Good evening. It's after 10 p.m. here. I'm in my bedroom with my wife, and I can only impose so far.
Colleagues, I would simply like to make a few general remarks.
First of all, the French armament industry is a major industry in our country, both economically and from a strategic autonomy standpoint. Although there's a strong consensus that the armament industry should be protected as a constituent part of our sovereignty and diplomacy, our parliament plays a very minor role in the sector. I would say it has no major process, dialogue or control, although we do have an annual report and statistics.
I don't know whether these matters are of interest to you, but we would obviously like to have more dialogue and control. We're seeing quite serious changes in the national situation, particularly as a result of the potential increase in litigation that we anticipate in Europe as the Arms Trade Treaty and the common position of the European Union increasingly come into force.