August 4, 2017 – B2 Pro The daily life of geopolitical Europe

Notebook (04.08.2017). PSDC (report). PESCO (Italy/Cyprus). PSDC (recruitment). Crimea (penalties). Cyprus (extension). Bulgaria-Macedonia Agreement. United States (Russia sanctions). Venezuela (Constituent Assembly). Somalia (attack). Türkiye-Germany (tensions). North Korea (missiles). Libya (EU). Macedonia-Bulgaria (neighborhood). Tunisia (women's rights). Greece (refugees). Mali/CAR (humanitarian aid). Cybersecurity (centralization). Poland (offence). Mariaya Gabriel (office). To be continued

August 4, 2017 B2 Writing Afghanistan, Humanitarian aid, Central, North Korea, Crimea, Cybersecurity, United States, Eurobarometer, Greece, Iran, Italy, Libya, North Macedonia, Mali, Mariya Gabriel, Michael gahler, PESCO, Poland, CSDP report, Russia, Somalia, Tunisia, Turkey, Venezuela 8 min read

(B2) Recently published: Those responsible for the diversion of Siemens turbines to Crimea sanctioned The European Union launches its stabilization action in Mopti and Segou. Details Italy launches a…

Those responsible for the diversion of Siemens turbines to Crimea sanctioned

August 4, 2017 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Germany, Crimea, Energy, freezing of assets, Russia, Siemens, Gas turbines, EU-Russia 3 min read

(B2) The European Union decided this Friday (August 4) to add 3 names of individuals and 3 entities to its "Russia/Ukraine" sanctions list. This responds to a…

[Decryption] The European Union decides on stabilization action in Mopti and Segou. Details

August 4, 2017 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Advisory action, Article 28 TEU, Budget, EUSTAMS, Mali, “Peacekeeping” operations, security 8 min read

(B2) As regular readers of B2 had been warned (see in particular Carnet (28.07.2017)), the European Union adopted this Friday (August 4), by written procedure, a decision...

Italian ships in training in the central Mediterranean. (Italian Ministry of Defense)

Italy launches military mission in Libyan waters

August 4, 2017 B2 Writing Migrant crisis, Libyan Coast Guard, Libya, Maghreb, Italian Navy, Mediterranean sea 3 min read

(B2) The Italian Parliament approved, on Wednesday, August 2, a military naval mission in Libyan territorial waters (*), extending the area of action of its "Mare Sicuro" operation. The objective...

The Iuventa docked (credit: Jugend Rettet)

NGO Jugend Rettet ship forced to leave central Mediterranean

August 4, 2017 Leonor Hunaut B2 migration crisis, Youth Rettet, Lampedusa, Central Mediterranean, NGO, penal procedure, Rescue at sea, Human trafficking 1 min read

(B2) Italy seized the "Iuventa" on Wednesday (August 3), a boat belonging to the German NGO Jugend Rettet, sailing under the Dutch flag, suspected of facilitating illegal immigration. After "preventively" placing it...

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