Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) Recently published: What is the budget for CSDP missions for 2016? The point The survivor of the Arab spring deserves to be supported Operation EUFOR Althea reviewed and corrected in 2017? Scientific training
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(B2) The real budget of the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) for 2016, financed at Community level, should reach 246,7 million euros, a decrease of around 20 million euros compared to the real budget
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(B2) Tunisia is the only country in the Arab Spring which is committed to "freedom, democracy, dignity and social justice" after the Arab Spring which saw the overthrow of the regime of
Read(B2) Taking over from the military operation Concordia, within the framework of the implementation of the Ohrid agreements concluded in August 2001, the EUPOL Proxima mission aims to stabilize the situation,
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(B2) While EU Foreign Ministers reaffirmed on Monday (17 October) their "readiness to 'continue, at this stage, the military executive role of Operation [EUFOR] Althea' (1), and greeted her
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(B2) In December 2002, the Pretoria agreement put an end to four years of a war that began in 1998, which caused more than three million deaths in the region. With the withdrawal of the Ugandan army in the spring
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(B2) To combat the causes of migration, traditional development aid is no longer enough. Europeans are looking for new instruments. Seeking to be “innovative”, the European Commission claims to go further, by encouraging the
Read(B2) Launched on 2 December 2004(1), operation EUFOR Althea takes over from the NATO stabilization force (SFOR) which since December 1996 has ensured peacekeeping between the Bosnian/Croatian armed forces and
Read(B2) The Sudanese region of Darfur has been experiencing a violent civil conflict since the beginning of 2003. Government forces and janjawid militias close to the power of Khartoum oppose the rebels of the justice movement
Read(B2) The situation in Darfur continues to be precarious. The continuous violence pushes the population to leave their homes. The Khartoum regime is accused of carrying out a policy of ethnic cleansing. In April 2007, a
Read(B2) The Europeans seem determined to move up a gear in the Congo. Exasperated by the government's attitude and violations of human rights, the 28 foreign ministers must decide on Monday (17
Read(B2) Four main topics are, for now, scheduled to be discussed at the meeting of foreign ministers on Monday (17 October) which takes place in Luxembourg from 9:15 a.m. to 17 p.m. NB: This
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(B2) Recently published: The Europeans want to create a political space on Syria. A war crime in Aleppo Serious shortcomings in the management of migrants (exclusive) The challenges of the Justice Council
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(B2) Do not leave Russia and the United States alone to resolve the Syrian issue. This is the objective of the Europeans who seek to preserve the little that remains of space for political discussion for
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(B2 – exclusive) The management of migrant and refugee flows in the Mediterranean suffers from serious shortcomings, reveals an EU Council document (consulted by B2). This paper, sent to the various ministers of
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(B2) The Ministers of the Interior and of Justice are meeting on Thursday 13 and Friday 14 October in Luxembourg. A Justice and Home Affairs Council which essentially makes it possible to take stock of the various
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(B2) The draft budget of the European Union for 2017 foresees an overall increase of 4,7% (*) compared to 2016. This is felt in particular for headings 3 (internal security and borders) and 4
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(B2 – exclusive) The informal meeting of EU Defense Ministers in Bratislava had already given some content. Between French and Germans, joined by Italians and Spaniards, there is
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(B2) It will have taken barely a few hours between the announcement of the breakdown of discussions with Airbus for its Caracal and the opening of negotiations with the American industrialist Lockheed Martin, manufacturer of Black Hawk helicopters. Monday
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