Microsoft Open Bar Agreement - French Ministry of Defence

We call the Microsoft Open Bar Agreement the contract that the French ministry of Defence signed with Microsoft in 2009, without any public proceedings or call for competititive procurement , and against the advice of military experts. Renewed in 2013, and again in 2017, for periods of 4 years, this "agreement" hogties the ministry to the business interests of the American corporate monopoly.

Vous trouverez un rappel chronologique ainsi qu'une liste des principaux documents obtenus par l'April auprès du ministère.

See the excellent (French-language) reporting from Cash Investigation (from 42'20 to 1h28'00), aired in 2016, and Le Vinvinteur (from 5'50 to 15'15), aired in 2013, to better understand the stakes of the Open Bar agreeement. Some English-language publications have also reported on the matter: The Register, on a French senator's demand for a public inquiry into Microsoft military deal, and Investigation Europe, on Europe's Dire Dependancy on Microsoft.

Or (re)read this very thorough and clear article (French-language) by Jean-Marc Manach (the journalist behind the "Vinvinteur" investigation)

Latest articles on the Microsoft Open Bar Agreement with the French ministry of Defence translated into English :

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