Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) EU Foreign Ministers on Monday (11 December) launched the official launch of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO or PESCO) in defense matters. They approved, without a vote,
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(B2) Three countries finally insisted on entering “unilateral” declarations in the minutes of the decision on Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO): Germany, Austria and Sweden. We can add to this
Read(B2 – exclusive) The final list of participating countries in the various PESCO projects is interesting for more than one reason. It reflects their strategic priorities, whether they are geopolitical (participation in projects with
Read(B2) The number of Member States which have subscribed to the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) should normally increase from 23 (1) to 25. Portugal and Ireland were to join this cooperation. So it should be the
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(B2 – Exclusive) The final list of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO or CSP) projects to be announced on Monday (December 11) should include, according to our reliable information, seventeen projects. This list
Read(B2) What could be more emblematic than military mobility or the military Schengen area, to unite NATO and the EU. The Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, was therefore able, at his leisure, to insist and detail the outlines
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(B2) The European Union and NATO adopted simultaneously, on Tuesday (5 December), a new wave of joint actions, illustrating the agreement signed on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Warsaw, defining seven areas of common cooperative interests, and
Read(B2 – exclusive) Submitted by the four countries at the initiative of PESCO (France, Germany, Italy, Spain), the decision establishing permanent structured cooperation was immediately discussed within the group of
Read(B2 – exclusive) The meeting was a bit tense, but on schedule, without firing a shot, PESCO Participating States approved on Monday (November 27) what should be the list
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(B2 in Rukla) Present in Rukla to greet the Belgian logistics contingent which provides support to NATO's forward reinforced presence, the Belgian Minister of Defense, Steven Vandeput (N-VA) granted
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(B2 – exclusive) The process of setting up permanent structured cooperation is accelerating. An initial list of around twenty projects has been drawn up. The final list could be established on Monday (November 27) during
Read(B2) It is a real imbroglio: how to decide and announce quickly the projects selected for the Permanent Structured Cooperation when the PESCO process is not established. Chicken or egg
Read(B2) The conclusions adopted by the Council on 13 November recall both the principles of Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) but also the timetable to be followed. They reinforce and complete the signature
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(B2) Welcoming the new orientations of the European Defense Agency, the Ministers of Defense of the 27 set, on Monday (13 November), a roadmap for the year 2018. The Agency becomes the "platform
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(B2) If the Polish government has affixed its signature to the notification letter on the Permanent Structured Cooperation, it is not without certain conditions marked by a double ambiguity. According to our information, only the
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(B2) Sound the drums and trumpets! 23 Member States finally appended their signature on Monday (13 November) to the notification letter asking the High Representative to implement the structured cooperation
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(B2 – in the Europa building) On his arrival at the Council of the European Union, the French Minister for Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian, made a point of welcoming the creation of the Permanent Structured Cooperation in
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(B2) The Defense Ministers of three countries (Finland, Hungary and the United Kingdom) signed, on the sidelines of the NATO ministerial meeting on Thursday 9 November, a MoU (arrangement) to join the project initiated by
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(B2) If the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) is a success, it is clearly due to the number of projects. It swarms. And the first job of the participating countries will be to
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