Top 5 arms exporters: China wins, Europeans retreat
(BRUSSELS2) The global conventional arms market is doing well; the volume of transfers increased by 17% between the periods 2003-2007 and 2008-2012. But in this growth, a small change must be
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(BRUSSELS2) The global conventional arms market is doing well; the volume of transfers increased by 17% between the periods 2003-2007 and 2008-2012. But in this growth, a small change must be
Read(BRUSSELS2) The role that the diplomatic service (EEAS) will be able to play in the future is one of the key issues in the discussions on the revision of the service. Several countries – including Scandinavians, Benelux, and some countries
Read(BRUSSELS2) The European Commission announced today (Tuesday 19 March) that it will provide an additional €33 million to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). This amount will allow the mission to continue its
Read(BRUSSELS2) The conclusions just made public on Tuesday (March 19) by the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union, Yves Bot, on a new “Kadi” case – this Saudi registered on the
Read(BRUSSELS2) The Rule of Law Mission in Iraq (EUJUST Lex) is recruiting three “Rule of Law” experts, judiciary, police and penitentiary on secondment from Member States. The first will be based in Baghdad, the other two respectively in
Read(BRUSSELS2) Mon March 18 Serbia. The European Commissioner for Enlargement, Stefan Füle, is visiting Belgrade. Tue 19 March Meeting of the Defense sub-committee of the European Parliament – Brussels (room 1G-2) Revision of
Read(BRUSSELS2) Bulgaria does not intend to initiate a procedure to include Hezbollah on the list of anti-terrorist organisations, the new Bulgarian Prime Minister stressed according to Bulgarian media on Saturday (March 16). " We
Read(BRUSSELS2) It is obviously around the future referendum on the Kingdom's maintenance in the European Union that the British Minister for Foreign Affairs spoke before the House of Commons last February. A statement widely devoted
Read(BRUSSELS2) The United States announced on Thursday (14 March) the imposition of sanctions against companies close to the Iranian oil industry. And in particular against a Greek shipowner Impire Shipping and its president Dr.
Read(BRUXELLES2) The European Council ended this Friday (15 March) with a subject that came to the table of the 27 Heads of State and Government: the lifting of the arms embargo. As
Read(BRUSSELS2) A work program for the European Council has been drawn up by Herman Van Rompuy, its President, for the coming months in order to address as many recurring themes (the economy, growth, safeguarding
Read(BRUSSELS2) The Belgian government officially confirmed this on Thursday (March 14). Belgium intends to submit to NATO an offer of buildings and services so that the Alliance can bring together in Belgium the technical services of the
Read(BRUSSELS2) Dutch General Van Osch, who heads the European Union General Staff – and will leave his post in May (*) – did not mince his words before the MEPs of the Defense sub-committee,
Read(BRUSSELS2) Bulgarian President Plevneliev on Tuesday (March 12) invested a new interim government of “technicians” who will take charge of the country's interests until the next elections (scheduled for May 12). This is Marin Raykov, current
Read(BRUSSELS2) The meeting of European Union foreign ministers with Lakhdar Brahimi, the special envoy of the UN and the Arab League, on Monday (11 March), showed how catastrophic the situation there was, How much
Read(BRUSSELS2) Portuguese Defense Minister José Pedro Aguiar-Branco presented the new strategic concept for Portugal to Parliament on Friday (8 March). “This document – he underlined – “through
Read(B2) Lutz Bertling will step down as Executive Chairman of Eurocopter on April 30 and will be replaced by Guillaume Faury, EADS announced today in a press release. Tom Enders, Executive Chairman
Read(BRUSSELS2) The Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania) are going to buy ammunition jointly through the European Defense Agency. The national armaments directors of the three countries concerned announced on Tuesday (March 12)
Read(BRUSSELS2) As usual, the High Representative, Catherine Ashton, wrote on Friday (8 March) to the ambassadors of the COPS, the political and security committee, to propose a name for them as a special representative of the EU
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