Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) Rear Admiral Miroslaw Mordel, head of the Polish Navy, and Vice Admiral Andreas Krause, his German equivalent, signed on Tuesday (June 28) at Maritime Command Rostock a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) creating between THE
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(B2) From breakfast, at 27, on Wednesday (29 June), the atmosphere had changed somewhat at the European Council. After the shock of the results of the British referendum, the member states - reunited without David Cameron -
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(B2) The Minsk process is not really complete. This in itself was explained to their colleagues in the European Council, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande, during a rather
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(B2) Recently published: Migrations. The 28 endorse the new approach with third countries on migration* Defense becomes priority No. 1, speech is freed up, projects come out. Thanks David! The 27 very
Read(B2) The 28 Heads of State and Government on Tuesday (June 28) gave EU High Representative Federica Mogherini a mandate to do more on migration. They endorsed the proposal
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(B2) Meeting in an extraordinary plenary session, the European Parliament joined the other European institutions on Tuesday (28 June) in calling for the "immediate" activation of the withdrawal clause from the EU, provided for in the Treaty
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(B2) Even before the European summit, the three 'big ones' of the European Union have chosen to anticipate the call and tune their violins. Gathered in Berlin, Monday (June 27), at the invitation of Angela Merkel, François Hollande and Matteo
Read(B2) The Global Strategy which will be presented on Tuesday (June 28) to the 28 Heads of State and Government very nearly did not appear on the agenda, according to several indiscretions gathered by B2. Narrative…
Read(B2 – exclusive) The Global Strategy prepared by EU High Representative Federica Mogherini is expected to be “welcomed” at the European Council on Tuesday 28 June. In this text that the European Council had
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(B2) Faced with Brexit, the French and German foreign ministers have prepared a response for a stronger Europe. A text of about ten pages of proposals was thus designed, in Paris
Read(B2) Recently published: The Six are in favor of a (more) flexible Union* Mogherini presents to the 28… a Global Strategy* for a “stronger Europe” A European Summit (28 and 29 June 2016)
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(B2) Gathered in Berlin for an exceptional meeting the day after Brexit, the heads of diplomacy of the six founding countries (E6) wanted to reaffirm their "confidence in our common European future". four elements
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(B2) The Global Strategy will be welcomed by Heads of State and Government at their '28' summit on Tuesday (28 June). B2 has had confirmation from a European source. There have been
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(B2) The European summit on 28 and 29 June will take place according to an exceptional rhythm, to say the least, which should become the rule in the months to come: first a meeting of 28
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(B2) The exit of a Member State from the European Union is a real unknown. The Treaty (article 50) does provide for the possibility of a withdrawal, in terms that are not long. Certainly we can
Read(B2) The next discussion of the multi-annual budget framework (MFF) is likely to be tight. Under the leadership of two co-rapporteurs, the Frenchwoman Isabelle Thomas (PS/S&D) and the Polish Jan Olbricht (PO/PPE), the European Parliament has decided to act
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(B2) The occurrence of Brexit could be a real unknown in Northern Ireland and for the peace process. The peace agreement reached almost 18 years ago remains fragile. And from the
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(B2) After the historic British vote to leave the EU, the “Four” — the President of the European Council (Donald Tusk), the Dutch EU Presidency (Mark Rutte), the European Parliament (Martin Schulz) are reunited
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(B2) For European defense policy, the CSDP, paradoxically Brexit is otherwise “good news”. Some of the subjects "blocked" so far by the British will be able to be put back on the
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