Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) Multilateralism, the Balkans, security and defence, multi-speed Europe… Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel presented his vision of the future of Europe to the European Parliament meeting in Brussels on Thursday (3 May) *.
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(B2) Sovereignty and reform, Emmanuel Macron delivered a combat speech (in front of the European Parliament). A speech full of verbs and verve, very political. Faithful to the successful recipe in France, on the left
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(B2) On March 20, the NGOs Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture (ACAT) and Amnesty International France published a legal study denouncing the probable illegality of arms exports from France to Arabia
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(B2) The Christian Unions (CDU/CSU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) have reached an initial agreement to form a government. The 28-page document, unanimously approved by the three negotiators from the three parties —
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(B2) While Poland is under Article 7 procedure and the Hungarian government seems to be taking an increasingly conservative tangent, a high-level politician delivers a
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(B2) The meeting of the European Council on December 14 and 15 will be extremely political, judging by the subjects discussed. It will ask the Heads of State and Government to fully exercise their role:
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(B2 – exclusive) Member States have set the different rules that will govern the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO). Here are the main elements. These rules will be annexed to the notification made by the countries
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(B2) At the Sorbonne, on Tuesday (September 26), French President Emmanuel Macron intended to set high an ambition for Europe, to reposition it as a project for the future, provider of protection and guarantor of sovereignty.
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(B2) He was expected at the turn. Jean-Claude Juncker's third State of the Union address had a different tone this year since, for the first time, it takes place in a context where certain crises
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(B2) For the French President, Emmanuel Macron, Europe does not seem to be an empty word. In his recent speeches before the French ambassadors, at the end of August, and at the Acropolis in Athens, at the beginning of September, he made several proposals.
Read(B2) The European Commission has scored half victories in recent days. After a first decline of power in Warsaw on the laws on justice (1), the Advocate General of the Court, the Frenchman Yves Bot recommended,
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(B2) The subject of “defence and security” is becoming a fairly consensual subject for Europeans. The European Council on Thursday (22 June) demonstrated this. The discussion between Europeans on the “security and defence” chapter ended a
Read(B2) With subjects as diverse as the migration crisis, terrorism and Brexit, the Heads of State and Government had no shortage of subjects for comment... Especially since for a newcomer, it was
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(B2) The results of the first European meetings with the controversial American leader Donald Trump were not to the liking of the German Chancellor. And Angela Merkel did not hide her exasperation, back from
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(B2) The “special meeting” of NATO, this May 25, 2017, was a rather special moment. It was not really a summit, the concluding part of the Alliance being altogether limited. And the main thing happened outside
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(B2) Not only was Europe the main focus of his campaign, but on May 15, Emmanuel Macron chose Berlin for his first trip as President of the Republic. The meeting was friendly, warm even.
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(B2) Meeting in Rome, the 27 leaders of the European Union (without the United Kingdom) and the three heads of the European institutions (Donald Tusk – European Council, JC Juncker – Commission, A. Tajani – Parliament) approved,
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(B2) The Spring European Council returns to the practice of summits over two days: Thursday (at 28 Member States) and Friday (at 27 without the United Kingdom). At dinner, in the evening, these are
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(B2) In the golden paneling of the Palace of Versailles, Monday (March 6), French, German, Spanish and Italian leaders pleaded, with one voice, for a multi-speed Europe, supposed to redefine the European project for
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