“Always be prepared for action” is a basic understanding of French soldiers. But the European Court of Justice (ECJ) can put an end to the model of constant readiness to take action.This is what the president is worried about Emmanuel MacronOn Wednesday, he bid farewell to François Leconte, Chief of Staff in Paris. The new chief of staff Thierry Burkhard (Thierry Burkhard) is facing the challenge of swearing an oath of working hours to soldiers. This is exactly what the court wanted, and it ruled on July 15 that military personnel are in principle not subject to the EU Working Hours Directive. In the future, soldiers must record their working hours for certain activities, and the weekly working hours must not exceed 48 hours.
“It is a fatal blow to our national defense,” the former defense minister Jean-Pierre Chevennet said angrily.Former prime minister Edward Phillip Equally indignantly wrote, “The combat capability of our armed forces and the entire model of our military culture are threatened.” “I am a zealous European,” Macron said, but “if European roads lead to denial and weakening of our defenses, then we will not succumb,” the president warned shortly before the verdict that he was arguing about the traditions of the armed forces. Speech on China Day. “We defended our position and will stick to it to the end,” said Macron, who served as the chief of staff of the Supreme Army under the Constitution. She said that Florence Parly, the secretary of defense, sounds more cautious: she will bear the consequences for the army under scrutiny.
