(credit: CJEU) [Case Law Chronicle – June 2025] Russia (banks, oligarchs). Fight against money laundering. Right to asylum (Italy). Student visas (Belgium) July 11, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Bank, Belgium, Money laundering, ECJ, North Korea, Right of asylum, freezing of assets, Italy, Latvia, Russia, Sanctions, Court of the EU 6 min read
[Notebook 12.06.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers June 12, 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Diplomatic Academy, Germany, Fighter jet, Belgium, anti-missile shield, Chars, EU Military Committee, Israel-Hamas conflict, COPS, South Korea, International Penal Court, Denmark, OEDIP, El Salvador, Eulex Kosovo, EUNAVFOR Atalanta, Investment screening, European Defense Fund, Gaza, Greece, Russian war in Ukraine, helicopters, India, Israel, Moldova, Norway, NATO, European Parliament, Netherlands, Poland, Flurry, Refugees, SAFE, Sanctions, Satellite, Serbia, Czech Republic, Ukraine 19 min read
ICC judges (capture B2) [In Brief] US Sanctions Against International Criminal Court Judges. Should the EU Blocking Statute Be Activated? June 10, 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Belgium, International Penal Court, United States, Israel, blocking law, Slovenia 2 min read
German artist Ottmar Hörl's sculpture of the euro logo in front of the former headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) (credit: European Commission, 2017) [News] Confiscating Russian Assets Before Summer. It's Possible. And It's Urgent, Experts Argue 28 May 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Frozen assets, Belgium, confiscation, Russian war in Ukraine, Russia, Military support for Ukraine 3 min read
(photo: NSPA) [News] Munitions and drone contracts. NATO NSPA agents under criminal investigation 14 May 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Belgium, Market Contracts, Corruption, Criminal investigation, Ammunition, NAPS 1 min read
[Notebook 04.02.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers February 4st, 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser EU Ambassadors, Belgium, Burma, COPS, DG ENEST, DG Mena, Space, EUBAM Rafah, F-35, Gaza, Georgia, Israel, MFF 2028-2034, Air-to-ground missile, Myanmar, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Satellite, Syria, anti-aircraft systems, Ukraine, UNRWA 9 min read
[Notebook 03.12.2024] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers 3 December 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser Germany, Belgium, Rapid deployment capability, China, competitiveness, Foreign Affairs Council, European Council, COPS, South Korea, Cybersecurity, Disarmament, Human rights, OEDIP, Enlargement, Legislative elections, Space, EUMM Georgia, Georgia, European horizon, Ireland, Israel-Palestine, Japan, Kosovo, Lebanon, Mauritania, Indian Ocean, NATO, Political prisoners, Romania, Russia, Sanctions, Serbia, Ukraine 19 min read
The measure will finance the deployment of Rwandan forces in Mozambique (Photo: RDF Rwandan Defence Forces) [Decryption] New support for Rwandan forces in Mozambique. Very conditional 18th November 2024 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Belgium, Cabo delgado, Conditionality, EUMAM Mozambique, European Peace Facility, Rwanda 5 min read
Donald Trump as seen by his campaign team (feed: twitter Donald Trump - selection B2) [Notebook 07.11.2024] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers 7th November 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser Africa, Development Assistance, Hearings, Belgium, Canada, Von der Leyen Commission II, European political community, European Council, COPS, Debt, United States, War in Ukraine, helicopters, flooding, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, MFF 2027-2031, NATO, Netherlands, DR Congo, Refugees, Rwanda, Syria 12 min read
The two co-chairs of the meeting, the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani and the European Charles Michel (Photo: EU Council) [Notebook 17.10.2024] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers (v2) 17 October 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser European Space Agency, Humanitarian aid, Germany, anti-Semitism, Bangladesh, Belgium, Burma, Defense budgets, disasters, Battle tanks, Gulf Cooperation Council, Circumvention of sanctions, Copernicus, COPS, Belgrade Pristina Dialogue, Human rights, Drones, Space, European Peace Facility, Georgia, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Morocco, NATO, European Parliament, Czech Republic, Ukraine 15 min read
D. Lammy and A. Blinken upon arrival at kyiv Central Station (Photo: UK) [Notebook 12.09.2024] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers 12 September 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser Germany, poor, United Nations General Assembly, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, defense budget, China, Von der Leyen Commission II, COPS, DIANA, Spain, EUFOR Althea, European Peace Facility, War in Ukraine, Hungary, knds, Lebanon, Plenary of the European Parliament, Sakharov Prize, National Gathering, Renew, Transport networks, Romania, Safran, EEAS, SEDE subcommittee, Sweden, Chad, Vatican 18 min read
French FX. Bellamy during a plenary debate in Strasbourg, in 2024 (credit: European Parliament) [Notebook 05.09.2024] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers (v2) 5 September 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser Africa, Albania, Germany, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, ITRE committee, COPS, CEP, Denmark, OEDIP, Epidemic, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Russia-Ukraine War 2022, Mongolia, mpox, NATO, European Parliament, Russia, DROI subcommittee, Tunisia 15 min read
[Notebook 03.09.2024] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers 3 September 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser Germany, Belgium, Budget 2025, Bulgaria, China, Von der Leyen Commission II, COPS, International Penal Court, War criminal, Hong Kong, Italy, Freedom of press, China Sea, Mongolia, Nord Stream, Netherlands, Philippines, PSDC, Sahel, Ukraine 10 min read
Thierry Breton (Commission) and Sophie Wilmès (Parliament) on the esplanade in front of the European Parliament in Brussels (Photo: EP) [Notebook 29.08.2024] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers August 29, 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser Africa, Algeria, Germany, Industrial base, Belgium, defense budget, Bulgaria, Burkina faso, China, Cyprus, Commission 2024, United Nations Security Council, COPS, Enlargement, EUMAM Ukraine, European Peace Facility, France, Frontex, Gaza, government, Russia-Ukraine War 2022, gymnich, Lithuania, Morocco, NATO, European Parliament, Peace plan, Poland, DR Congo, United Kingdom, Rwanda, Western Sahara, Copernicus satellite, Sweden, Chad, Terrorisme, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey 17 min read
[Notebook 30.07.2024] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers July 30, 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser Germany, South East Asia (Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Burma, Cambodia), Austria, Transport planes, Russian assets frozen, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, Commission 2024, COPS, North Korea, Denmark, Anti-aircraft defense, OEDIP, EDIRPA, Rule of law, palestinian state, Medical evacuations, Far right, Finland, France, Borders, Gaza, Indo-Pacific, Defense industry, Offenses, Iran, Israel, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mediterranean sea, Iranian nuclear, NATO, European Parliament, Netherlands, Poland, DR Congo, United Kingdom, Sanctions, Slovenia, submarines, Czech Republic, Terrorisme, Turkey, Ukraine, Venezuela 24 min read
[Notebook 23.07.2024] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers July 23, 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser Palestinian Authority, combat plane, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, West Bank, COPS, International Court of Justice, Space, Eswatini, palestinian state, United States, European Peace Facility, Greece, Russia-Ukraine War 2022, Hungary, judicial independence, Iran, Israel, Critical raw materials, NATO, United Kingdom, Russia, SEDE subcommittee, Chad, Tempest, Ukraine 21 min read
Photo: Bleinheim Palace [Notebook 18.07.2024] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers July 18, 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser Cooperation agreement, Belgium, Budget 2025, EU Military Committee, Commission 2024, AFET Commission, European political community, coordinators, COPS, democracy, EUAM CAR, European Peace Facility, France, Greece, Hungary, foreign interference, Moldova, flowcharts, NATO, European Parliament, Hungarian Presidency of the Council, United Kingdom, Serbia, Chad, Czech Republic, Ukraine 19 min read
[Notebook 02.07.2024] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers July 2, 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser Germany, Belgium, Camps, Commission 2024, Defense committee, Parliamentary committees, COPS, Egypt, Legislative elections, Finland, NATO Innovation Fund, European Investment Fund, France, Patriots for Europe Group, PPE group, Renew Group, Russia-Ukraine War 2022, Israel, Luxembourg, Norway, European Parliament, Patriots for Europe, Netherlands, Hungarian Presidency of the Council, occupied territories, Ukraine 15 min read
