Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(BRUSSELS2) The start of the European Advisory Mission (EUAM Ukraine) symbolically coincides with the anniversary of Independence Day and a new start for Ukraine: a new elected president, a new
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(BRUSSELS2) Former British Minister of Defense Geoff Hoon saw his complaint for violation of his private life and right to a fair trial, rejected by the European Court of Human Rights, in
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(B2) New macro-financial assistance for Ukraine • A new internal security strategy • New financial regulations for the Institute for Security Studies • Italy becomes a full member of EATC • A
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(B2) On December 4, the European Court of Human Rights condemned Russia for violating several provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights in the Navalny and Yashin case (application no.
Read(BRUSSELS2) The visit to Turkey by EU High Representative Federica Mogherini and two other European Commissioners Johaness Hahn (neighbourhood) and Christos Stylianides (humanitarian aid) is a "strong signal of the strategic importance
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(BRUSSELS2) The High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs, Federica Mogherini, has just announced it this Friday (5 December). She has decided to extend her predecessor, Catherine Ashton, as Iranian nuclear negotiator. More
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(BRUSSELS2) The European Union observation mission in Georgia (EUMM Georgia) will be extended for another two years, until 14 December 2016, according to a draft decision currently being approved by the Council of the EU . THE
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(BRUSSELS2) Airbus and Safran announced on Wednesday (3 December) the launch of their joint subsidiary Airbus Safran Launchers (ASL). Operational on January 1, 2015, ASL will combine the “Launchers” activities of the two companies (space launchers, subsystems
Read(BRUSSELS2) Between smiles and thanks, the Lebanese Prime Minister Tamman Salam wanted to draw up, before the MEPs of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, Tuesday (December 2), an inventory of his country. THE
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(BRUSSELS2) Public procurement rules are very often unsuited to the requirements of Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) missions and operations. It is on the basis of this observation - shared by
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(B2) Update on “Central African Republic” sanctions • Somali pirates: France condemned at the European Court of Human Rights • Greek-American incident at the anti-Isil meeting • Juncker recruits its leader
Read(BRUSSELS2) “Russia is not Putin”. This is one of the leitmotifs of Michael Khodorkovsky (Khodorkovsky) heard on Tuesday (December 2) by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament. He caused a stir between the
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(BRUSSELS2) Germany, the Netherlands and Norway should experiment from January 2015, the new rapid reaction force of NATO (VJTF). This is the main announcement made at the meeting of foreign ministers
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(BRUSSELS2) The European Union has modified the restrictive measures put in place in Congo DRC. A new regulation and a new decision have been published in the official journal, following the decisions of the “sanctions” committee of the
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(BRUSSELS2) The chairman of the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, Elmar Brok, on Wednesday (3 December) condemned in no uncertain terms any approach consisting in promising neighboring countries
Read(BRUSSELS2) Faced with the phenomenon of foreign fighters, the judicial response must “be improved” writes Gilles de Kerkhove in a confidential note given to the Ministers of Justice and the Interior of the “28”. There
Read(BRUSSELS2) EU High Representative Federica Mogherini gave some details on how she plans to revise the European Security Strategy on Monday (1 December). A point she had sketched
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(B2) © A review of action against foreign fighters • © New head for operation EUFOR Althea • Recruitment at EUPOL Copps • © Future recruitment at EUAM Ukraine, open to third countries • A
Read(BRUSSELS2) The European Commission must move forward with its neighborhood policy. And Johannes Hahn knows it. Faced with MEPs from the Foreign Affairs Committee, on Monday 1 December, the European Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy
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