(credit: CJEU) [Case Law Chronicle – June 2025] Russia (banks, oligarchs). Fight against money laundering. Right to asylum (Italy). Student visas (Belgium) July 11, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Bank, Belgium, Money laundering, ECJ, North Korea, Right of asylum, freezing of assets, Italy, Latvia, Russia, Sanctions, Court of the EU 6 min read
[News] Ten million euros to help the Senegalese armed forces (v2) July 8, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde European Peace Facility, Gulf of Guinea, Sahel, Senegal 3 min read
Attack on the Magic Seas (Photo: Houthis) [News] Ship attacked in the Red Sea by Houthis. Crew recovered safe and sound (v2) July 7, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Pirate attack, Djibouti, EUNAVFOR Atalanta, Yemen 4 min read
[Jurisprudence] Pavel Ezubov wins his case again before the Court July 2, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Cancellation, Family, freezing of assets, Oligarch, Russia, Court of the EU, Villas 4 min read
[Editorial] A Polish presidency that ends in a damp squib June 30, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde EU Defense, Polish Presidency of the EU, Sanctions 4 min read
Thérèse Wagner and Olivier Nduhungirehe with Marco Rubio during the signing of the agreement in Washington (photo USA) [News] Ceasefire agreement between DR Congo and Rwanda. Under the auspices of Washington. The text June 29, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Brief, Armed conflict, M23, Mediation, DR Congo, Rwanda, USA 5 min read
[In Brief] EUBAM Libya extended (V2) June 27, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Brief, Budget, EUBAM Libya, NonNotif, carry-over 1 min read
[Confidential] A first measure of assistance for Cape Verde (v2) June 27, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Green cap, European Peace Facility, Gulf of Guinea, Fight against piracy, Marine 3 min read
The road to 5% will be tough and fraught with pitfalls - soldiers engaged in the fight against gold mining (Photo: MinArm France / EMA) [Analysis] NATO's 5% Defense Target: A Costly, Magnificent, and Dangerous Goal? June 26, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Analysis, Defense expenditure, Debt, 2% target, NATO, resilience, The Hague Summit 17 min read
[News] First assessment of the EFDef. Is a European defense fund essential? June 19, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Review of, employment, FEDEF, capability projects, simplification 4 min read
(photo: Israeli Forces - B2 Archives) [Analysis] The Israeli offensive on Iran: Good or bad news for Europe? June 18, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde IAEA, Analysis, Armed conflict, Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron, Preventive war, Israel-Iran, Iranian nuclear 8 min read
[Analysis] Around 100 billion available for defense at European level. This year! June 16, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Joint purchase, Analysis, EU budget, Cloud, dual purpose, OEDIP, Military equipment, European Peace Facility, Cohesion Fund, European horizon, Next Generation, R & D 5 min read
(credit: CJEU) [Case Law Chronicle – May 2025] Sanctions on Syria and Belarus. Sberbank (default). Ursula von der Leyen (vaccines). EDPB and Europol. Right to asylum. Eva Kaili June 13, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Bank, ECJ, Russia, Sanctions, prudential supervision, Court of the EU 7 min read
(Photo: OHB) [News] Galileo satellite contract: The Court puts its foot in it June 12, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde European Space Agency, Airbus, ECJ, Conflict of interest, Market Contracts, Error of law, Galileo 2 min read
[Analysis] Faced with the Israeli war in Gaza and the West Bank, Europe is flagrantly negligent June 12, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Analysis, ICJ, CEP, War crimes, arms embargo, Israel-Gaza War, Israel, Economic sanctions, occupied territories 7 min read
Boguslayev during his arrest - Source: SBU via Militarnyi.com [Jurisprudence] Former Ukrainian military-industrial magnate, Russian collaborator, cleared by the Tribunal June 10, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Donbass, freezing of assets, Russia-Ukraine War 2022, Defense industry, itself, Court of the EU 7 min read
(credit: Europol / Ec3) [Case Law] Metadata: the EDPS could win its second round against Europol June 9, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde ECJ, Fundamental rights, Europol, NonNotif, GDPR, Retroactivity, Terrorisme 2 min read
