March 27, 2020 – B2 Pro The daily life of geopolitical Europe

Takuba's special forces should come to support their Malian counterparts. Here the Malian special forces training in Mauritania (credit: FAMA February 2020, B2 archives)

The Takuba task force is created. A statement signed at eleven. A few engage more (v2)

March 27, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Barkhane, Florence Parly, free, Open, Sahel, Takuba task force 4 min read

(B2) Eleven European countries (Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Norway, the Netherlands, Portugal, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, Sweden) signed this Friday (March 27) a joint declaration "politically" supporting the creation...

Do your sport in confined mode, with the Foreign Legion

March 27, 2020 Romain Mielcarek Coronavirus, Foreign Legion, Sports 0 min read

(B2) The French Foreign Legion adapts its communication to YouTube standards, offering videos in the 'Tutorial' style. Major Gérald, sports officer of the 1st Foreign Regiment...

The European Parliament sits in plenary session for the election of its president on July 3 (Credit: EP/Michel CHRISTEN)

[Decryption] The challenges of the negotiation on the new foreign policy instrument (NDICI)

March 27, 2020 Emmanuelle Stroesser EU budget, European funding, European Development Fund, instrument of stability, MFF 2021-2027, NDICI, CFSP 4 min read

(B2) The Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) will be the new financial and legal framework for a large part of the European Union's external assistance until 2027. Much…

Coronavirus. The 27, divided on the economy, ask to improve crisis management (European Council)

March 27, 2020 B2 Writing CERU, Charles Michel, COVID-19, Coronavirus crisis, ERCC, Management of crises, repatriations, European summit 6 min read

(B2) Faced with the scale of the coronavirus epidemic, the 27 heads of state and government, meeting at a European summit by videoconference on Thursday (March 26), had difficulty agreeing...

U.S. soldiers evacuate an artillery piece using a Chinook helicopter at the Iraqi base of Al-Qaim on March 9, 2020. (credit: US DoD)

[Decryption] (Meanwhile) In Syria: two fronts still explosive

March 27, 2020 Romain Mielcarek Coronavirus, Islamic state, Iraq, Kurds of Syria, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria, Turkey, Vladimir Putin 4 min read

(B2) As the coronavirus pandemic takes center stage, B2 is keeping an eye on the most burning conflicts. This week, we take stock of the situation in Syria…

Notebook (27.03.2020). Confidential. Defense. Operations. EU diplomacy. Crises. Human rights. Neighborhood. Security. Powers. People

March 27, 2020 B2 Writing DISASTER, Afghanistan, calendar, Albania, Algeria, terrorist attack, Boko Haram, BUDG, Bundeswehr, biological weapons convention, COPS, COVID-19, EU Defense, MUST, DG Grow, Donbass, Donetsk, VET, elections, Rule of law, Eurosatory, Development Fund, Borders, Greece-Turkey, Guinea, Hirak, IcSP, External financing instruments, Foreign investments, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Justice, Karim Tabbou, Kerstin Jorna, Lake Chad, Libya, Lithuania, Luhansk, North Macedonia, MANUA, Nigeria, Poland, Advanced presence, Romania, Syria 13 min read

(B2) The coronavirus has dominated the news in recent days, with the EU implementing crisis management procedures, video conference meetings at the summit and…

A standard for 'blood transfusion' contracts in CSDP missions

March 27, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde CSDP missions, PSDC, Role 2, Medical support 0 min read

(B2) The EU Military Committee approved on Friday (March 20) a document setting out "minimum technical requirements" for contracts awarded in the context of operations and...

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