Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) MEPs in the Foreign Affairs Committee recommend extending and strengthening investment screening to enable the European Union and its Member States to better protect themselves. In its adopted opinion,
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(B2) If the Europeans have initiated a measure to recall the EU ambassador to Russia and some of their national ambassadors, it is above all the expulsion of a few Russian diplomats suspected of being close to the services
Read(B2) After the moment of amazement, the increase in customs duties on steel and aluminum announced by Donald Trump, provoked a certain reaction among Europeans, who were determined not to let themselves be counted
Read(B2) European judges have taken a further step in the transparency of legislative procedures. The principle of access to documents The EU court thus indicated on Thursday (22 March) that the European Parliament
Read(B2) Recently published: First trialogue without progress for EDIDP The Cyber Rapid Response Teams, a project that gets off to a slow start (exclusive) The European experience with Iran can be useful with North Korea (Kim Hyoung-zhin) (blog )
Read(B2) The first trialogue session on the European Defense Industrial Development Program (EDIDP) did not lead to any significant progress. According to Romanian MEP Ioan Pascu (S&D), who reported on it on Wednesday (21
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(B2) Cyber is an area where "it is still necessary to build trust", explained Margiris Abukevičius, who appeared before the MEPs of the 'Defence and Security' subcommittee (SEDE), on Wednesday (March 21).
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(B2 – exclusive) Coming to present to the EU Foreign Ministers on Monday (March 19), the recent events initiated by the Olympic truce between South Korea and North Korea, the
Read(B2) The EU approved on Wednesday (21 March) the measures taken under the Union's anti-terrorism list, put in place in 2001 (Decision 2001/931). The list remains unchanged, comprising 13 individuals and 20
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(B2) The renewal of F-16 aircraft in Belgium took an unexpected turn with the revelation of a report from the industrialist Lockheed Martin evoking the possibility of extending the life of the aircraft. A report that remained in
Read(B2) The 28 Heads of State and Government meeting at a summit in Brussels on Thursday (March 22) condemned "firmly the illegal actions that Turkey continues to carry out in the Eastern Mediterranean and at sea
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(B2) The decision is now official. In a letter to the chairman of the EU military committee, Mikhail Kostarakos, the UK indicated that it was giving up leading the battlegroup in the second half of 2019, as
Read(B2) The European Union decided on Wednesday (March 21) to extend its sanctions regime against Egyptians for another year, until March 22, 2019. The measure comes into force on Thursday (March 22), post post
Read(B2) The European Council of 22 and 23 March is marked by a busy agenda. Normally devoted to economic affairs, the Spring Council will have to deal with several rather heavy points devoted to external affairs. Shutter
Read(B2) Recently published: Two Chabab officials blacklisted by the European Union (blog) Who is the Wagner group, Putin's privates operating in Syria? (exclusive) Salisbury attack. The '28'
Read(B2) The European Union has decided to freeze the assets and ban the visas of two Somali Shabab leaders who are particularly targeting Kenya. One is the director of operations in Kenya and has notably organized
Read(B2) The Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Didier Reynders, denied the information of Vif l'Express, according to which 10 billion euros of Libyan funds frozen in Brussels disappeared without explanation, even qualifying them as
Read(B2 – exclusive) Gathered at a summit in Brussels, at '28', the Heads of State and Government on Thursday (March 22) repeated their "unfailing solidarity" with the British after the Salisbury affair, facing
Read(B2) 442 votes for, 166 votes against and 88 abstentions… The majority is broad without being overwhelming. But the principle is established. For the European Parliament, there cannot be a future framework
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