Spain is shopping at Airbus. Green light for SCAF. Transport planes and helicopters also planned June 30, 2021 B2 Writing Airbus, Purchase decision, Spain, helicopters, MRTT, SCAF 1 min read
The 23 priorities of the European Defense Fund for 2021. First call for proposals (v2) June 30, 2021 B2 Writing European Defense Fund, priorities, Work program 8 min read
Second EDIDP call for proposals. 26 projects will benefit from European support (v2) June 30, 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Call for projects, EDIDP 12 min read
[Interview] Concentration, multi-year rhythm, synergies. The keys to a successful European Defense Fund (Jean Pie, ASD) June 30, 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Strategic autonomy, Interview 2 min read
[Interview] The ability to conduct aerial warfare exceeds in complexity anything we could imagine (General Lavigne) June 29, 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde ACT, Secure cloud, Interview, NATO, SCAF 4 min read
[Verbatim] EUTM Somalia. To make the Somali forces autonomous will take time (H. Bléjean) (v2) June 29, 2021 B2 Writing AMISOM, Darwish, EUTM Somalia 6 min read
[Notebook 29.06.2021]. Confidential. Defense. Diplomacy. Security. Powers (v2) June 29, 2021 Emmanuelle Stroesser European Defense Agency, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bruno Sido, Christian Smith, Colombia, COPS, Daech, Drones, EDA, EUBAM Rafah, EUPOL Copps, European Defense Fund, Hungary, Peacekeeping missions, Election observation, OCCAR, ONU, European Parliament, Senate, Sweden 9 min read
Belarus suspends participation in Eastern Partnership and sanctions EU June 28, 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Belarus, Territorial inadmissibility, Eastern Partnership 2 min read
A state can challenge an arms embargo against it. Example with Venezuela June 28, 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde ECJ, arms embargo, Interest in acting, Venezuela 1 min read
Eight MEPs banned from election observation June 28, 2021 Emmanuelle Stroesser Election observation mission, European Parliament 1 min read
The fight against the financing of terrorism has major flaws June 28, 2021 Emmanuelle Stroesser money laundering, European Court of Auditors 3 min read
[Verbatim] EUTM Mali: the mission continues, quietly. Stopping it would be a mistake June 27, 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Burkina faso, Board, EUTM Mali, FAMA, Herve Blejean 6 min read
Feedback on the Foreign Affairs Council (21 June 2021) June 26, 2021 B2 Writing Latin America, Belarus, Caribbean, COVID-19, Iraq, JCPOA, Lebanon, MEPP, EUSR, Venezuela 6 min read
[Notebook 26.06.2021]. Confidential. Defense. Diplomacy. Security. Powers June 26, 2021 Emmanuelle Stroesser Afghanistan, Germany, Angela Merkel, Army, Bosnia and Herzegovina, defense budget, Battle tanks, Copernicus, COPS, Korea, air defense, ECR, Rule of law, Ethiopia, EUNAVFOR Atalanta, Arms exports, FED, Finland, France, Lebanon, Doctors Without Borders, Mozambique, Norway, Uzbekistan, Eastern Partnership, Poland, robots, Russia, Sweden, Palestinian Territories, torture, Humanitarian workers, Venezuela 17 min read
Ethiopia, Sahel, Belarus… Europe in the face of crises (conclusions) June 25, 2021 B2 Writing Antonio Guterres, cyber, Ethiopia, Libya, Mali, migration, ONU, Sahel, European summit, Takuba 4 min read
A roadmap on external migration for the fall June 25, 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde readmission agreements, European Council, Right of asylum, Roadmap, NDICI, third country 1 min read
Russia. The 27 firmer than Washington! No summit, limited dialogue June 25, 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Russia, European summit, EU-Russia 8 min read
[Decryption] Libya. The nine points of the second Berlin conference. Optimism reigns June 25, 2021 B2 Writing Berlin Conference, European Peace Facility, Libya 6 min read