Council of Europe

[Notebook 27.05.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers

27 May 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Albania,  Green cap,  Chinagate,  SEDE Commission,  European political community,  Israel-Palestine conflict,  Conseil de l'Europe,  Development Council,  European Council,  COPS,  European court of human rights,  air defense,  Belgrade Pristina Dialogue,  Spain,  United States,  European Peace Facility,  Gaza,  Genocide,  Russian war in Ukraine,  Defense industry,  Mauritania,  Membership negotiation,  Membership negotiations,  Norway,  Peacekeeping operations,  Pact for the Mediterranean,  European Parliament,  Prisoners of war,  DR Congo,  Romania,  sanctions,  Sipri 11 min read

[Notebook 15.05.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers

15 May 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Albania,  Austria,  Cyprus,  Foreign Affairs Council,  defense council,  Conseil de l'Europe,  COPS,  MH17 crash,  Humanitarian crisis,  Defense expenditure,  Enlargement,  Presidential election,  Legislative elections,  United States,  Gaza,  Russian war in Ukraine,  Iran,  Libya,  Moldova,  Montenegro,  Iranian nuclear,  Ethical body,  Netherlands,  Poland,  Portugal,  Middle East Peace Process,  EU special representative,  Romania,  Sabotage,  SAFE,  sanctions,  Serbia,  Syria,  Special Tribunal for Ukraine 16 min read

Lviv on May 9, 2025 (© NGV / B2)

[Decryption] The foundations of the special tribunal for the crime of Russian aggression in Ukraine have been laid (Lviv Declaration)

10 May 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Conseil de l'Europe,  Crime of aggression,  War crimes,  Special Tribunal for Ukraine 10 min read

Kaja Kallas and Radoslaw Sikorski, May 7 in Warsaw.

[Verbatim] Kaja Kallas announces a billion for Ukrainian defense, and the European green light for the special tribunal

8 May 2025 B2 Writing Conseil de l'Europe,  Foreign Affairs Council,  CEP,  War crimes,  gymnich,  Kaja kallas,  Ammunition,  Polish Presidency of the EU,  Military support for Ukraine,  Special court,  Ukraine 4 min read

[Notebook 27.06.2024] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers (v2)

June 27, 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser Albania,  Austria,  Belarus,  Missile Shield,  Commission 2024,  Conseil de l'Europe,  COPS,  International Penal Court,  War crime,  Legislative elections,  security commitments,  EUBAM Rafah,  EUPOL Copps,  European Peace Facility,  France,  Green Group,  Renew Group,  S&D Group,  Hamas,  Critical infrastructure,  Ireland,  Kenya,  Kyrgyzstan,  Lebanon,  Freedom of press,  Lithuania,  Moldova,  Montenegro,  European Parliament,  Netherlands,  Philippines,  Poland,  temporary protection,  Russia,  sanctions,  Top secret,  European summit,  Ukraine 19 min read

[Notebook 11.01.2024] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Crises. Powers. European elections 2024

11th January 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser Bangladesh,  AT,  Belgium,  European Commission,  Conseil de l'Europe,  COPS,  Cybersecurity,  Mine clearance,  Djibouti,  elections,  arms embargo,  Defense loan,  Facility (civil) Ukraine,  GRIP,  Guatemala,  Humanitarian,  Italy,  black Sea,  Red Sea,  MFF,  Middle East peace process,  PSDC,  sanctions,  Economic security,  Sudan,  Spitzenkandidat,  STEP,  Syria,  Yemen 15 min read

[Confidential] Accession to the European Convention on Human Rights comes up against the CFSP

June 7, 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde CEDH,  ECJ,  Conseil de l'Europe,  Right of Veto,  CFSP strategy 4 min read

[Notebook 31.01.2023] European geopolitics – Defence. Diplomacy. Crises. Powers

31th January 2023 Emmanuelle Stroesser South Africa,  European Defense Agency,  Chemical Weapons,  Combat aircraft,  Belarus,  Canada,  Conseil de l'Europe,  Terrorist content online,  COPS,  United States,  EUMM Georgia,  EUMPM Niger,  European Peace Facility,  Greece,  Iran,  Israel-Palestine,  Japan,  Liberté d'expression,  Morocco,  European Parliament,  PPE,  Qatargate,  Russia,  sanctions,  Syria,  Czech Republic,  Tunisia,  Turkey 11 min read

[Notebook 17.03.2022]. War in Ukraine. Confidential. Defense. Industries. NATO. Diplomacy. Security. Powers

March 17, 2022 Emmanuelle Stroesser Albania,  Saudi Arabia,  Austria,  Fighter,  Bosnia and Herzegovina,  defense budget,  Conseil de l'Europe,  COPS,  United States,  EUFOR Althea,  European Peace Facility,  Expeditionary Force,  Georgia,  Houthis,  Italy,  JCPOA,  Libya,  Lithuania,  Poland,  Advanced presence,  Russia,  Sahel,  Serbia,  Slovakia,  Slovenia,  Czech Republic,  Ukraine,  Yemen 18 min read

Notebook (15.07.2020). Confidential. Defense. EU diplomacy. Crises. Neighborhood. Security. Powers. People

July 15, 2020 B2 Writing Afghanistan,  calendar,  Andrzej Duda,  Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer,  Annexation,  Arménie,  Azerbaijan,  Bahrain,  Belarus,  China,  Conseil de l'Europe,  COPS,  European court of human rights,  MH17 crash,  EU Defense,  democracy,  Presidential election,  United States,  arms export,  Georgia,  Nagorno-Karabakh,  Heiko Maas,  Hong Kong,  Husain al Moosa,  Iran,  JCPOA,  Jean-Marc Vigilant,  Libya,  Luxembourg,  Luxeosys,  Mohammed Ramadan,  Montenegro,  United Nations,  nuclear,  ONU,  NATO,  Country-Country,  Poland,  Russia,  Satellite,  occupied territories,  Turkey,  Viktar Babaryka 9 min read

At the Foreign Affairs Council on July 13 – results

July 15, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Latin America,  Conseil de l'Europe,  Foreign Affairs Council,  Belgrade Pristina Dialogue,  EUNAVFOR Med,  Forces,  Hong Kong,  India,  irini,  ONU,  RSUE Horn of Africa,  Turkey,  Venezuela 3 min read

Notebook (28.06.2019). PESC (Iranian nuclear, Libya OPCW support. Extended Russian sanctions). Defense (MRTT simulators. Ground-to-air defence). Diplomacy (G20 letter and bilaterals. Tusk-Putin liberalism. Turkey trials. Australia. Sri Lanka executions). Neighborhood (EU-Morocco political dialogue. EU-Montenegro and EU-Serbia accession negotiations). Aid (Iraq-Lebanon-Jordan Syrian refugees. Horn of Africa refugees and displaced persons. UNRWA). Security (Cybersecurity entered into force. Disinformation report. Terrorism Europol). Credentials (Council of Europe Mr Pecjcinovic Buric. Danish Government). Commission 2019 (Consultations Tusk. Finland. Denmark. Ireland). European Parliament (Borrell withdrawal. Common programme. S&D group. GUE presidency). To read

June 28, 2019 B2 Writing reception of migrants,  Humanitarian aid,  Germany,  host communities,  Conseil de l'Europe,  Horn of africa,  Croatia,  Cybersecurity,  Denmark,  landing,  Ground-to-air defense,  Displaced,  Human rights,  United States,  Europol,  Finland,  France,  G20,  government,  GUE,  Iraq,  Ireland,  Italy,  Jordan,  Josep Borrell,  Jutta Urpilainen,  Lebanon,  Margrethe Vestager,  Marija Pecjcinovic Buric,  Montenegro,  MRTT,  Precision Guided Munitions,  Iranian nuclear,  ONU,  NATO,  Netherlands,  Refugees,  palestinian refugees,  relocation,  United Kingdom,  Sea watch,  Serbia,  Slovakia,  Sri Lanka,  Terrorisme,  Turkey,  UNRWA 12 min read

Notebook (26.06.2019). Confidential (EUFOR Mali options. IEI delayed. Russia sanctions. CSDP Palestine and Israel). Defense (European Army. Weapons Saudi Arabia Verhofstadt. Romania Corvettes. Estonia anti-tank missile. Ukraine certification). Diplomacy (Tunisia electoral law. Pakistan security. Turkey trial. Russia PACE. Egypt migrations. Ethiopia assassinations. Mauritania presidential. Canada Arms treaty. Torture victims). Neighborhood (pre-accession Montenegro). Aid (Jordan and Tunisia budget aid. Central African Republic humanitarian aid). Security (Asylum figures 2018). Powers (Rule of law. Crisis in Ciudadanos). Commission and Parliament 2019 (M. Weber. UK. Summit extended. Election postponed). Appointments (O.Zlatev. B.Baričević).

June 26, 2019 B2 Writing European Defense Agency,  Humanitarian aid,  European army,  Parliamentary Assembly,  Canada,  Ciudadanos,  Conseil de l'Europe,  EU Court of Justice,  Croatia,  Asylum applications,  Human rights,  Egypt,  Presidential election,  Ethiopia,  EUFOR,  Euro Fighter,  EUTM Mali,  IEI,  Israel,  Javier Nart,  Jordan,  Electoral law,  Morocco,  Mauritania,  migration,  anti tank missile,  Montenegro,  Pakistan,  Palestine,  Netherlands,  Pre-accession,  Rotating presidency,  Central African Republic,  Russia,  Arms Trade Treaty,  Tunisia,  Turkey 9 min read

Notebook (09.01.2019). Confidential (Avramopoulos, Informelle Défense). Sanctions (Iraq, PKK). Defense (Denmark cyber, France IA, UK Shadow, Spain Chinook). Diplomacy (Iran SPV, DR Congo expulsion, Dialogue Belgrade Pristina tariffs, United Arab Emirates cooperation, Gabon coup). Aid (Türkiye facility). Powers (Brexit MEPs, Council of Europe Reynders). To read

9th January 2019 B2 Writing Boeing,  Brexit,  Conseil de l'Europe,  COPS,  cyber,  Denmark,  Didier Reynders,  United Arab Emirates,  Spain,  Türkiye Facility,  France,  GRIP,  Chinook helicopters,  artificial intelligence,  Iraq,  Iran,  Japan,  European Parliament,  DR Congo,  Diplomatic Representation,  United Kingdom,  sanctions,  Shadow,  SPV 5 min read

Notebook (14.10.2016) Cops (diary). EUTM Mali (training). Nordic countries (French). PSDC (Steinmeier). Russian propaganda. Somalia (piracy). French Navy (command). NATO (appointment). Saudi Arabia (terrorism). Türkiye. Tunisia (agreement). Mozambique (peace). Nigeria (hostages). Azerbaijan (cooperation). Tajikistan (security). Afghanistan (attack). Russia (visit cancelled). Burkina Faso (health). Jordan (financial assistance). Belarus (migration agreement). Migrant crisis (Matterella). Unaccompanied minors (Holland). Security Agenda (King). European Prosecutor. Sakharov Prize (finalists). Canada (Jose Bove). Coming…

14 October 2016 B2 Writing Afghanistan,  Azerbaijan,  Burkina faso,  Camille Grand,  International coalition,  Conseil de l'Europe,  Counter-propaganda,  syrian crisis,  EUTM Mali,  Financing of terrorism,  Iran-Saudi Arabia,  Jordan,  José Bové,  Anti-piracy fight,  Mozambique,  Nigeria,  NATO,  Sakharov Prize,  Russia,  Deputy General Secretary,  Somalia,  Tadjikistan,  Tunisia,  EU-Turkey,  Security Union 12 min read

Notebook (17.01.12016). Horn of Africa (CSDP Mission). Brexit (calendar). Finland (fighter planes). Rep. Czech (modernization). Anti-Daesh Coalition (Paris). Border Guard (acceleration). Brexit (discussions). Libya (investigation). Syria (Riad Hijab). Indonesia (attack). Ebola (End). In the European Parliament

17th January 2016 Nicolas Gros Verheyde terrorist attack,  Fighter jet,  Brexit,  Conseil de l'Europe,  Horn of africa,  European Border Guard Corps,  Ebola Crisis,  Ethiopia,  Finland,  Indonesia,  Liam Fox,  Libya,  European Parliament,  Poland,  PSDC,  Riad Hijab,  Staffan de Mistura,  Syria,  William Hague 8 min read

[Agenda] Coming to the Court (September)

August 25, 2014 Nicolas Gros Verheyde calendar,  banks,  European Commission,  Skills,  Conseil de l'Europe,  Market Contracts,  Court,  International law,  freezing of assets,  Iran,  Italy,  CFSP,  sanctions,  National security,  Treaty 5 min read

Notebook (13.04.2014) Special envoy Libya. EU Ambassador to Albania, Botswana, Council of Europe

13 April 2014 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Albania,  Ambassadors,  Botswana,  Conseil de l'Europe,  Guinea-Bissau,  Election observation mission,  nomination,  Headshot,  EEAS 3 min read