Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) In a major interview with the Belgian daily Le Soir, the Chief of Staff of the Belgian army, Marc Compernol, confides in our colleague Frédéric Delepierre, among other subjects, on the major European issues of the moment
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(B2) European support for the proper functioning of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC or BTWC) will continue This point was approved, without debate, at the last meeting of Ministers
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(B2) The French and German governments will sign a new agreement on 22 January in Aix-la-Chapelle to strengthen ties on both sides of the Rhine. A text with high political significance, with some
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(B2) Paris took the lead of the “Beyond Line of Sight” project integrated into the Permanent Structured Cooperation on November 19th. At the industrial MBDA, we intend to make medium-range missiles (MMP)
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(B2) The European armed forces of NATO and EU countries will be able to continue to have access to Ukrainian Antonov-124 jumbo jets for transporting heavy military equipment (helicopters, tanks, etc.) Managed by the 'support agency
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(B2) Pristina's desire to transform the Kosovo Security Forces (KSF) into a real army has been received differently on both sides of the Atlantic and in Europe itself. If the Americans
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(B2) For Defense Minister Ank Bijleveld (CDA/EPP), if we need to make progress towards European defence, it's within the framework of NATO, and not too quickly. The opposition with the vision, or rather the visions,
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(B2) At their last meeting on Tuesday (November 20), Defense Ministers adopted a series of positions and decisions, announcing the future calendar, which is particularly rich in terms of industry and capabilities, but
Read(B2) As expected (read: Operation Sophia extended by three months, for lack of anything better), the Council of the EU must approve this Friday (December 21), the extension, in extremis, of the military operation of the European Union in
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(B2) The member countries of the Atlantic Alliance set, on Tuesday (18 December), the NATO budget for 2019 at an overall amount of 1,645 billion euros. Amount financed by assessed contributions from each State
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(B2) The prerequisite for the deployment of a CSDP operation or mission is based on the signing of a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), for an executive operation, or a Status of Mission Agreement (SOMA ),
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(B2) The budget of the Atlantic Alliance is made up of an ordinary budget and specific budgets covering operations. In 2021, it amounts to approximately 2,5 billion euros The first is financed by
Read(B2) The European Union has approved two programs aimed at encouraging certain actions in the fight against firearms. These decisions were adopted without debate (in point A) at the Council of Ministers of Agriculture
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(B2) In the absence of consensus on a more ambitious proposal, the ambassadors of the Political and Security Committee (PSC) ended up agreeing on this Friday (December 14), during a meeting specially convened after the Council
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(B2 – exclusive) The Europeans have reached, according to our information, an agreement on the participation of third countries in permanent structured cooperation (PESCO). It remains to be formalized Recommendations (1) have been
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(B2) Defense and security has become such a regular point between Heads of State and Government that it no longer really gives rise to debate and is surprisingly consensual. This summit of 13 and
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(B2) By adopting the annual reports on the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the CSDP, MEPs insist on the establishment of an EU Security Council, the transition to
Read(B2 – exclusive) In the absence of an official agreement on the extension of Operation Sophia, an agreement was reached between the 28 on the extension by 18 months of the EU civilian mission to support the
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(B2) NATO and the European Union signed on Monday 10 December a cooperation agreement aimed at promoting good governance in the defense and security sectors. As part of
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