Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) The ambassadors of the 27 must approve on Wednesday (June 29) the establishment of an ad hoc group for the defense industry within the Council of the EU. France wanted to have a group of
Read(B2) Access to sensitive information on the common security and defense policy remains limited. Even for MEPs. This hinders democratic control. A study is evaluating ways to improve this operation. A
Read(B2) The debate on the contours of a new European structure has begun. The leaders of the 27 will talk about it at the summit, during their dinner on Thursday 23 June evening. An idea driven mainly by France
Read(B2 – exclusive) The will to work between Europeans to invest together in defense exists. We still need adequate structures between the Member States. A reflection is underway within the Board. Firsts
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(B2) President Roberta Metsola ruled last Thursday (June 2). Russian lobbies can no longer access any of the premises of the European Parliament. It expects the same from the European Commission, but
Read(B2) Since the Treaty of Lisbon, this has become the normal way of adopting a text A double majority For a text to be adopted, it must meet, according to the Treaty (article 16 §4 EU Treaty and article
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(B2) This is the essential response expected from this closing day of the conference on the future of Europe on Monday 9 May. Will the construction of the European Union take a new step? The leaders will receive
Read(B2) This discreet position, but essential to the smooth running of European machinery, has been vacant since the beginning of May and the return to the country of Jeppe Tranholm-Mikkelsen Two favorite candidates Two candidates are in the running for
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(B2) The resignation of the executive director of the European coast and border guard agency would only be a matter of hours. Without it representing the epilogue of a deeper problem within Frontex, an agency rapidly transformed
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(B2) Chiche, says the European Commission. To this end, she is presenting a draft directive on Wednesday (27 April) to put an end to abusive prosecutions against journalists, NGOs and civil society in the States
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(B2 in Strasbourg) “Question time” to the European Commission and the High Representative of the EU was tested this Tuesday (5 April) in the European Parliament. The exercise was expected of the deputies. Much less
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(B2) The slingers are embedded in the new special commission to fight against foreign interference. The commission of inquiry into spyware brings together a fine line-up of deputies renowned for not chewing their
Read(B2) On the same day, the President of the European Council and the Secretary General of the Atlantic Alliance saw their mandates extended. Logic for one, surprise for the second. But also a very concrete sign of a
Read(B2) DG Space and Defense is slowly completing its staff. The new organization chart of DG Challenges published at the beginning of March takes into account several changes. Several positions still vacant There are still around ten
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(B2) The Russian invasion of Ukraine gives the European Parliament's report on foreign interference a resonance that its authors would not have imagined or desired. It only makes its findings and first
Read(B2) The European ombudsman closed Monday (February 1) her investigation opened a year ago into the revolving door of the former director of the European Defense Agency, Jorge Domecq, to the European company Airbus.
Read(B2) Precise rules apply for all Commission and EEAS services. They are fixed by the statute statute of the civil servants essentially. Details. Those who take leave on personal grounds (article
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(B2) The European Parliament renews the bureau of its 20 committees and three permanent sub-committees for the second half of the mandate (2022-2024). No major change to note at their head. The compositions move to
Read(B2) The proportional method of the d'Hondt system is the prevailing rule for distributing responsibilities between the political groups of the European Parliament. Blessed is he who masters it! Explanation Do not look for the rule
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