The EU Delegation to the African Union in Addis (photo: EEAS / EU-AU Delegation) [Jurisprudence] Farewell Addis Ababa! The pension scheme takes precedence over the interest of the service February 7st, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde EU Delegation, Official, Retirement, EEAS 2 min read
Abandoned weapons and mines pose one of the immediate challenges to Syria's economic recovery (photo: European Commission / B2 Archives) [Decryption] Syria: Europeans taken by surprise by the fall of Bashar al-Assad will they have to rethink their policy (v3) 9 December 2024 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Humanitarian aid, EU Delegation, Mine clearance, Anti-terrorist list, CSDP mission, NDICI, Reconstruction, Refugees, Syria, EU-Turkey 12 min read
Ambassador Salvador Pinta Da Franca returns to Brussels. Sign of European discontent (Photo: EEAS) [News] Tension with Niger. The EU recalls its ambassador to Brussels 25th November 2024 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Humanitarian aid, EU Delegation, Military junta, Niger, Ambassador recall 4 min read
[Case Law Chronicle November 2023] Part 2. Sanctions & Confiscation. Security Clearance. Wearing the Veil. Afghan Women. Transfer to the Jerusalem Delegation 2 December 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Austria, West Bank, EU Delegation, Right of asylum, Public function, Hungary, National security 9 min read
[Case law] The European Commission condemned for non-assistance to an EU diplomat complaining of moral harassment 16 October 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde AIPN, EU Delegation, Moral harassment, IDOC, Court of the EU 1 min read
[Portrait] A new EU Ambassador to Norway. Not just any 9 October 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde EU Delegation, Norway, Open, EEAS, Sofagate 3 min read
[Strategy] Europe wants to strengthen its presence in the Indo-Pacific. Political dialogue and naval diplomacy at stake 16 September 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Military advisors, EU Delegation, Political dialogue, Naval diplomacy, EUNAVFOR Atalanta, Indo-Pacific, Fight against terrorism, CSDP missions, coordinated maritime presences, CFSP strategy 5 min read
[Notebook 06.05.2021]. Special Defense Council. Confidential, Equipment, Operations – Diplomacy, Sanctions, Crisis areas. Neighborhood. Security. Powers. People 6 May 2021 Emmanuelle Stroesser Investment Agreement, Afghanistan, South Africa, Antony blinken, ASEAN, South East Asia (Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Burma, Cambodia), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, China, Chrysto Stylianides, Camps, Future of Europe Conference, COPS, EU Court of Justice, Cyber attack, EU Delegation, demolitions, Naval diplomacy, Egypt, EU Special Envoy, Eritrea, United States, Ethiopia, EUAM Ukraine, EUFOR, EUFOR Althea, EUNAVFOR Med, G7, Hannah Neumann, Hong Kong, India, irini, Italy, Jan Hamacek, Jean-Yves Le Drian, Jeffrey Feltman, Jordan, Lebanon, religious freedom, Arrest warrant, martin selmayr, Mediterranean sea, Mozambique, Myrto Zambarta, Nathalie Berger, OCCAR, OMS, open sky, NATO, PESCO, Civil protection, Rep. Czech, United Kingdom, Sea Guardian, Sensitive sectors, Marine Safety, Sudan, submarines, Chad, occupied territories, Turkey, Valentin Inzko, Zimbabwe 15 min read
Minister Arreaza and Head of the EU Delegation I. Pedrosa (credit: MRE Venezuela) EU Ambassador to Venezuela Isabel Brilhante Pedroza declared persona non grata. For the second time (v2) February 24st, 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde EU Delegation, Expulsion of diplomats, Retaliation, Sanctions, Venezuela 2 min read
Notebook (30.01.2021). Confidential. Defense. Equipment. Operations. Doctrine. Diplomacy. Penalties. Crisis areas. Human rights. Security. Powers. Vaccines. People 30th January 2021 Emmanuelle Stroesser China, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, AFET Commission, INGE commission, COVID-19, EU Delegation, Egypt, France, Frontex, FSB, Giuseppe Conte, Hungary, Italy, Lloyd Austin, Morocco, Military mobility, NATO, Pact for Migration and Asylum, Per Haugaard, Flurry, United Kingdom, Russia, Sammy Mahdi, Serbia, Africa Strategy, Turkey, USA, ylva johansson 14 min read
Notebook (27.01.2020). Confidential. Defense industry and equipment. Diplomacy. Crisis areas. Neighborhood. And also. Security. Diary 27th January 2020 B2 Writing Albania, Germany, western balkans, Brexit, EU Delegation, France, Greece, helicopters, India, Libya, North Macedonia, Moyen Orient, nuclear non-proliferation, Pact for Migration and Asylum, Refugees, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, homeland security, NPT, Earthquake, Turkey, Armored vehicles 9 min read
[Case law] Can a former EU ambassador to Cape Verde practice with the Sovereign Order of Malta? 2 December 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Conflict of interest, EU Delegation, Sovereign Order of Malta, EEAS, Court of the EU, Procedural defect 1 min read
(credit: EEAS) [News] EU Ambassador to Benin Declared 'Persona Non Grata' (v2) 29th November 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Aurélien Agbénonci, Benin, EU Delegation, Expulsion, Oliver Net 2 min read
The EU Delegation in Moscow (credit: EEAS) [Confidential] The EU embassy in Moscow spied on in a big way. A structural problem in the EEAS July 9, 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde strategic communication, EU Delegation, espionage, Exclusive, FSB, Internet, Russia 5 min read
Denuclearization, sanctions, dialogue. Three lessons from MEPs' visit to North Korea 27 December 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Humanitarian aid, North Korea, EU Delegation, Political dialogue, nuclear non-proliferation, European Parliament 2 min read
The Palm City residence where the EU delegation is based (credit: Palm City) In Libya, European contacts limited by insecurity 15 October 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde EU Delegation, EUBAM Libya, EUNAVFOR Med, security, Tripoli 1 min read
2018 Ambassador Rotation Begins (V4) July 20, 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Alan Bugeja, Antonio Sanchez Benedito, Bertrand Soret, Biography, Carl Hartzell, EU Delegation, Diana Acconcia, Giovanni DiGirolamo, Jan Sadek, Jobst von Kirchmann, Josep COLL I CARBO, Luigi Soreca, Marilyn Josefson, Meglena Kuneva, Nicolas Chapuis, nomination, Patricia Flor, Raul Mateus Paula, Sandra Paesen, Sinead Walsh, Stavros Lambrinidis, Sven-Olov Carlosson, Timo Olkkonen, Walter Stevens 30 min read
Ministers during the meeting (Credit: Consilium) [Verbatim] What to remember from the Foreign Affairs Council (July 16, 2018) July 20, 2018 B2 Writing North Korea, International Penal Court, CEP, CQFR, EU Delegation, FAC, Iran, Libya, Maldives, Morocco, Uzbekistan, Eastern Partnership, PSDC, Sanctions 6 min read
