March 14, 2018 – B2 Pro The daily life of geopolitical Europe

The arms embargo in the Central African Republic eased, the sanctions system reinforced

March 14, 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde legal basis, Central, UN Security Council, arms embargo, Training, freezing of assets, regulations, Russia 1 min read

(B2) The European Union has slightly modified its sanctions regime against the Central African Republic. This decision, adopted on Monday (March 12), which came into force on Wednesday (March 14, 2018), transposes the…

(Credit: European Delegation to Türkiye)

Pre-accession financial aid to Turkey does not bring it closer to the EU

March 14, 2018 B2 Writing Court of Audit, Pre-accession fund, Membership negotiation, Neighborhood policy, Turkey, EU-Turkey 3 min read

(B2) The financial assistance granted by the European Union to Turkey in the context of the accession negotiations had only a “limited effect”. This is the conclusion of the Court of…

[Verbatim] Attack on Salisbury. Theresa May announces a diplomatic but not financial response against Russia

March 14, 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Salisbury attack, Border control, Vienna Convention, espionage, Hostile state, OPCW, Russia, Sanctions, Sergei Skripal, Theresa May 5 min read

(B2) Speaking in the House of Commons early Wednesday afternoon, March 14, British Prime Minister Theresa May announced a series of measures following the Salisbury attack on...

Angela takes the oath and goes to Paris. Is the Franco-German engine starting up again?

March 14, 2018 B2 Writing Angela Merkel, Franco-German couple, Emmanuel Macron, Heiko Maas 1 min read

(B2) German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who was sworn in for her fourth term on Wednesday (March 14) after being applauded in the Bundestag, will travel to Paris shortly. Re-elected...

Notebook (14.03.2018). COPS (calendar). NAC (Salisbury Attack). EDA (report). Sanctions (Russia-Ukraine). HTTPS (Remedy). Germany (appointment). Rheinmetall (Germany). Airbus (US). A400M (Indonesia). Syria (morality). Ukraine. Iran (JCPOA). Koreas (negotiations). Libya (aid to municipalities). Slovakia (resignation). FakeNews (report).

March 14, 2018 B2 Writing Salisbury attack, COPS, Fake news, JCPOA, NAC, Iranian nuclear, European Parliament, Rheinmetall, Ukraine 9 min read

(B2) Recently published: (Exclusive interview) The EDIDP program. An asset for European defense (Françoise Grossetête) Novichok strikes, Theresa May promises a response. European solidarity is affirmed...

Arms sales explode in 2017 in the Middle East and Asia

March 14, 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Armaments 0 min read

(B2) The latest SIPRI arms trade report, published on Monday (12 March), confirms that arms sales to the Middle East and Asia have exploded over the past…

[In brief] Very measured reaction from NATO after the Salisbury attack

March 14, 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Chemical products, Salisbury 0 min read

(B2) The Euro-Atlantic organization's reaction to the nerve gas attack on a British double agent and several civilians in Salisbury has been extremely measured. The…

ITRE committee meeting.Vote on Establishing the European Defense Industrial Development Program aiming at supporting the competitiveness and innovative capacity of the EU defense industry.

[Interview] The EDIDP program. An asset for European defense (Françoise Grossetête)

March 14, 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Strategic autonomy, EDIDP, European funding, Françoise Grossetête, Interview, European Parliament, third country, Defense research, trilogue 6 min read

(B2) For Françoise Grossetête, Parliament's rapporteur on the Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP), the European Parliament's quasi-unified position allows it to arrive in a position of strength during...

The first talks on European defense (La Sorbonne)

March 14, 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde CARD, European Defense Fund, Paris, PESCO 0 min read

(B2) Mark your calendar for this date—Friday, June 1st—and a location—Paris La Sorbonne. This is where B2 is meeting you for the…

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