Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) Federica Mogherini warned the Member States at the meeting of Defense Ministers on November 20, and in particular Italy. “Either we find a temporary solution to the landing in the
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(B2) The 25 member countries of permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) have set themselves a deadline: the end of December to reach a decision on the acceptance of third countries. It's the last missing piece of the
Read(B2) The European Defense Agency did not obtain the necessary consensus for the adoption of its budget for next year The European Defense Agency had hoped for a significant increase in its budget for next year on
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(B2) EU missions deployed under civilian CSDP all too often suffer from understaffing, reactivity and slow set-up. While "Europe's strategic environment
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(B2 – exclusive) The Council of Ministers of the EU approved this Monday (November 19), the catalog of military specifications. A document prepared by the EU Military Committee in the context of the Action Plan
Read(B2) The EU Council of Ministers, in its Foreign Affairs formation, adopted on Monday (19 November) a new strategy against illicit firearms and small arms and light weapons (SALW),
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(B2) Defense Ministers should meet on Tuesday (November 20) with the Operation Sophia file on their table. The challenge remains the same: finding a solution at the port of disembarkation. Delicate subject
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(B2) French President Emmanuel Macron pleaded on Sunday (November 18) at the Bundestag in Berlin, in the plenary hall of the Reichstag building, to open a "new chapter" in European construction. Accept
Read(B2 – exclusive) On the second wave of 17 permanent structured cooperation projects, we must not stop at the figure identical to the first wave. There are points that reinforce each other
Read(B2 – exclusive) The Ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs are expected to endorse on Monday (19 November) a new development for the Military Planning and Conduct of Operations Capability (MPCC). It's not
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(B2 – exclusive) EU defense ministers on Monday (19 November) approved a complementary list of projects for Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) of 17 new projects, in addition to the 17
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(B2) In a neat setting, on the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, interviewed by TF1, Emmanuel Macron gave some details on his relationship with Donald Trump and the United States of America, as well as on defense and
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(B2) Foreign ministers were due to agree on Monday (19 November) to financial support for a two-year project to combat illicit trade and proliferation
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(B2) The wishes of the German Chancellor for the future of Europe are clear: a European-style Security Council, a 'genuine' European army, and a common arms export policy. According to Angela Merkel, these three
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(B2 – exclusive) The transfer to the Kosovo authorities of their competences in matters of justice and penitentiaries is accompanied by certain rather worrying excesses, according to the latest report from the High Representative of the EU,
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(B2) When Donald Trump announces his desire to withdraw the USA from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (ING) Treaty, he feels that he can no longer protect his country since the Russians do not
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(B2 – Exclusive) After the ministers on Wednesday, the 'Operations' heads of the ten member countries of the European Intervention Initiative (IEI or EI2) met on Friday (November 9) in Paris. From this first
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(B2) The French Ministry of Defense has removed for 2019, the European cooperation rate indicator for foresight, research and technology, we learn unexpectedly. A more relevant instrument?
Read(B2) The 17 projects launched within the framework of permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) during the first wave have not made significant progress. A point made by parliamentarians on the projects to which
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