Day: September 20, 2019

[Interview] Afghanistan: Europeans must cooperate with the Americans, but also with the Russians and the Chinese (Didier Chaudet)

(B2) In early September, Donald Trump announced the end of negotiations with the Taliban, following yet another attack. With the presidential election just days away, are the negotiations over? The…

Notebook (20.09.2019). Confidential (PSDC in Parliament. FEDef rapporteurs. CPCC conflict of interest. COPS agenda). Sanctions (Central African Republic. Burundi). Operations (EUAM RCA preparation. EUCAP Somalia chief). Defense (Reynders arms exports. NATO logistics command. Turma project. France robots. Radars Thales promotion. Helicopter drones test). Diplomacy (Israel post-election hopes. Afghanistan national dialogue. Saudi Arabia accountability. Iran checks. EU Oman dialogue). Neighborhood (North Macedonia Bulgarian conditions). Aid (humanitarian in the Great Lakes region). Powers (Spain early elections). Commission 2019 (Renew Doubts. S&D Problems)

(B2) Recently published: The proposed citizens' initiative on the embargo of products from Israeli settlements in the occupied territories is rejected Special Plenary Notebook of the European Parliament (16 to 19…

Transit of Russian gas to Europe: steps in the right direction (Sefkovic)

(B2) European Commissioner for the Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič sounded rather optimistic after the trilateral (Russia-Ukraine-EU) negotiation session held on Thursday (19 September) in Brussels…

Proposed citizens' initiative on embargo of products from Israeli settlements in occupied territories rejected

(B2) The European Commission decided at the beginning of September to reject the proposed citizens' initiative aimed at limiting products from settlements established by Israel in the occupied territories in…

European Parliament Plenary Special Notebook (16 to 19 September 2019): Defense and Brexit. Diplomacy (Hong-Kong, FARC and Colombia, Fight against terrorism in Burkina Faso, Kashmir, Iran, mayors of Turkey, Myanmar and Rohingyas). Security (foreign interference). Powers (Brexit Resolution and Verhofstadt. Lagarde). Appointments (Gualtieri, Danti and Tinagli. Bradford)

(B2) We are testing the implementation of a 'Special Plenary Notebook', available online from Wednesday and finalized on Friday. Our ambition is, alongside the usual articles, to improve...