Question 14876 — industry

Summary

Mr. Matthieu Bloch draws the attention of the Minister of the Armed Forces and Veterans to the major strategic implications of the planned IPO of the KNDS group, a large-scale operation which could profoundly modify the capital balance and governance of this central player in the European defense industry. He emphasizes that recent positions, notably from officials of the IG union Metall, argue in favor of a significant strengthening of the participation of the German State in order to achieve parity, or even an increased level of control, which raises serious questions about maintaining a balance consistent with French strategic interests. In this context, he is concerned about the potential consequences of such a development on the preservation of national industrial sovereignty, in particular with regard to the control of the critical capabilities of the defense industrial and technological base, foremost among which are artillery systems such as CAESAR, as well as the location of decision centers and strategic activities on the national territory. He therefore asks him to please specify the guarantees that the Government intends to provide in order to ensure the maintenance of influence determining role of France in the capital and in the governance of KNDS, the legal and capital measures envisaged to prevent any loss of control over the most sensitive assets, as well as the position that France intends to defend in its exchanges with the German authorities in order to avoid any imbalance likely to undermine national strategic autonomy and the sustainability of French industrial interests in the defense sector.

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