Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(BRUSSELS2) During a visit to Brussels, to the European Parliament before the group of Socialists and Democrats, the UN special envoy for Libya, Bernardino Leon, gave a very moderate speech to the press
Read(BRUSSELS2) The “28” decided this Thursday (28 May) to extend for one year, until 1 June 2016, the sanctions taken against the main leaders or supporters of the Syrian regime. “The situation in Syria continues
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(BRUSSELS2) Restructuring the Central African army is a necessity recognized by all and since the beginning of the Central African crisis (read in particular: The urgency of dealing with the Central African armed forces). B2 was able to meet General Dominique
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(BRUSSELS2) The president of the transition in the Central African Republic, Catherine Samba-Panza wanted, during her visit to Brussels on Tuesday (26 May), to "remind Europe of its commitments" because "we have not received
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(BRUSSELS2) Present in Brussels to meet the Belgian authorities — Didier Reynders (Foreign Affairs) and Alexander De Croo (Cooperation) — and European authorities, Peter Maurer, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), did not not
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(BRUSSELS2) Deployed since 2006 in Ramallah, the mission to assist the Palestinian police (EUPOL COPPS) will enter a new phase, aiming to focus more on strategic advice (read: EUPOL Copps extended by a
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(BRUSSELS2) Designed quickly, the EUNAVFOR Med operation still has to go through several decisive stages before being able to act "against these cowards who do not hesitate to endanger entire families who have very little chance of arriving
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(BRUSSELS2) Tin, tantalum, tungsten, gold and other so-called "blood" minerals will now have to be certified by the EU, thus proving that they do not come from conflict zones and that their trade has not financed
Read(B2) Published in recent days: Who will participate in the EUNAVFOR MED operation? First inventory. The 28 decided to make the Eastern Partnership a differentiated approach but not membership An agreement for a
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(B2) EU Heads of State and Government meeting in Riga with their counterparts or representatives of the six Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine) adopted on Friday (22 May) ,
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(B2) Several countries subscribed on Monday (May 18), on the sidelines of the Council of Defense Ministers, to a “Cyber Hygiene” project aimed at further preventing cyber threats against public structures. This text
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(BRUSSELS2) A "more effective" and "better used" Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) is the main message contained in the three own-initiative reports approved by the European Parliament, this
Read(BRUSSELS2) The EU Council approved on Thursday (21 May), by written procedure, the extension of the Integrated Border Management Assistance Mission in Libya (EUBAM Libya) for six months, until
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(BRUSSELS2) The European support mission for the Palestinian police (EUPOL Copps) will be extended until 30 June 2016, or even for an additional year beyond that. This principle was endorsed at a meeting of ambassadors
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(B2) The Danish, French, Spanish and Portuguese Defense Ministers presented on Monday (18 May) to the EU Council of Ministers a common position paper on maritime security in the Gulf of
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(BRUSSELS2) How do MEPs and European political parties view the development and future of the Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP)? The plenary session of the European Parliament, held on Tuesday (19 May) in the presence of
Read(B2) Published in recent days: The failure of “pooling and sharing”. Recommendations to relaunch it (Mölling) The roadmap of Defense Ministers on CSDP (2015) EUNAVFOR MED. decision
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(BRUSSELS2) For Christian Mölling, researcher at the German Institute for International Politics (SWP), the European policy of “pooling and sharing”, intended to compensate for shortcomings in terms of defense capabilities, has not produced all
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(BRUSSELS2) The Ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs approved, on Monday (18 May), a new roadmap on security and defense policy (CSDP), before a new major meeting, in
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