Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) The 28 ambassadors of the COPS, the Political and Security Committee of the EU, met, exceptionally in the middle of the summer period, on Wednesday (August 17) on several burning subjects: Ukraine (and the
Read(B2) Recently published: State Cost in Türkiye. The United States saw nothing coming Conditional green light for the takeover of Arianespace by Airbus Safran Launcher * The Turks… in the canteen. The failed coup
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(B2) The European Union will renew its restrictive economic measures on Russia for a further period of six months. "The conditions are not met to lift the sanctions" noted the French minister
Read(B2) Recently published: South Sudan. The EU wants concrete in the transition agreements Elections in the DRC. Europe is raising its voice. A little review of the Iraq-Syria-Daesh strategy. The 28 want more support for the government
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(B2) Meeting in Paris this Thursday (March 3), in “Normandy” format, the French, German, Ukrainian and Russian foreign ministers had a “difficult” discussion, according to Jean-Marc Ayrault who hosted
Read(B2) Recently published: Towards a UN police force in Burundi? The Munich agreement comes into effect. Humanitarian access and cessation of fighting (updated) Defense procurement: the Commission
Read(B2) The four leaders of the contact group on Ukraine (Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine) had a telephone conversation just before the end of the year on Wednesday (December 30). The opportunity for leaders to
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(B2) The ambassadors of the Member States (Coreper) were unable to adopt the extension of the sanctions against Russia as hoped (read: Sanctions against Russia in the process of being renewed?). The question, however, had
Read(B2) The package of economic sanctions, implemented by the European Union since the summer of 2014, vis-à-vis Russia could be renewed. A consensus seems to be forming between the 28 Member States on this point.
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(BRUSSELS2) Despite a still unstable security situation, regular violations of the ceasefire and a process of reform of the Ukrainian State which drags on, the Minsk Agreements remain the text to be implemented to allow the
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(B2) Recently released: Charles Michel's (Belgium) call for a European CIA doesn't really meet with support 29-member NATO. Montenegro to get green light from Alliance Turkey gets
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(BRUSSELS2) Gathered in “Normandy” format, in Paris, the 4 Russian (V. Poutine), Ukrainian (P. Poroshenko), German (A. Merkel), French (F. Hollande) leaders reiterated on Friday (2 October), their confidence in the process of the agreements of
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(B2) Is the European Union preparing to turn the page on sanctions with Belarus? And establish new relations with Minsk? Yes if we are to believe certain indiscretions. A new agreement to be implemented
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(BRUSSELS2) Luxembourg will take over the presidency of the European Union on 1 July. A rotating presidency which has much less importance than before because most of the political bodies (European Council, Eurogroup, Foreign Affairs) are now
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(BRUSSELS2) The agreement signed in Minsk on the morning of February 12 between the Ukrainian and Russian belligerents is more detailed than some people wanted to say. And, above all, it includes a fairly precise calendar to
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(BRUSSELS2 update) Meeting urgently, EU foreign ministers decided on Thursday (January 29) to step up pressure on Russia, but in a fairly gradual and moderate way. No
Read(BRUSSELS2) The “28” decided on Tuesday (30 September), after “a full examination of the situation in eastern Ukraine” to maintain the sanctions mechanism against Russia unchanged, on the basis of a
ReadHesitations, postponed deadline, extraordinary meeting of ambassadors, the adoption of a new set of sanctions against Russia by the European Union was not a “long quiet road”… (BRUXELLES2) The “28” adopted, this Monday (8 September),
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