Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) A multinational EU-UN-AU task force will be created with the objective of "protecting migrants and refugees along the routes and in particular in Libya, accelerating assisted voluntary returns to countries of origin and
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(B2) The European Parliament approved, this Thursday (30 November), by a very large majority (590 votes for, 26 against and 23 abstentions), a resolution asking the High Representative of the Union to take the initiative
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(B2) A Spaniard should take over from Belgian General Bart Laurent as head of the European Malian Armed Forces Training Mission (EUTM Mali) in January 2018. According to our information, this should be
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(B2) Faced with an arena of choice — the Berlin Security and Defense Conference — Michel Barnier, the EU's chief negotiator for Brexit, sketched, on Wednesday (29 November), the broad outlines of a
Read(B2) Two senior officials — Jean-Christophe Filori (Head of the Maghreb Unit in DG Near of the European Commission) and Vincent Piket (Head of Division in charge of Maghreb countries in the EEAS) — came
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(B2) Recently published: On the agenda of the Foreign Affairs Council (11 December 2017) (blog) The EU deploys a mission to Baghdad to help the Iraqi internal security forces. For what ? (exclusive) Fifteen projects selected
Read(B2 – exclusive) The meeting was a bit tense, but on schedule, without firing a shot, PESCO Participating States approved on Monday (November 27) what should be the list
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(B2) The G5 Sahel represents a "protective barrier" for Europe. "If we are not helped, if this dike gives way, the threat will sweep over the whole of Europe", warns Abdoulaye Diop, the Malian minister.
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(B2 – exclusive) The European Union has set up a coordination mechanism to support the growing power of the G5 Sahel, at civilian and military level, within the European Action Service
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(B2) In a summary report made public last week, the first president of the French Court of Auditors, Didier Migaud, calls for building the next French military programming law (LPM) “on the basis of
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(B2) At their meeting on 14 November 2016, EU Foreign Affairs and Defense Ministers set "a level of ambition", which reflects the three strategic priorities identified in
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(B2 in Rukla) Present in Rukla to greet the Belgian logistics contingent which provides support to NATO's forward reinforced presence, the Belgian Minister of Defense, Steven Vandeput (N-VA) granted
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(B2) Acting faster and more intensely is the idea of the proposal made by the European Commission on Thursday (23 November) to strengthen the European disaster response system. At stake :
Read(B2) Recently published: A Portuguese will take the helm of EUTM RCA The PESCO “playlist”. In preview EULEX Kosovo protests against the indictment of its judges Can Europe continue to finance
Read(B2 – exclusive) From next January 11 (2018), a Portuguese general will lead the European training mission for the Central African armed forces (EUTM RCA). Well known in Brussels General Hermínio
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(B2 – exclusive) The process of setting up permanent structured cooperation is accelerating. An initial list of around twenty projects has been drawn up. The final list could be established on Monday (November 27) during
Read(B2) It is a real imbroglio: how to decide and announce quickly the projects selected for the Permanent Structured Cooperation when the PESCO process is not established. Chicken or egg
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(B2) Direct speech by a CSDP Head of Mission is rare, to say the least. And the tone used not insignificant. This Wednesday (November 22), EULEX Head of Mission, Alexandra Papadopoulou,
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(B2) The publication by CNN of a report on the sale of migrants as slaves in Libya has caused confusion among Europeans. This subject, which remained taboo for a long time, is beginning to spark debate in some
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