Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2 to Justus Lipsius) The failure of European leaders, who met for a summit in Brussels on 20 and 21 June, to find the right personality to replace Jean-Claude Juncker at the head of the Commission will not have
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(B2 in Sibiu) The leaders of the 27 met in the small Romanian town of Sibiu on Thursday (9 May) to draw the lines of the future of the European Union. Not wanting to make one
Read(B2) Recently published: Alert! First sanctions on chemical weapons. The Russian GRU targeted, Syrians too (blog) Fed up with the 'blabla' on disinformation. Let's start by informing (brief) Franco-Turkish cooperation
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(B2) Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos announced his resignation on Sunday (January 13). He will be replaced by the head of the armed forces This resignation is not a surprise. She had been
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(B2 in Strasbourg) Three years after his first intervention as the new Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras came, more sure of himself, to tell the MEPs gathered in session at the European Parliament that a
Read(B2) Recently published: F-35: additional costs and technical shortcomings (blog) Defense Europe at Panthéon Sorbonne European Defense Interviews (4): Such a long road traveled (F. Grossetête) A new regime
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(B2) The mini-summit this Sunday (June 24) did not lead to any conclusions, neither written nor oral. The first statements – succinct – of the Heads of State or Government who took part in it
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(B2) Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev announced it this Saturday (May 19). A solution for the name of the country has been found: “The Republic of Ilinden Macedonia”. " A solution
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(B2) The subject of “defence and security” is becoming a fairly consensual subject for Europeans. The European Council on Thursday (22 June) demonstrated this. The discussion between Europeans on the “security and defence” chapter ended a
Read(B2) The preparatory period for the renewal of economic sanctions with Russia has begun. This is the time when some countries are expressing doubts about the relevance of sanctions and when the Kremlin is trying to drive a
Read(B2) Recently published: N°34. Europe in the face of the crisis in Libya The decision for international intervention rests with the Libyan government The new concept on command and control in EU operations Terrorism.
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(BRUSSELS2) For the European Commission, the Greek defense budget could be reduced without damage and could have provided one of the keys to an agreement between the creditors and Greece. “I blame the Greeks
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