Signals man takes over as head of EUTM Somalia
(B2) Matteo Giacomo Spreafico, who has been elevated to the rank of Brigadier General, steps down as Force Commander of the EU Somali Army Training Mission (EUTM Somalia), after a
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Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
- [Confidential] Latest arguments around the future former Defense subcommittee
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- [Confidential] A Pole future president of the EU military committee?
- [Preview] On the agenda of the Foreign Affairs (and Defense) Council of April 22, 2024
- [Confidential] Faced with reality, EUTM Mali will close its doors
Month: July 2019
Julian King's thoughts on 5G
(B2) The second stage of the assessment of Europe's 5G network infrastructure starts today, European Commissioner for Security Union Julian King announced on Friday (19 July) The European Commission had, in March
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For hybrid threats, there is now a working group!
(B2) A new Member States working group has been created. Subject: resilience and the fight against hybrid threats. It meets for the first time on Monday (July 22). A gesture
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Discussions gather pace on a temporary disembarkation mechanism for migrants rescued at sea
(B2) Informally meeting in Helsinki, the interior ministers failed to reach an agreement on Thursday (July 18) on a temporary disembarkation mechanism, despite a Franco-German proposal. But the spirits seem
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Europeans consider stabilization action in support of peace deals in Mindanao – Bangsamoro
(B2 – exclusive) The European Union is planning the deployment of a “stabilization action”. Objective: to assist the pacification process initiated in the Philippines, in the Bangsamoro region. COPS ambassadors have
ReadNotebook (19.07.2019). Confidential (Borrell European Council. Appeal Yanukovych). PESC-PSDC (Instex Russia. Vietnam PSDC. Canada MOE). Defense (F-35 Squadron back to UK. Finland exports. Italy Piaggio contract). Diplomacy (Sudan agreement. Venezuela sanctions.…
(B2) Recently published: Five Malian troublemakers considered persona non grata in Europe with freezing of assets Europe and China will cooperate in a disarmament program in Africa Issue 2
ReadFive Malian troublemakers considered persona non grata in Europe (v2)
(B2) The European Union has today (Thursday 18 July) imposed sanctions on five Malian personalities active in the north of the country (Gao, Kidal, Timbuktu, Bourem) and considered to be elements of trouble in the agreements
ReadEurope and China to cooperate on a disarmament program in Africa
(B2 – exclusive) The European Union and China will cooperate on a program aimed at combating the diversion of arms and ammunition in Africa. EU Ambassadors (Coreper 2) approved on Tuesday (July 16)
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NATO number 2 will be Romanian: Mircea Geoana
(B2) It was finally the Romanian Mircea Geoana who was appointed Deputy Secretary General of NATO. The decision fell on Wednesday (July 17). He will take up his duties in mid-October 2019, replacing the American Rose
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Notebook (17.07.2019). Confidential (Defence Audit. Commissioners 2019-2024. EU-China Africa. Mogherini-Castaldo). Operations (Chief EUNAVFOR. Op. Sophia assessment. New Zealand and Vietnam PSDC. Yemen UN). Defense (Nuclear deterrence. US-Russia-NATO. Export of Sea helicopters…
(B2) Recently published: Resettlement of refugees, disembarkation… The new Italian proposals discussed in Helsinki? Alert ! AKK new Minister of Defense in Germany Ursula von der Leyen elected President of the Commission
ReadNew European sanctions under consideration against perpetrators of torture in Venezuela?
(B2) Evidence of widespread human rights violations in Venezuela is alarm bells ringing. The European Union is preparing new targeted measures The publication of the report by Michelle Bachelet, High Commissioner for Human Rights of
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Resettlement of refugees, disembarkation… The new Italian proposals discussed in Helsinki?
(B2) We need a solution that takes the European Union out of the emergency. This is the whole spirit of the latest Italian proposals to try to solve the question of migration. Next meeting in Helsinki on Wednesday evening The Italian Minister
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AKK new Minister of Defense in Germany
(B2) CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, better known by her initials AKK, will become the new Federal Defense Minister, several German media announce simultaneously Born in August 1962, the
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Ursula von der Leyen elected President of the European Commission 2019-2024. Barely
(B2) Ursula von der Leyen was elected on the evening of Tuesday July 16 by the European Parliament meeting in plenary in Strasbourg. But just. She only managed to get nine more votes
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Iran. The chord isn't healthy, but it's still alive
(B2) The Iran nuclear deal “isn't healthy, but it's still alive. It is in these terms that Federica Mogherini perfectly summed up the health check of the JCPOA,
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Focus on the Foreign Affairs Council (July 15, 2019)
(B2) Iran and Iraq were the main dishes of a specially charged Foreign Affairs Council on Monday 15 July. Summary of discussions News items Sudan. Support for a transition to a civilian government read:
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[Verbatim] Conductor Ursula von der Leyen seeks to rally her troops
(B2) In plenary in Strasbourg, Ursula von der Leyen defended on Tuesday (July 16) her program and her person for the post of President of the European Commission, seeking to convince beyond the low water level of
ReadSanctions on North Korea extended
(B2) Foreign ministers decided on Monday (July 15) to extend the autonomous sanctions regime against certain North Korean officials The decision concerns only autonomous measures taken by the European Union and
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[Decryption] A minister with a bad reputation. Why is Ursula von der Leyen not unanimously accepted in Germany?
(B2) The arrival of Ursula von der Leyen on the European scene rejoices those who, in Germany, were the most critical of the CDU minister, protected by Angela Merkel. His stint at the Ministry of Defence, during
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