This would not be impossible. See, for instance, a false report like the Niger uranium forgeries. There is also a partisan version on the possible falsity of Berglund's report, understood as conspiracy within Slovenian politics: ¨The ruling coalition insists that the entire Patria case is a conspiracy conceived by the Slovenian opposition and the “Truth about Patria” program’s producers. The opposition refutes these allegations¨."B92 - News - Region - Patria scandal taking new twist". Archived from the original on 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
bloomberg.com
Slovenian Ex-Premier Goes on Trial Over Patria Deal, Delo Says, Bloomberg - 05/09/2011
[6]; Patria Case Trial Postponed for Next Week, The Slovenia Times 06/09/2011
[7]Archived 2011-12-03 at the Wayback Machine; Patria Trial, Day Two, The Slovenia Times, 13/09/2011
[8]; Court to Examine Request for Exclusion of Evidence, The Slovenia Times, 15/09/2011
[9]; Criminals or Victims of Political Trial? The Slovenia Times, 22/11/2011
[10]
¨In a recommendation for NATO's new 10-year strategic vision, experts led by former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said only six of NATO's 26 European members were meeting their defense spending target of two percent of GDP¨ May 17, 2010 [17]. Slovenia plans to cut and renegotiate the deal with Patria.[18][dead link]
The Code of Conduct on Offsets, 2008.[12]. See also EDA Offset Portal for the Member States information on their offset rules [13]Archived 2012-07-12 at the Wayback Machine
Final Report of 06-DIM-022 Study on the effects of offsets on the Development of a European Defence Industry and Market By E. Anders Eriksson with contributions by Mattias Axelson, Keith Hartley, Mike Mason, Ann-Sofie Stenérus and Martin Trybus, 12 July 2007. The study was financed by the European Defense Agency and contracted to FOI and SCS.[19]
europa.eu
The Treaty of Lisbon amends the EU's two core treaties, the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community "EUROPA - Treaty of Lisbon - Full text of the Treaty". Archived from the original on 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2011-04-25.. European policy on offsets is still regulated by the Treaty establishing the European Community. Art. 223 of the Treaty of Rome (1958), then article 296 of the EU Treaty of Amsterdam (1999); since December 2009, the Treaty of Lisbon (art. 346) protects member States weapons production and trade from competition rules of the common European market. In spite of 50 years of European history Article 223 (Rome) and Article 346 (Lisbon) are practically identical. Today the hinge of EU policy on offsets is still the same article, that is, Art. 346 of the Lisbon Treaty. See Offset agreement
On this see the important distinction between passive and active corruption in the European conventions [15] and OECD Anti-Bribery Convention [16]
Mike Turner, former CEO of BAE: ¨Turner also lamented that Europe had failed to come together on armoured vehicles the way it did with the Eurofighter, so weakening the British armour industry. Current low-intensity wars have seen heavy purchasing of armoured and protected vehicles intended to safeguard Western troops from ambushes and mines, but little of that business has come to Britain."That would have been a great opportunity, but we didn't achieve it" said Turner. Arbuthnot suggested that perhaps only Turner could have achieved it - alluding to the fact that BAE might have chosen to buy up European armoured-vehicle firms rather than ones in America as it actually did. BAE's US acquisitions have made a lot of money selling armour to the Pentagon, but the British tank industry is effectively moribund and that of Europe fragmented.¨ Nov 19, 2008 [1]. The issue of armoured vehicles is pressing and the first concern for ground troops: ¨Seven American service members were killed by two roadside bombs in southern Afghanistan on Monday, according to the NATO-led I.S.A.F. ... An American armored vehicle was completely destroyed¨ - New York Times, Aug 31, 2010.[2]
oecd.org
On this see the important distinction between passive and active corruption in the European conventions [15] and OECD Anti-Bribery Convention [16]
¨In a recommendation for NATO's new 10-year strategic vision, experts led by former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said only six of NATO's 26 European members were meeting their defense spending target of two percent of GDP¨ May 17, 2010 [17]. Slovenia plans to cut and renegotiate the deal with Patria.[18][dead link]
rsf.org
en.rsf.org
¨The Novo Mesto district court declared itself competent to hear the civil suit although it concerns a programme made by a Finnish TV station that was broadcast in Finland. As regards the criminal case, a justice ministry investigation into its legal basis concluded that case was taken over from the first attorney general in charge Katarina Bergant, who wished to drop the case against Berglund. The head of the Ljubljana District Prosecutors Office Tamara Gregorcic personally take the prosecution against Berglund and push the case forward.¨[5]Archived 2010-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
Slovenian Ex-Premier Goes on Trial Over Patria Deal, Delo Says, Bloomberg - 05/09/2011
[6]; Patria Case Trial Postponed for Next Week, The Slovenia Times 06/09/2011
[7]Archived 2011-12-03 at the Wayback Machine; Patria Trial, Day Two, The Slovenia Times, 13/09/2011
[8]; Court to Examine Request for Exclusion of Evidence, The Slovenia Times, 15/09/2011
[9]; Criminals or Victims of Political Trial? The Slovenia Times, 22/11/2011
[10]
¨We do not engage in bribery or kickbacks. A bribe or kickback is the giving or accepting of money, fees, commissions, credits, gifts, favors, or anything of value that is either directly or indirectly provided in return for favorable treatment. You must never offer, give, ask for, or receive any form of bribe or kickback. Favorable treatment often can appear innocent, such as paying an invoice earlier than we normally would. However, favorable treatment is illegal when offered in exchange for a gift.¨ General Dynamics, Standards of Business ethics and conduct, aka, The Blue Book, by Jay L. Johnson, GD CEO, Aug 2009. Earlier version by Nicholas Chabraj, former CEO, in Steyr site:[14][permanent dead link]
theglobeandmail.com
Meet Walter Wolf, international man of mystery wanted for bribery, The Globe and Mail Jun. 21 2013 [11]
theregister.co.uk
Mike Turner, former CEO of BAE: ¨Turner also lamented that Europe had failed to come together on armoured vehicles the way it did with the Eurofighter, so weakening the British armour industry. Current low-intensity wars have seen heavy purchasing of armoured and protected vehicles intended to safeguard Western troops from ambushes and mines, but little of that business has come to Britain."That would have been a great opportunity, but we didn't achieve it" said Turner. Arbuthnot suggested that perhaps only Turner could have achieved it - alluding to the fact that BAE might have chosen to buy up European armoured-vehicle firms rather than ones in America as it actually did. BAE's US acquisitions have made a lot of money selling armour to the Pentagon, but the British tank industry is effectively moribund and that of Europe fragmented.¨ Nov 19, 2008 [1]. The issue of armoured vehicles is pressing and the first concern for ground troops: ¨Seven American service members were killed by two roadside bombs in southern Afghanistan on Monday, according to the NATO-led I.S.A.F. ... An American armored vehicle was completely destroyed¨ - New York Times, Aug 31, 2010.[2]
transparency-usa.org
The largest settlement for corrupt practices is by Siemens AG, that in 2008 paid about $1.6 Billion in fines to U.S. and to Germany. see ¨KEEPING FOREIGN CORRUPTION OUT OF THE UNITED STATES: FOUR CASE HISTORIES¨, United States Senate, PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Feb 4,2010 "Archived copy"(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
¨The Novo Mesto district court declared itself competent to hear the civil suit although it concerns a programme made by a Finnish TV station that was broadcast in Finland. As regards the criminal case, a justice ministry investigation into its legal basis concluded that case was taken over from the first attorney general in charge Katarina Bergant, who wished to drop the case against Berglund. The head of the Ljubljana District Prosecutors Office Tamara Gregorcic personally take the prosecution against Berglund and push the case forward.¨[5]Archived 2010-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
Slovenian Ex-Premier Goes on Trial Over Patria Deal, Delo Says, Bloomberg - 05/09/2011
[6]; Patria Case Trial Postponed for Next Week, The Slovenia Times 06/09/2011
[7]Archived 2011-12-03 at the Wayback Machine; Patria Trial, Day Two, The Slovenia Times, 13/09/2011
[8]; Court to Examine Request for Exclusion of Evidence, The Slovenia Times, 15/09/2011
[9]; Criminals or Victims of Political Trial? The Slovenia Times, 22/11/2011
[10]
The Code of Conduct on Offsets, 2008.[12]. See also EDA Offset Portal for the Member States information on their offset rules [13]Archived 2012-07-12 at the Wayback Machine
The Treaty of Lisbon amends the EU's two core treaties, the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community "EUROPA - Treaty of Lisbon - Full text of the Treaty". Archived from the original on 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2011-04-25.. European policy on offsets is still regulated by the Treaty establishing the European Community. Art. 223 of the Treaty of Rome (1958), then article 296 of the EU Treaty of Amsterdam (1999); since December 2009, the Treaty of Lisbon (art. 346) protects member States weapons production and trade from competition rules of the common European market. In spite of 50 years of European history Article 223 (Rome) and Article 346 (Lisbon) are practically identical. Today the hinge of EU policy on offsets is still the same article, that is, Art. 346 of the Lisbon Treaty. See Offset agreement
The largest settlement for corrupt practices is by Siemens AG, that in 2008 paid about $1.6 Billion in fines to U.S. and to Germany. see ¨KEEPING FOREIGN CORRUPTION OUT OF THE UNITED STATES: FOUR CASE HISTORIES¨, United States Senate, PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Feb 4,2010 "Archived copy"(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
This would not be impossible. See, for instance, a false report like the Niger uranium forgeries. There is also a partisan version on the possible falsity of Berglund's report, understood as conspiracy within Slovenian politics: ¨The ruling coalition insists that the entire Patria case is a conspiracy conceived by the Slovenian opposition and the “Truth about Patria” program’s producers. The opposition refutes these allegations¨."B92 - News - Region - Patria scandal taking new twist". Archived from the original on 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
¨According to estimates by the European Defence Agency, 25 percent of the offsets in Europe are non-military and have no direct connection with the purchase. "These contracts totally violate the EU's internal market competition rules," Portuguese Socialist MEP Ana Gomes told EUobserver. "They are contracts negotiated among companies with government favouring and in total disregard of the competition rules. There are plenty of reasons why the European Commission should investigate, and make it an exemplary case to deter such behaviour from now on from any member state." So far, the commission has turned a blind eye to the non-military contracts occurring alongside large defence procurements.¨ EU Observer, July 27, 2010 [20]
