariq Ramadam Kicks Off Campaign

A 100 Million Euro Security Fund

Autonomy Wins Nod for DGSE

Ricard & Bacardi an Explosive Mix

Clusters in French Regions

Franco-Russian Legal Wrangle

A Whale of a Story from the Whale

Big Hurrah for DGSE

Four Small French "Ears"

Only Half a Loaf for Forgeard

SOFEMA Buys Rothschild Unit

Right of Reply

Carlyle-Otor: Score 1-1

Cash Infusion for Geos

What Strategic Funds?

SOFEMA Sees International Future

Elf Affair Catches up with Total

DGM Conseil in Fighting Mood

Did Someone Bug Minister's Phone?

Business Intelligence Catching On

French in Good Position for Oil Deal

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All articles - France

New Technical Service for Police

Paris Centralizes Military Networks

Deep Chill in Franco-Iran Relations

France Works on Network Enabled Capability

Tariq Ramadam Kicks Off Campaign

A 100 Million Euro Security Fund

Autonomy Wins Nod for DGSE

Ricard & Bacardi an Explosive Mix

Clusters in French Regions

Franco-Russian Legal Wrangle

A Whale of a Story from the Whale

Big Hurrah for DGSE

Four Small French "Ears"

Only Half a Loaf for Forgeard

SOFEMA Buys Rothschild Unit

Right of Reply

Carlyle-Otor: Score 1-1

Cash Infusion for Geos

What Strategic Funds?

SOFEMA Sees International Future

Elf Affair Catches up with Total

DGM Conseil in Fighting Mood

Did Someone Bug Minister's Phone?

Business Intelligence Catching On

French in Good Position for Oil Deal

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