Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) After the Helsinki agreement on 15 August 2005 between the Indonesian government and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) rebel group, which put an end to a thirty-year-old conflict, the European Union deploy
Read(B2) Quite naturally, the first of the missions launched under the brand new European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) in 2003 naturally takes place in the heart of the Balkans. She
Read(B2) As of the end of 2013, while the crisis in the Central African Republic has not yet stabilized, the Europeans plan to set up a mission to help with the SSR. “When the security conditions are sufficiently
Read(B2) In a fundamental judgment, delivered on Wednesday (December 21), the Court of Justice of the EU set limits on the retention of data by telecom operators. A limit that can be considered to be of public order
Read(B2) Recently published: Cascading departures at the head of the Polish army Three names added to the EU's anti-terrorist list The SIS file must be completed, proposes the Commission. The reinforced 'terrorism' report
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(B2) Three of the most important experienced generals of the Polish army are about to leave, according to the daily Gazeta Wyborca, close to the opposition party (Civic Platform). Although the news is officially denied, the Chief of Staff
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(B2) The European Union decided on Thursday (22 December) to add three names to its anti-terrorist blacklist, originally established after the attacks of September 11, 2001. A decision established by written procedure, considering
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(B2) The European Commission proposed, on Wednesday 21 December, three regulatory texts aimed at improving the functionalities of the Schengen information system. They aim to improve judicial and police cooperation between Member States on
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(B2) The European Commission put on the table of the co-legislators, on Wednesday (21 December), several proposals for texts aimed at strengthening the European legislative arsenal against money laundering and the fight against terrorism. Objective, as
Read(B2) The European Court of Justice recognized, this Wednesday (December 21), that the association agreement concluded between the EU and Morocco and its agricultural and fisheries section (1) does not apply to Western Sahara. She
Read(B2) The Council of the EU decided on Tuesday (20 December) to extend for two years (until 14 January 2019) the support mission for the Malian internal security forces (EUCAP Sahel Mali). A logical decision
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(B2 – exclusive) The Council of the EU could endorse, this Wednesday (December 21), a decision on the European Security and Defense College (CESD) which significantly broadens its scope. The College will no longer have
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(B2) The Council of the EU (in “environment” format) approved, on Monday (19 December), an amendment to the decision framing the operation to combat trafficking in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR Med / Sophia). This change mainly concerns
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(B2) The United Nations Security Council unanimously decided on Monday, December 19, to send international observers to monitor the evacuation of the city of Aleppo. A resolution pushed by the Europeans who made humanitarian aid
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(B2) Recently published: A look back at the 1986 demonstrations and the death of Malik Oussekine (blog) The main changes in the “Defence” conclusions of the Summit (under the magnifying glass) Belgium. More than 1000 positions opened in 2017…
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(B2) The Communication on Space, published by the European Commission on October 26, should not be reduced solely to its economic dimension or services to citizens. The European Commission displays strategic ambition
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(B2) The conclusions adopted by the 28 Heads of State and Government at their summit on Thursday 15 December are broadly identical in the preparatory groups (ambassadors, Sherpas, ministers) (Read: European Defence. Forward
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(B2) Several vacancies at the EEAS headquarters have just been filled. The High Representative confirmed this last Friday. At the headquarters of the European External Action Service The Polish PSC Ambassador for Crisis Prevention
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(B2) Despite the news centered on Syria, security and defense were at the heart of the declarations of the 28 Heads of State and Government, gathered in Brussels for the last summit of the year, Thursday 15 December. Redouble the efforts (Donald
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