(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 01.07.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers July 1, 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Germany, Arménie, Azerbaijan, Defense budgets, Bulgaria, Connectivities, COPS, Anti-aircraft defense, OEDIP, United States, EUBAM Libya, European Peace Facility, Finland, France, Russian war in Ukraine, helicopters, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Malawi, Breaches, Montenegro, Combat ships, Poland, Portugal, explosive precursors, Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU, Radiocommunications, DROI subcommittee, Sweden, Terrorisme, Ukraine 15 min read
Leonardo logo [In Brief] A sixth-generation, three-headed fighter jet June 3, 2025 B2 Writing combat plane, Brief, Italy, Japan, Joint venture, NonNotif, United Kingdom 0 min read
[Notebook 29.05.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers 29 May 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Germany, Canada, China, West Bank, Settlers, Israel-Gaza conflict, Nordic Council, COPS, Cyber attack, Denmark, Drones, Space, palestinian state, F-16, European Peace Facility, Guarantee Fund for External Action, France, Financial guarantees, Russian war in Ukraine, helicopters, Italy, Jordan, Lithuania, Missiles, Norway, NATO, European Parliament, Netherlands, REARM Europe Plan, Poland, Quantum, submarines, Czech Republic, occupied territories, Ukraine 13 min read
(credit: CJEU) [Case Law Chronicle – April 2025] Part 2 – Internal Security. Rule of Law. Right to Asylum. Dublin III. Responsibility of Frontex 8 May 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Belarus, Charter of Fundamental Rights, Citizenship, ECJ, Judge's control, Right of asylum, Human rights, Rule of law, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Justice, Malta, nationality, opponents, golden passports, safe country of origin, Persecutions, Poland, pushbacks, Dublin regulation, Syria, Court of the EU 12 min read
(photo: EUPOL Afghanistan / Archives B2) [Case Law] EUPOL Afghanistan. The Rifleman, his Compensation and the Court 22 April 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Seconded agent, ECJ, Jurisdiction of the Court, EUPOL Afghanistan, Italy, CFSP 7 min read
[Notebook 01.04.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers 1 April 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Germany, Central Asia, maritime patrol aircraft, COPS, Embezzlement, Drones, Space, EUNAVFOR Med Irini, France, Spectrum Rocket, Georgia, Russian war in Ukraine, Italy, Japan, malnutrition, NATO, European Parliament, Netherlands, Poland, National Gathering, DR Congo, Romania, United Kingdom, Military service, Sweden, Syria, Weimar 13 min read
[Notebook 18.03.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers March 18, 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser South Africa, Germany, Arménie, Azerbaijan, Chinagate, COPS, Corruption, Daesh, OEDIP, Presidential election, Russian fertilizers, Space, United States, EUFOR Althea, EUMA-Armenia, F-35, Ukraine Facility, Russian war in Ukraine, Hungary, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Defense white paper, Missiles, Norway, European Parliament, Portugal, Radio Free Europe, Romania, United Kingdom, Russia, Sanctions, Supercomputer, Syria, Tadjikistan 15 min read
The Polish, German, French, Italian and British defence ministers during their joint press conference in Paris on March 13, 2025. (©Romain Mielcarek/B2) [News] The main security guarantee for kyiv must be a strong army (E5 ministers) March 13, 2025 Romain Mielcarek Germany, Boris Pistorius, Cease fire, France, Guido Crosetto, Italy, John Healey, Poland, United Kingdom, Russia, Sébastien Lecornu, Ukraine, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz 4 min read
[Notebook 11.03.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers March 11, 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Balkans, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, defense capabilities, Defense committee, ITRE committee, COPS, Human rights, Drones, OEDIP, Space, EUFOR Althea, European Peace Facility, France, Gaza, Russian war in Ukraine, High Representative of the EU, Defense industry, Italy, Mauritania, military, Military mobility, NATO, European Parliament, CFSP report, CSDP report, Emergency Resolutions, Romania, Russia, Sanctions, Satellite, Syria, Turkey 16 min read
[Notebook 20.02.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers February 20st, 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser South Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Rearmament Bank, EBRD, Budget 2026, COPS, International Penal Court, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Defense financing, European Defense Fund, Russian war in Ukraine, Hungary, Italy, Lebanon, Moldova, European Parliament, Romania, Sanctions, Syria 11 min read
[Notebook 06.02.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers February 6st, 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser European Defense Agency, Austria, Chars, Munich Security Conference, Foreign Affairs Council, COPS, Presidential election, EUPOL Copps, F-35, Gaza, Russian war in Ukraine, Foreign interference, Iraq, Italy, Norway, NATO, European Parliament, DR Congo, United Kingdom, Russia, Sanctions, Marine Safety, Sky shield, Sweden, Syria, Special court, Green 11 min read
[Notebook 09.01.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers 9th January 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Austria, China, COPS, North Korea, Corruption, Denmark, Defense expenditure, United States, EUNAVFOR Atalanta, Finland, France, Greenland, Ramstein Group, Renew Group, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Space law, missile, Hostage, Romania, Sanction, EEAS, Syria, Czech Republic 11 min read
[Notebook 07.01.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers 7th January 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Germany, Austria, Burma, Canada, European Commission, Foreign Affairs Council, COPS, Ivory Coast, Croatia, Defense expenditure, Space, Euro Fighter, France, India, Defense industry, Iran, Italy, Jet, M23, Myanmar, nuclear, NATO, DR Congo, Romania, United Kingdom, Russia, Rwanda, Sanctions, satellites, Syria, Czech Republic, Ukraine 14 min read
[Notebook 17.12.2024] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers 17 December 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser Humanitarian aid, military aid, Germany, combat plane, Belarus, Brazil, Defense committee, Special Commission for the Defense of Democracy, COPS, South Korea, Horn of africa, Defense expenditure, Drone, OEDIP, United States, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Guatemala, Parliamentary intergroups, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Mediterranean sea, Norway, NATO, European Parliament, Poland, PSDC, Sanctions, Slovakia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, military transport, Turkey, EU-Africa, Ukraine 13 min read
[Notebook 05.12.2024] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers 5 December 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser Afghanistan, Africa, Frozen assets, Balkans, Money laundering, European Commission, Israel-Gaza conflict, COPS, Corruption, Darfur, Development, Belgrade Pristina Dialogue, Didier Reynders, Womens rights, OEDIP, elections, Space, Spain, EUNAVFOR Med, War in Ukraine, External instruments, irini, Italy, knds, Kosovo, Defense white paper, OSCE, Palestine, PESCO, Poland, Russia, Sudan, Syria, Tik Tok 19 min read
Josep Borrell near the front with Ukrainian soldiers (Photo: EEAS) [Notebook 12.11.2024] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers 12th November 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser Germany, Ariane 6, Cyprus, Von der Leyen Commission II, COPS, North Korea, Anti-missile defense, United Arab Emirates, European Defense Fund, Russia-Ukraine War 2022, Ireland, Italy, Military mobility, NATO, European Parliament, Crisis preparedness, Niinistö Report, resilience, Military satellite, SEDE subcommittee, submarines 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