On 22 November, the Chairman of the European Union Military Committee, General Robert Brieger travelled to Luxembourg to enhance cooperation and engage in discussions about the future of European Defence. The official visit was organised upon the formal invitation by General Steve Thull, Chief of Defence of Luxembourg. 

The Generals exchanged views on the current security environment and discussed the Luxembourgish Defence Guidelines for the coming decade. They emphasized topics like capability building to meet the requirements posed by recent threats and challenges, with special focus on the cyber and space domains.

The defence capabilities of Luxembourg were presented to the Chairman through a static display of impressive military capabilities and a presentation held by the Head of Strategic Planning Department.

General Brieger also met Nina Garcia, the Director of the Luxembourgish Directorate of Defence, to further discuss the Luxembourgish view and outlooks on the security and defence domain.

Later he visited the private company “Société Européenne des Satellites” (SES) to get more familiar with the development of dual-use (civilian-military) high-tech capabilities as part of the implementation of its Defence Space Strategy of 2022. Such capability building significantly contributes to European Defence by enhancing surveillance and communications potentials.

General Brieger thanked for the remarkable hospitality and praised Luxembourg’s contribution to the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy.