Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2 – exclusive) COPS ambassadors are due to approve this Tuesday (March 20) the establishment of a criminal intelligence unit within the European anti-trafficking operation set up in
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(B2 – exclusive) The cabinet of the High Representative of the Union in charge of Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini should, finally, have a Frenchman in its midst. But maybe it's not
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(B2) Renewal continues among defense ministers with new ministers in the Netherlands and Cyprus. Netherlands: Ank Bijleveld Born March 17, 1962, she was elected at the age of 27, in
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(B2) The Council of Foreign Ministers of the EU reacted on Monday (March 19) in a fairly clear way after the attack in Salisbury in the United Kingdom on March 4, calling into question, like of
Read(B2) The Belgian diplomat Walter Stevens, who has chaired this body since July 2013, must be replaced by next July and the call for candidates is about to close. As some whisper, the ambassador
Read(B2) Recently published: Syria. Appease the hell on earth. A “workable” ceasefire (De Mistura) (blog) Latest news from CSDP missions/operations (March 2018) (editorial) A new cold war Von der Leyen II: the
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(B2) For the UN special representative for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, who will be before EU foreign ministers on Monday (19 March), "the logic of war always prevails in
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(B2) The second mandate of the German Defense Minister, Ursula von der Leyen, will be accompanied by a profound renewal of the various executives of the ministry, of her closest collaborators, the Secretaries of State
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(B2) The regular meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Global Action Plan (JCPOA), in Vienna on Friday (March 16), enabled the various protagonists of the file (Europeans, Russians, Chinese, Americans and Iranians) to make the
Read(B2) Faced with one of the most terrible conflicts of modern times (more than 400.000 dead and nearly 11 million displaced), at the gates of Europe, the EU Foreign Ministers will
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(B2 at NATO HQ) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday 15 March welcomed the efforts made by European allies and Canada to come closer to the 2% target
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(B2) If Europe is at the heart of the future military programming law (LPM) for 2019-2025 (1), it is not unanimous among French industrialists. Interviewed by the deputies of the Defense Committee, they
Read(B2) Recently released: North Korea. Court upholds validity of EU sanctions Four Syrians responsible for chemical weapons program blacklisted Salisbury. Stoltenberg denounces behavior that has no
Read(B2) The EU court on Wednesday (March 14) upheld the asset freeze against certain North Korean officials and entities. It rejected the appeal of the Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC) and several
Read(B2) The 28 foreign ministers must decide, Monday (March 19), in point A, to add four names to the blacklist for Syria, for their role in the development and use of chemical weapons
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(B2) In the aftermath of the measures announced by the British government after the use of a nerve agent in Salisbury (read: Salisbury attack. Theresa May announces a diplomatic but not financial response against Russia), the
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(B2) We met Amjad Bashir, a British Tory MP, who has just returned from a mission in Bangladesh and Myanmar (1). Very concerned by this situation, he is also one of the initiators of the resolution adopted by
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(B2) Three calls for proposals will be launched by the end of the month around three priority themes, under the preparatory action for defense research. The main themes are already known. The Commission
Read(B2) The European Union has slightly modified its system of sanctions on the Central African regime. This decision adopted on Monday (March 12), entered into force on Wednesday (March 14, 2018), transposes the decisions taken by the Council
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