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Notebook (10.10.2018). Confidential (controlled centres, COPS, Tunisia). Defense (Weapons export-control, Cyber-Airbus, Search and Rescue, Bastion-US). Diplomacy (Venezuela-dialogue-prisoners, Media-disappearance, Israel-the Iranian enemy, Hong-Kong-freedom of the press). Security (Terrorism-report, Europol-Atlas). Neighborhood (Bosnia and Herzegovina-elections, Balkans-progress).…

(B2) Recently published: (blog) 69 Libyan coastguards and sailors in Italy for training Interest in acting for sectoral measures is not the same as for individual measures (Bank Mellat judgment) (blog)

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02 Oct 2017 - Brussels, Belgium - High level conference "Hybrid threats and the EU - State of play and future progress", organized by the European Union Institute for Security Studies. © Bernal Revert
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[Verbatim] Syria: "the world is not very effective when it comes to resolving conflicts" (Gaub)

(B2) For Florence Gaub, the future of Syria is dark. And even if the war ended, nothing would be settled, for lack of having settled the initial conflict… of 2011. The deputy director of the Institute of

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Notebook (20.12.2017). EU Defense (2018). PSDC missions (responsiveness, discipline, cultural heritage, Korea). COPS (diary). Syria (political support). Lebanon (Hariri). Sanctions Russia (Fico). Dual-use goods (regulation). Finland (survey). USA (budget).…

(B2) Recently published: Uber loses before the European Court. A fair reminder of the rule of law... A Dane appointed head of EUMM Georgia (Blog) Federica Mogherini's Merry Christmas to men and women

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La chef de la diplomatie européenne s'est montrée ferme devant la presse, après la réunion des ministres tenue au Luxembourg (Crédit : Consilium)
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The EU sets its conditions for the reconstruction of Syria

(B2) L’Union européenne est disposée à financer une partie du titanesque chantier de la reconstruction de la Syrie, évalué entre 200 et 300 milliards d’euros. Mais elle ne signera pas de chèque en blanc. Les ministres des Affaires

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Carnet (01.02.2017). EUNAVFOR Atalanta (transition). EUNAVFOR Med (Guardia di Finanza). Card/Pesco (note). UE-Otan. Préparation du FAC. RSUE Bosnie. Myanmar (COPS). LRA (subvention). Sanctions Russie (Juncker, Bulgarie). RCA (sanctions). Pays-Bas/Belgique (Daesh).…

(B2) Parus récemment : N°49. L’UE face à l’indépendance du Soudan du Sud La formation des garde-côtes libyens continue. Le deuxième niveau commence (blog) Le refus du statut de réfugié pour un terroriste est légal (affaire

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Foreign ministers inaugurated the new Council Chamber (credit: Council of the EU)
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The Europeans want to prepare an international conference on the future of Syria. The main axes of the EU (V2)

(B2) Faced with developments in Syria, the heads of European diplomacy, gathered for their monthly meeting on January 16, were keen to affirm their support for the holding of an international conference on the future

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