April 6, 2011 – B2 Pro The daily life of geopolitical Europe

The Prince of Wales at the controls of the A400M (credit: Airbus military)

The final contract for the A400M signed in Seville on Thursday

6 April 2011 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Agreement, transport plane, Transport planes, Transport aircraft - tankers, Seville 1 min read

(BRUSSELS 2) The amendment to the A400M aircraft contract will be signed on Thursday (April 7) in Madrid between the president of Airbus Military, Domingo Urena, and the representative of OCCAR (the European Aviation Safety Authority).

Meeting of Assistant Minister Li Hui (China) with Pierre Morel, the EU Special Representative for Central Asia, 2008 (Credit: Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

EU Special Representative: race on the verge of extinction or renewal? (Shift)

6 April 2011 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Gulf Middle East, Libya, EUSR, Crisis areas 5 min read

(BRUSSELS 2) Little by little, the European Union's envoys and special representatives are leaving, and not all of them are being replaced. There were 12 at the beginning of the year; they are...

Parliament reviews dual use of exports

6 April 2011 Nicolas Gros Verheyde poor, Dual-use good, arms export, European Parliament, Resolution 3 min read

(BRUSSELS 2) On Tuesday, Parliament amended proposals to revise European rules on exports of dual-use goods (civil and military), making an agreement more likely...

Camp in Tunisia on the Libyan border. (UN/IRIN Kate Thomas)

No request for assistance from OCHA to the EU, for the moment (Update)

6 April 2011 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Humanitarian aid, EUFOR Libya, OCHA 2 min read

(BRUSSELS 2) According to the latest information gathered, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has not, for the moment, transmitted any request for assistance to the European Union (or to NATO)...

France half-wordly criticizes NATO's foot on the brake

6 April 2011 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Odyssey Dawn 2 min read

(BRUSSELS 2) Faced with statements from the Libyan opposition accusing NATO of abandoning Misrata, Alain Juppé assured France-info this morning that he had "heard the call." The city of...

A British Tornado GR4 at the Gioia Del Colle airbase. (credit: UK Ministry of Defence / Corporal Babbs Robinson RAF, Crown Copyright)

Unified protector: Europeans alone on board. First Thoughts

6 April 2011 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Permanent structured cooperation, Libya, Operation Unified Protector, USA 6 min read

(BRUSSELS 2 / Analysis) Since Tuesday morning, the Europeans have been on the front line in Libya for what we can call the offensive element: the strikes as well as respect for the…

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