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07/08/2008

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Valcárcel, Darío

2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.

ABC - Spain | 27/03/2008

The difficult construction of a powerful European defence

"Granted, we are far from being able to speak of Europe as a major military power. Nonetheless, several preliminary steps have been discreetly taken in the past few years", explains Darío Valcárcel, referring in particular to the creation of the Military Staff of the European Union (EUMS). "There exists a transversal Europeanism that 80 % of the political class embraces, conservatives and socialists included. These Europeans believe that nothing can advance without a common defence. EU law, the single currency and cohesion are to be protected by a defence policy that can guarantee respect of treaties. The slow evolution of national armies towards a trans-national agreement demands urgent decisions. This means defining how it can evolve, within which limits and with which mandate."

ABC - Spain | 22/06/2006

Crisis at EADS

"What is going on at Airbus?" asks Dario Valcarcel. "Boiled down to its essence, Airbus's predicament can be summed up thus: a communication problem in the department responsible for making some of the plane's parts. ... In recent months, Airbus's designers and managers have been under pressure to step up the pace. The world of marketing must not meddle in the industrial production process and impose deadlines that cannot be kept. ... This is a dangerous path, especially in the field of aviation, where security is paramount. While the German, Spanish and British plants provided viable information on their deadlines, the French plant lied about the matter, resulting in a six-month delay, which is not all that dramatic. But the possible insider trading by French executives, if proven, is much more serious."

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