Syria: MEPs call for stronger action from European diplomacy
(BRUXELLES2) MEPs have criticized the second rank of European diplomacy, which is “cruelly absent” as pointed out by Marielle de Sarnez (ALDE/Modem / France). The majority of MEPs
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[Decryption] The UN authorizes operations at sea off the coast of Libya against traffickers (update)
(B2) The UN Security Council must adopt this Friday (October 9) at 16 p.m. (10 a.m. New York), a resolution under Chapter VII authorizing operations against human traffickers in the Mediterranean. This resolution
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An agreement on a government of national unity in Libya. Finally !
(B2) Bernardino Leon, the UN negotiator on Libya, announced Thursday (October 8), in the evening, in Skhirat (Morocco) a news, awaited for months: the constitution of a Libyan government of unity national. ليون:
ReadAn evolution of the Alliance's posture on the southern flank
(B2) Three countries (France, Italy, Spain) should present, this Thursday (8 October), during the meeting of NATO Defense Ministers, to their counterparts, their reflections on an evolution of the vision of
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The owner of the Dynamo of Minsk obtains the unfreezing of its funds (update)
(B2) The First Chamber of the EU Court annulled, on Tuesday (October 6), the sanctions (freeze of assets) against the Belarusian oligarch Yury Aleksandrovich Chyzh, and his numerous subsidiaries, including the football club
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A codicil to the Minsk agreements
(BRUSSELS2) Gathered in “Normandy” format, in Paris, the 4 Russian (V. Poutine), Ukrainian (P. Poroshenko), German (A. Merkel), French (F. Hollande) leaders reiterated on Friday (2 October), their confidence in the process of the agreements of
ReadSanctions on Belarus lifted? A subtle political compromise
(BRUSSELS2) The ambassadors of the European Union agreed on Friday (October 2) for a conditional lifting of the existing individual sanctions against Belarusian personalities and entities. The agreement reached must be confirmed in the
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An enlarged Quartet to relaunch the peace process?
(B2) On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday (September 30), the meeting of the main leaders of the Quartet (UN, EU, Russia and the United States) opened exceptionally to the key Arab countries of the region. have thus
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[Interview] EUNAVFOR Med a piece in a more complete puzzle (Bléjean)
(B2 – exclusive) The European Combat Operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR Med alias Sophia) is entering a more active phase next 7 October, phase 2a aimed at arresting human traffickers and
Read[Interview] Soon a Shade Med in the Mediterranean?
(BRUXELLES2 – exclusive) Rear Admiral Hervé Bléjean confirmed this during our interview in Rome (to be continued). The EUNAVFOR Med operation (alias Sophia) could soon be equipped with a coordination structure, of the SHADE type, at
ReadRussian gas to Ukraine released… Gazprom relaxed
(BRUSSELS2) After several months of intense negotiations, a "binding protocol" was signed between the European Commission, Russia and Ukraine on Friday 25 September. Chaired by Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible
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Russian fuel for European satellites. Exception granted
(BRUSSELS2 – exclusive) The European Union will adopt, on Thursday (October 1st), a derogation from the economic sanctions, put in place at the end of July 2014 against Russia for its “actions destabilizing the situation in Ukraine”. THE
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Italian triple! A Milanese soon to be at the helm of EUNAVFOR Atalalanta
(BRUSSELS2 – exclusive) It is an Italian rear admiral who should take command at sea of the European maritime operation deployed in the Indian Ocean on October 6 to fight against piracy off the coast of the
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Iran can help resolve the conflict in Syria
(BRUSSELS2) Iran can help resolve the crisis in Syria. This has been the conviction of the High Representative of the EU and her entourage for several months now. A conviction expressed very discreetly, however, so far
ReadFirst sanctions against Burundian officials. Who might be affected? (shift)
(BRUXELLES2 – exclusive) The Council of Ministers of the European Union should approve next Thursday (October 1) a first blacklisting of some Burundian officials, accused of having “obstructed the search for a solution
Read[Decryption] Aid to Syria, States are having a hard time getting their hands on their wallets
(B2) Reading the latest inventory drawn up by the WFP, the World Food Programme, on Syrian refugees is edifying. The EU and its Member States still have an overall payment deficit of
ReadThe First Islamic Bank wins against the Council but does not obtain the unfreezing of its assets
(B2) The First Islamic Investment Bank (FIIB) which is blacklisted by the EU as being linked to the Iranian nuclear program obtained, on Tuesday (September 22), a mixed judgment from the Tribunal
ReadAn Iranian maritime company obtains the unfreezing of its assets
(B2) The names of HTTS Hanseatic Trade Trust & Shipping, a company incorporated under German law, and its manager, Naser Bateni, have been removed from the EU blacklist in a decision issued by the
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Towards an evolution of European policy on Belarus?
(B2) Is the European Union preparing to turn the page on sanctions with Belarus? And establish new relations with Minsk? Yes if we are to believe certain indiscretions. A new agreement to be implemented
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