Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) Disunion at the Union! European unity is being tested by the military intervention launched by Israel in Gaza against Hamas. Everyone fears a slide in Lebanon. And we prepare to evacuate
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(B2) Parliamentarians should unequivocally welcome the new EU space strategy for defense and security proposed by the European Commission. But more funds will be needed. The draft report
Read(B2) Make more use of European launchers, establish a space highway code, send humans into space or launch constellations of satellites... Europe must fire from all woods to resist the insolent
Read(B2) In an order issued on Wednesday (26 May), in summary proceedings, the President of the General Court of the EU rejects the request of the German company for a stay of execution on the contract for the allocation of the transition satellites
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(B2) Demonstrations continue in Belarus to demand new elections, a month after the ballot denounced for its irregularities. Arrests and violence also Headline: Belarus, Europe struggles to agree on sanctions ©
Read(B2-exclusive) “In Europe, we see more NASA t-shirts worn than ESA t-shirts”, the European Space Agency. Josef Aschbacher, its director of Earth observation programs, gives B2 his thoughts on
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(B2) The European Union is still looking for its way to calm tensions in the Mediterranean and react to Belarus. The discussions between the '27' are passionate À la Une Informelle defence… A limited debate. There
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(B2) We must make “the space sector stronger and increase Europe's influence on the world stage”. This is the main message to be adopted by Competitiveness Ministers on Tuesday (28 May)
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(B2) Recently published: (blog) Grants at hand for young researchers (blog) The 12th French A400M arrived (exclusive) PESCO: a few points (still) to be settled. COREPER seized (exclusive) Satellites
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(B2) Recently published: (blog) EULEX pays tribute to one of its own. The investigation not closed The three main defense challenges according to Lithuania. The CSDP an additional guarantee to NATO The EU advocates an approach
Read(B2) Recently published: The mandate of EUPOL Copps and EUBAM Rafah extended by one year * N°39. NATO's anti-missile shield The pessimistic Quartet on a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict * Brexit backwards
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(B2) Recently published: Freeze of assets confirmed for the Iranian oil company A budget for the CFSP for 2016 with plenty of room! And on the blog: The Hungarian army mobilizes its helicopters
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(B2) MEPs campaign for the strengthening of European space capabilities, in particular in the field of security and defence. This is the subject of an own-initiative report by the Foreign Affairs Committee, which
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(BRUSSELS2 – exclusive) The European Union will adopt, on Thursday (October 1st), a derogation from the economic sanctions, put in place at the end of July 2014 against Russia for its “actions destabilizing the situation in Ukraine”. THE
Read(BRUSSELS2) European defense can exist. This is the belief of Commissioners Barnier and Tajani who presented around twenty measures. A real roadmap for the next Commission. Details… Michel Barnier and Antonio
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