Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) The European Defense Agency did not obtain the necessary consensus for the adoption of its budget for next year The European Defense Agency had hoped for a significant increase in its budget for next year on
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(B2) Foreign Ministers agreed on Monday 19 November on three messages to give to Bosnia and Herzegovina, according to the High Representative of the EU. First: an "invitation or call to
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(B2) EU missions deployed under civilian CSDP all too often suffer from understaffing, reactivity and slow set-up. While "Europe's strategic environment
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(B2 – exclusive) The Council of Ministers of the EU approved this Monday (November 19), the catalog of military specifications. A document prepared by the EU Military Committee in the context of the Action Plan
Read(B2) The EU Council of Ministers, in its Foreign Affairs formation, adopted on Monday (19 November) a new strategy against illicit firearms and small arms and light weapons (SALW),
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(B2) European Union foreign ministers on Monday (November 19th) offered their support to the government of Sudan to implement internal reforms, with certain conditions. The aim is to help the
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(B2) Ethiopia, which multiplies political and economic reforms, has become the good pupil and the driving force behind a lull in the Horn of Africa. A role that the Foreign Ministers of the 28, in their conclusions adopted
Read(B2) The international scandal caused by the Khashoggi affair has revived serious interest in the deadly conflict that has raged in Yemen since 2015, between an Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia and the
Read(B2) Recently published: Closing Operation Sophia: unthinkable. Finding a solution at the port of disembarkation: very difficult Providing Europe with the tools of its sovereignty (E. Macron) Eritrea obtains the lifting of its embargo
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(B2) Defense Ministers should meet on Tuesday (November 20) with the Operation Sophia file on their table. The challenge remains the same: finding a solution at the port of disembarkation. Delicate subject
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(B2) French President Emmanuel Macron pleaded on Sunday (November 18) at the Bundestag in Berlin, in the plenary hall of the Reichstag building, to open a "new chapter" in European construction. Accept
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(B2) The United Nations Security Council on Friday (November 14) unanimously lifted the sanctions that had been hitting Eritrea for almost ten years. But at the same time he insisted on maintaining those
Read(B2 – exclusive) EU foreign and defense ministers are expected to adopt their position on the European Defense Fund (EDF) on Monday (19 November). A general approach which constitutes the point
Read(B2) The operations carried out in Afghanistan highlighted "a major shortcoming in the field of heavy helicopters", recognized the head of the French army, General Jean-Pierre Bosser. A
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(B2) Here are some small preview news from the Foreign Affairs and Defense Council of November 19 and 20, 2018 Khashoggi case. Insufficient investigation. If for the Quai d'Orsay, the authorities' announcement
Read(B2 – exclusive) On the second wave of 17 permanent structured cooperation projects, we must not stop at the figure identical to the first wave. There are points that reinforce each other
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(B2) After revealing and thwarting an action on its soil by the Iranian intelligence services, Denmark wants new sanctions against Tehran. This is the position that his Minister of Foreign Affairs should (re)affirm
Read(B2 – exclusive) The Ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs are expected to endorse on Monday (19 November) a new development for the Military Planning and Conduct of Operations Capability (MPCC). It's not
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(B2 – exclusive) EU defense ministers on Monday (19 November) approved a complementary list of projects for Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) of 17 new projects, in addition to the 17
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