September 27, 2017 – B2 Pro The daily life of geopolitical Europe

Notebook (27.09.2017). EUFOR Althea (Finland). Libyan Coast Guard (funding). CBSD (trilogue). EUCAP Sahel Mali (head). Cops (Sahel, Albania, Cyber). Sanctions (Mali, Libya). Netherlands (survey). Azerbaijan (Czech arms). Aircraft tankers (contract). Internal security (strategy). Exchange of information (military/justice). Reinstallation (help). Greece (anti-terrorist exercise). Sustainable Development Fund (text)

September 27, 2017 B2 Writing European Defense Agency, Help for refugees, Financial aid, Angola, Athens, terrorist attack, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Schengen Code, Foreign fighters, Military contracts, Coreper, Presidential election, Schengen area, EUCAP Sahel Mali, EUFOR Althea, Finland, UNIFIL, Training, Libyan Coast Guard, Interpol, Iraq, Israel-Palestine, Kurdistan, Lebanon, Libya, Fight against terrorism, Mali, nomination, Palestine, Netherlands, Referendum, relocation, Czech Republic, Sanctions, Libya sanctions 9 min read

(B2) Recently published: (blog) War or Peace (3). Is the Union on the way to militarization? The preparatory action for defense research A new full-fledged head appointed to…

The Commission proposes an amendment to the Schengen Code

September 27, 2017 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Schengen Code, Borders 0 min read

(B2) "The reintroduction of (internal) border controls must be an exception and a measure of last resort," said European Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulos, this...

Paris and Rome want to initiate a European naval giant… but not only. More connections to come

September 27, 2017 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Missile Shield, Male Drone, Company, Fincantieri, European Defense Fund, Franco-Italian, Galileo, Marine, Missiles, Naval Group, PESCO, submarine, STX 2 min read

(B2) The Franco-Italian summit held in Lyon on Wednesday, September 27, contains several proposals for rapprochement between Paris and Rome in defense, starting with the construction...

A training course in tropical forest (credit: DICOD / EMA)

War or peace (3). Is the Union on the way to militarization?

September 27, 2017 Nicolas Gros Verheyde fact checking, Homeland Security Fund, European Defense Fund, Miltarization, Q&A, Defense research 7 min read

(B2) This is an accusation that has been made regularly for several weeks: the European Union is "on the path to creeping militarization." An accusation made in particular by the Left or certain...

[Memo Sheet] The preparatory defense research action

September 27, 2017 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Defense Research Preparatory Action, European Defense Agency, EDIB, defense budget, European Commission, Defense research, Research and Development 5 min read

(B2) To address the fragmentation of the defence research market, the European institutions wanted to introduce an incentive for cooperation between Member States, to “…

(credit: Estonian Ministry of Interior)

A new full-time chief appointed to EUPOL Copps (V2)

September 27, 2017 Nicolas Gros Verheyde EUPOL Copps, nomination 1 min read

(B2) For several months, the European Union mission supporting the Palestinian police in the Palestinian territories (EUPOL Copps) had been without a full-time chief. And that was Mike Albers...

The Common European Security and Defense Policy – A Comprehensive Handbook on European Defense

September 27, 2017 B2 Writing EU Defense, free, Work 5 min read

To understand everything about European defense, there is finally a solution. A comprehensive manual on the "Common European Security and Defense Policy," the…

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