Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) EU foreign ministers want to give a clear warning to Nicaragua. The conclusions adopted on Monday (January 21) are structured according to a now classic pattern for the EU: condemnation of repression, appeal
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(B2) Recently released: Azarov obtains a ruling from the Court in his favor on the freezing of his assets. For honor (blog) European diplomacy put to the test of the world (blog) Shipwreck off the coast of
Read(B2) The Court of Justice of the EU decided on Wednesday (19 December) to annul the decision to freeze the assets of the former Ukrainian Prime Minister but only for the period March 2015 – March 2016 Close to
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(B2 in Lorient and Toulon) The French Naval Group and ECA have set up a local consortium to respond to the Belgian-Dutch call for tenders in order to equip themselves with six minehunting vessels each. They detailed
Read(B2) Five countries (*) signed a 'non paper' in November in order to coordinate their action within the framework of United Nations operations. They propose to strengthen coordination and transparency between the
Read(B2) Recently published: Alert! First sanctions on chemical weapons. The Russian GRU targeted, Syrians too (blog) Fed up with the 'blabla' on disinformation. Let's start by informing (brief) Franco-Turkish cooperation
Read(B2) The European Union should extend, on Monday (January 28) (*), for one year (until January 31, 2020), the sanctions mechanism allowing the freezing of the assets (funds and economic resources) of former Tunisian leaders and close
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(B2) The Spanish Prime Minister is clearly in favor of the creation of a European army, a sort of concrete testimony to the credibility of the European Union's foreign policy. This issue also justifies for him to
Read(B2) The presence of the Chinese telecommunications manufacturer on the 5G market is of concern to many officials and European countries who suspect Huawei of facilitating espionage by Chinese services. Several countries want a
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(B2) Recently published: The European Parliament wants to extend the mandate of the special envoy on freedom of religion in the world The House of Commons votes No. The risk of a disorderly withdrawal is increasing, warns
Read(B2) MEPs overwhelmingly approved (576 votes for, 46 against and 73 abstentions) an (own-initiative) report calling on the EU to continue to promote freedom of religion or belief outside
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(B2) Jean-Claude Juncker reacted very quickly, just after the vote of the House of Commons rejecting by an overwhelming majority, 432 votes against 202, the agreement negotiated with the European Union on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom
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(B2) After seven years in prison and two years on trial, the former president of Côte d'Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo was acquitted on Tuesday (January 15) of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court
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(B2) The Foreign Ministers of the '28' will have five subjects on their agenda: Venezuela, the DR Congo, disinformation, relations with Arab League and ASEAN countries.
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(B2) The Netherlands and the United Kingdom propose to establish a horizontal human rights sanctions mechanism, of the 'Magnitsky Act' type. A proposal under discussion within the European Union, without arousing enthusiasm
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(B2) Romania's Secretary of State for Armaments, Andrei Ignat, on Friday (January 11) notified the prosecutor's office of the military appeal court of "reasonable suspicions" on the legality of the procurement program procedure
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(B2) Donald Tusk (European Council) and Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission took up the pen to give, in extremis, assurances on the withdrawal agreement in the United Kingdom. A final attempt to convince the
Read(B2) Recently published: (blog) Operation snow in Germany and Austria The European Union doubts the result of the election in DR Congo Greece: Defense Minister Panos Kammenos resigns. Leader
Read(B2) After the announcement on January 10 of the provisional results of the presidential election proclaiming Felix Tshisekedi the winner, the European Union remains on a cautious position. It calls for calm pending the final designation of the successor of
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