Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) The situation in Syria was an issue discussed on the sidelines of the 73rd meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. A call for preparatory work for the elections In a
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(B2) The new EU Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process has had her mandate extended until 29 February 2020. The new occupant of the post, Susanna Terstal, will not be statutorily in
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(B2 in Strasbourg) Before the European Parliament meeting in plenary in Strasbourg on Tuesday (11 September), Lebanese President Michel Aoun made a point of stressing the burden that Syrian refugees represent for the country of
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(B2 – exclusive) The European Union will provide financial support to the United Nations Verification and Inspection Mechanism (UNVIM). Mechanism responsible for facilitating the free movement of commercial items in Yemen, after the embargo imposed
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(B2) At the heart of their informal discussion in Vienna on Friday 31 August, EU foreign ministers focused on Syria. It is the situation in the Idlib region that crystallizes the
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(B2) Canadian General Dany Fortin will take charge of NATO's new advisory and training mission in Iraq. This appointment was announced by the Canadian Ministry of Defense
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(B2) Palestinians granted refugee status with UNRWA cannot normally obtain refugee status in the Union, Court of Justice says July 25, 2018
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(B2 at NATO headquarters) The Atlantic Alliance summit officially gave the green light on Wednesday (July 11) to the establishment of a training and advisory mission in Iraq. A
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(B2) “Extremely concerned” about the escalation of violence in Yemen, the Union's foreign ministers call for a ceasefire around the city of Hodeida. In the conclusions adopted on Monday 25 June, the 28 propose
Read(B2) The EU tribunal rejected on Tuesday (June 19) the appeal of Hashim Anwar al-Aqqad, a former Syrian parliamentarian, seeking the lifting of European sanctions (freezing of his assets and ban on assets) which
Read(B2) The Court of Justice of the EU confirmed this Thursday (June 14) the maintenance of the freezing of funds of Rami Makhlouf, cousin of Bashar al-Assad, for the period 2016-2017. Since 2011, the Board has
Read(B2) The EU court rejected on Thursday (May 31) the appeal brought by Khaled Kaddour, a Syrian businessman who asked the European authorities to unfreeze his assets. Registered on the
Read(B2 – exclusive) EU foreign ministers are due to decide on Monday (28 May) to extend the sanctions regime (economic and individual) against Syria for another year until 1 June 2019. A
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(B2) It has now been almost six months since the Iraqi Security Force Advisory Mission (EUAM Iraq) has been deployed in Baghdad. B2 was able to meet Markus Ritter, head of the civilian mission
Read(B2) The foreign ministers of the Atlantic Alliance must approve this Friday (April 27), the concept of operations (CONOPS) of a mission to train and advise the Iraqi armed forces. This mission responds to a
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(B2) The international conference on Syria, which was held in Brussels on April 24 and 25, ended in partial failure. Organized by the European Union and the UN, it had two ambitions: to bring together enough
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(B2) An analysis by the research department of the Bundestag (the German parliament) makes it clear: the Allied (French-British-American) strikes on (presumed) chemical installations of the Syrian government on the night of 13 to 14
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(B2) The conflict in Syria started under the auspices of a revolution, within the framework of the Arab Spring, quickly got bogged down in a triple conflict: civil, international by proxy, and terrorist Read also our
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(B2) The international conference which will open on Tuesday (April 24) in Brussels on Syria is an opportunity for the international community to come, once again to the bedside of Syria, with the key
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