Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) Convicted of corruption, former EEAS official Giancarlo Ciotti was dismissed by the EU court. The judges refused on Tuesday (10) September to overturn the EEAS decision to impose
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(B2) Josep Borrell will face many challenges when he takes up his duties as EU High Representative on November 1, stresses the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) *, in a study An influence
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(B2) The Council reviewed the copy of the European Commission for the 2020 budget of the European External Action Service. In its position adopted on Tuesday (3 September), the EEAS will have to deal with a tight budget in
Read(B2) Six executive appointments from the European External Action Service were confirmed on Thursday (5 September), significantly modifying the organization chart of the EEAS's crisis management and security structures (new
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(B2 – exclusive) The future high representative Josep Borrell could inherit a painful file as soon as he takes office. The anti-fraud office (OLAF) is preparing, according to our information, to seize the prosecution in the case involving
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(B2) The Austrian diplomat Johann Sattler will take up the post of special representative of the European Union (EUSR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1 September. He replaces the Swede, Lars-Gunnar Wigemark, whose mandate officially expires
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(B2) Federica Mogherini inaugurated on Sunday (July 14) the new EU diplomatic representation in Kuwait. A strong symbolic sign. It had done the same shortly before in Turkmenistan. The principle of this openness had
Read(B2 – exclusive) The budget of the European Security and Defense College (CESD) for 2019 should be increased to 1,411 million euros, according to our information. An increase of 42.289 euros must be approved by
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(B2) The President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, met on Wednesday (10 July) at the Berlaymont with the future High Representative of the EU, Josep Borrell. “A friendly meeting” specified the spokesperson of the
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(B2) The arrival of Josep Borrell, an experienced man who is no longer young, could be an opportunity to reposition the post of High Representative in a role that is more strategic than tactical (like
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(B2) 43 new ambassadors will officially take up their duties in one of the 142 delegations that make up the European Union The names chosen according to an internal application process and, ultimately, by the High Representative have
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(B2) Coming to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the European Defense Agency, the head of the Agency (and High Representative), Federica Mogherini wanted to pay tribute to this "unparalleled" structure, but also to
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(B2) The High Representative of the EU, Federica Mogherini, announced this Tuesday (28 May) the appointment of diplomat and economist Enrique Iglesias special adviser for Venezuela. A diplomatic effort to speed up the process of
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(B2) The four leaders of the Visegrad group (V4) — the Czech Andrej Babiš, the Pole Mateusz Morawiecki, the Hungarian Viktor Orbán and the Slovak Peter Pellegrini — have agreed to present a
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(B2) It is a Belgian general who should take over from French general Daniel Grammatico in the 'operations' directorate of the European Union general staff. This as of September 1 Bart Laurent is a profile
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(B2 – exclusive) It is a name well known to B2 readers who will take over the general management of the European Union (EUMS or EMUE) next year: Admiral Hervé Bléjean. He will replace
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(B2) The European External Action Service (EEAS) has partially overhauled its crisis management structures. A general directorate for CSDP and crisis response was thus created,
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(B2 in Strasbourg) Lessons and almost as many challenges to come. This is the legacy that the head of European diplomacy wanted to present to the parliamentarians gathered for their last session in Strasbourg. Without
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(B2) It's a small piece of the European Commission 'lost' in the European External Action Service (EEAS). Not unimportant. Just look at the tasks entrusted to the FPI. Discovery A double hat During
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