Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) The Montenegrin Minister of Foreign Affairs is expected to sign, this Thursday (19 May), the Protocol for Montenegro's accession to the Atlantic Alliance. The logical continuation of the invitation to conclude an agreement formulated in December 2015 (1).
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(B2) The group of countries "friends" of Libya (*), meeting in Vienna on Monday 16 May, took a step forward to provide military support to the new Libyan government by speaking out in favor of a
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(B2) The European Defense Agency has decided to extend the deadline for the call for proposals on the three defense research pilot projects. Originally scheduled until May 20, the new deadline has
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(B2) The discussion has been going on for several months now. The COREPER ambassadors will have to define, on May 18, the budget for the coming years of the African Peace Facility and arbitrate between
Read(B2) Recently published: On the agenda of the military committees of the EU then of NATO meeting at CHOD level With unsuitable training and without armament, we are sending the Malians to their death (Javier
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(B2) The Chiefs of Staff (CHOD) of the European Union and NATO meet in Brussels for two successive meetings (1): one held at the Justus Lipsius, the seat of the Council of EU, May 17,
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(B2) A seasoned war journalist, Javier Nart has witnessed many conflicts in Africa, and especially in the Sahara. He crossed this desert several times. Sometimes with the Tuaregs, but also with several European armies. As
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(B2) A new head of operation should take the helm of the European military operation against piracy (EUNAVFOR) State Atalanta from 3 June. General Robert (Rob) A Magowan of the Royal Marines should
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(B2) At the Santa Maria da Feira summit, near Porto, which closes the Portuguese presidency of the European Union, on 19 and 20 June 2000, the "Fifteen" repeat an ambitious message for European policy
Read(B2) The House of Lords publishes a rather severe report on the EU maritime military operation, EUNAVFOR Med. This operation failed, they say, in its primary objective: to destroy the networks of smugglers. Arrests
Read(B2) The Development Ministers, meeting this Thursday, May 12 in Brussels, took advantage of lunch to discuss with their interlocutor, the Afghan Minister of Finance, Eklil Ahmad Hakimi, the need to continue the program
Read(B2) The European Support Mission for the Ukrainian Home Forces (EUAM Ukraine) has been authorized to establish two local offices, in two regions: Lviv, in the west of the country, and Kharkiv in the east of the country,
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(B2 – exclusive) In line with the discussion between Ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs last April (1), PSC ambassadors agreed on Thursday (12 May) to review the
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(B2) European Union Development Ministers, meeting in Brussels on Thursday (12 May), had a session essentially devoted to taking stock of the evolution of the concept of "development" of the European Union which
Read(B2) Recently published: Atalanta's mandate extended to the margins The French defense budget for 2016 explained The General Court of the EU confirms the cancellation of the sanctions against a Belarusian journalist In Bosnia, a
Read(B2) Foreign Ministers, in “Development” format, adopted this Thursday (12 May) a minor modification to the mandate of the EU military anti-piracy operation (EUNAVFOR Atalanta) to allow it to contribute or exchange
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(B2) Like some other European countries, France benefited in 2016 from an increase in its Defense budget, with 600 million euros more than what had been forecast in 2013,
Read(B2) The Belarusian journalist, Aliaksei Mikhalchanka, has once again won his case before the General Court of the European Union. In a judgment delivered on May 9, the General Court annuls the sanctions imposed by the Union
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(B2) In his latest report, the High Representative of the international community for Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Austrian Valentin Inzko, draws up a "contrasted" assessment of the general situation in this Balkan country during these
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