June 21, 2018 – B2 Pro The daily life of geopolitical Europe

MEPs are positive about the future European Defense Fund

June 21, 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde FEDEF, European Defense Fund, SEDE subcommittee 1 min read

(B2) MEPs are a priori in favour of the creation of a European Defence Fund. But two key questions are raised: future governance and coverage of…

Dimitris Avramopoulos (credit: European Commission)

[Verbatim] Migrations. The Commission teaches Member States a lesson

June 21, 2018 Emmanuelle Stroesser European Commission, European Council, Dimitris Avramopoulos, Right of asylum, Fontex, Borders, migrants, landing platforms, Back, Rescue at sea, Trust fund Africa 4 min read

(B2) European Commissioner for Migration Dimitris Avramopoulous pulls no punches. He warns states about their own failings. A contribution to the debate... a few...

The Dattilo (CP-940) Italian coastguard vessel moored in Valencia alongside the Aquarius (credit: SOS Méditerranée)

Aquarius. Emmanuel Macron calls into question the (Italian) coastguards

June 21, 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Aquarius, Migration crisis, Emmanuel Macron, italian coast guard, Libya 0 min read

(B2) One sentence went relatively unnoticed at the Franco-German summit in Meseberg. Responding to a journalist's question about the fate of the Aquarius, French President Emmanuel Macron, once…

Parliament emphasizes climate security to curb migration

June 21, 2018 B2 Writing Arne Lietz, climate change, AFET Commission, ENVI Commission, DG Climate, climate diplomacy, Jo Leinen, migration, European Parliament, Own-initiative report 3 min read

(B2) The climate change argument is not compelling enough to bring about change. MEPs have therefore decided to play a new card and warn about its consequences for migration….

(credit: Bundeskanzleramt)

Defence, Security, Migrations, Development, the Franco-German agreement of Meseberg

June 21, 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Angela Merkel, Franco-German couple, migration crisis, Emmanuel Macron, IEI 8 min read

(B2) Meeting at Meseberg, a castle not far from Berlin, on Tuesday (June 19), the two Franco-German leaders, Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel, wanted to get out of the trap together...

Governance of PESCO projects fixed. Two principles: flexibility and self-management

June 21, 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde European Defense Agency, EUMS, Exclusive, Qualified majority, PESCO, PESCO projects, regulations, EEAS, Unanimity 6 min read

(B2) Defence ministers are expected to approve a decision in Luxembourg on 25 June setting out the governance rules for permanent structured cooperation (PESCO). Maximum flexibility...

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