April 20, 2011 – B2 Pro The daily life of geopolitical Europe

Hospital ship Juan de la Cosa (credit: Spanish Navy)

In the absence of EUFOR, European countries will provide bilateral aid to Libya... (Maj)

20 April 2011 Nicolas Gros Verheyde ICRC, IHL, EUFOR Libya, OCHA 4 min read

(BRUSSELS 2) If the EUFOR Libya operation does not start, one or more States could decide, in a concerted manner, to launch a more intensive humanitarian support operation on their own, for example...

(credit: NATO)

An Italian appointed as EU special envoy to Kosovo? (Shift)

20 April 2011 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Special Representative, EUSR 3 min read

(BRUSSELS 2) Italian Fernando Gentilini could be appointed as the EU's interim special envoy (for three months) to Kosovo, according to European sources. Pieter Fieth's mandate…

Arrest of suspected pirates by the Finnish frigate Pohjanmaa, April 2011 (credit: Finnish Navy)

Bringing the pirates to justice. Spring review (Maj)

20 April 2011 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Review of, Indian Ocean, Somali pirates 7 min read

(BRUSSELS 2 / Exclusive) After several months in which almost no Somali pirates were brought to justice by the anti-piracy forces deployed in the Indian Ocean, we are witnessing a resumption...

The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), and dock landing ship USS Whidbey Island (LSD 41) are crossing the Atlantic and will deploy to the Mediterranean, off the coast of Libya. But there is no question of the Marines deploying ashore yet! :-) (US Navy / Julio Rivera)

The EU would send 1000 men on the ground in Libya? Is that so !

20 April 2011 Nicolas Gros Verheyde CSDP Doctrine, Egypt, EUFOR Libya, Libya, Tunisia 2 min read

(BRUSSELS 2) The rumor is spreading at breakneck speed. The EU wants to deploy 1.000 troops on the ground in Libya (*). Is it true? Is it false? … What seems…

Seychellois coast guards' flash action to recover a fishing vessel (Maj)

20 April 2011 Nicolas Gros Verheyde coast guard, Indian Ocean, Somali pirates 1 min read

(BRUSSELS 2) The Tazar special anti-piracy unit and the Seychelles coastguard carried out a force action this morning (April 20) to recapture a fishing vessel, the FV Gloria, captured…

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