A commitment in Takuba in the Sahel: 'Nein' confirms Berlin. Let's think first 31 December 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Germany, Takuba task force 4 min read
(credit: IFA) Notebook (23.12.2019). Confidential. CFSP. Operations and PSDC. Defense and Equipment. Diplomacy. Neighborhood. Humanitarian aid. Powers. People. 23 December 2019 B2 Writing Africa, Humanitarian aid, Aliaksandr Asipovich, Latin America, naval base, Benin, Belarusian, Caribbean, Drone, arms embargo, Spain, Estonia, United States, execution, FEDEF, Finland, European Defense Fund, Georgia, border management, parliamentary immunity, Internet, Italy, JCPOA, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, European Ombudsman, Montenegro, opponents, South Ossetia, Death penalty, PESCO, CSDP Report 2019, Refugees, relocations, Land robots, Russia, Sanctions, Ukraine, US, Armored vehicles, Venezuela 13 min read
Benin's ambassador to the EU declared persona non grata but not expelled. A retaliatory measure, very symbolic 23 December 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Benin, democracy, Expulsion of diplomats 1 min read
Between 2021 and 2023, the EU's rapid reaction force will be absent, every other semester 23 December 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde battle groups, free, Open, planning 4 min read
[Case law] The conditions for the independence of the French and Belgian prosecutors are met according to the Court 21 December 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Belgium, France, judicial independence, Arrest warrant, parquet, Legal recourse, Sweden 2 min read
The presentation of the Sakharov Prize in December 2019 to Ilham Tohti's daughter, brandishing the image of her father, in detention since 2014. [Special Notebook] What to remember from the European Parliament plenary (16-19 December 2019). Brexit. Sakharov Prize. Human rights. Rule of law (Hungary, Malta). Parliamentary diplomacy. Institutions 20 December 2019 B2 Writing sexual abuse, Afghanistan, Humanitarian aid, Article 7, Macro-financial assistance, Brexit, Burkina faso, camps, Charles Michel, China, Future of Europe Conference, CQFR, EASO, Emily O'Reilly, Rule of law, Women, I&D, Ilham Tohti, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Jehwer Tohti, Jordan, LGBT, religious freedom, Magnitsky Act, Malta, European Ombudsman, Michel Barnier, Female genital mutilation, Nathalie Loiseau, Nicaragua, NGO, Uighurs, patriotism, Poland, PPE, Sakharov Prize, Raif Badawi, Reinhard Bütikofer, Renew, Restorers, Revolution, Romania, Russia, S & D, Sahel, Timisoara, Lisbon Treaty, East Turkestan, Ursula von der Leyen, Venezuela, Green 13 min read
Working methods at the heart of a debate between ministers. Borrell's ambition: to bind 20 December 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde EU High Representative, Josep Borrell 3 min read
[Jurisprudence] Anyone elected to Parliament has the right to immunity, even Catalan separatists, says the Court of Justice 19 December 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Catalonia, Elections 2019, Spain, parliamentary immunity, Lifting of immunity, Sedition 3 min read
[File No. 78] The European Union facing hybrid threats (v5) 19 December 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde criminality, Ukraine Crisis, cyber, Daech, INTCEN, Hybrid threats, NATO, EEAS, Wales Summit, CFSP strategy 13 min read
Dutch submarines: three European champions face to face in the home stretch 19 December 2019 B2 Writing Company, Marine, Naval Group, Saab, submarines, TKNS 5 min read
Lauri Voionmaa, special 'international' adviser to the Prime Minister of Finland (credit: VNK) Notebook (18.12.2019). Confidential. CFSP. CSDP. Defense. Diplomacy. Security – Migrations. Powers. People. To read 18 December 2019 B2 Writing Assets, Maritime patrol aircraft, C-295, China, Cyprus, Foreign fighters, COPS, Deputies, Human rights, Spain, Estonia, Rule of law, EUAM CAR, EUTM Mali, Finland, judicial independence, Ireland, James Foggo, JCPOA, Jean-Yves Le Drian, Leonardo, Malta, Schina's Margaritis, MFF 2021-2027, Migration and asylum pact, complaint, Poland, Fair trial, Serbia, Turkey, EU-ASEM, Venezuela, ylva johansson 10 min read
The modernization of Burkina Faso's air force supported by Europeans 18 December 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Air Force, Burkina faso, CBSD 1 min read
[Interview] Jewher Ilham – Uighurs of China: We must close these camps and free those who are inside 17 December 2019 Emmanuelle Stroesser B2Pro, Blog, China, Human rights, Ilham Tohti, Interview, Uighurs, European Parliament, Sakharov Prize 4 min read
In 2020, five priorities to deal with hybrid threats 17 December 2019 Aurelie Pugnet Article 222 TFEU, Article 42-7 TEU, Misinformation, Hybrid threats, resilience, Terrorisme 5 min read
A Portuguese, trainer at heart, takes the helm of EUTM Mali 17 December 2019 B2 Writing Head of Mission, EUTM Mali, Training, free, Open, Portugal 2 min read
[Case law] Case of harassment at EUCAP Sahel Niger: the court gets involved 17 December 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Access to documents, Eucap Sahel Niger, Exclusive, Harassment, EEAS 2 min read
The new civilian mission in the Central African Republic (EUAM RCA) entrusted to a Portuguese colonel 16 December 2019 B2 Writing Head of Mission, EUAM CAR, EUTM RCA, Exclusive, free, Civil mission, Open, Portugal 1 min read
Notebook (16.12.2019). Confidential. Defense. Diplomacy. Neighborhood. Homeland Security – Migrations. Powers. In the European Parliament. To read. 16 December 2019 B2 Writing Association agreement, European Defense Agency, Algeria, Asia, Brexit, Cambodia, Chili, China, Supreme Court, Crash, Human rights, Reaper Drone, elections, Rule of law, EuroLat, France, Georgia, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, judicial independence, Kuwait, Malta, spanish navy, Nicaragua, OIM, Optronics, NATO, Uighurs, Migration and asylum pact, Poland, Business preferences, Red Team, Refugees, sonar, Chad, EU-Ukraine, Ukraine, Venezuela 9 min read
