Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) The affair affecting Austrian general Robert Brieger, president of the EU military committee, comes at the worst time. This committee must meet on May 15 to designate its successor effective
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(B2) The rise of defense in the top three priorities of Europeans two months before the elections says a lot about the impact of the instability of the geopolitical and international context on public opinion. The block
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(B2) The situation in Gaza is becoming catastrophic. And an immediate humanitarian truce is necessary. The 27 leaders succeeded in expressing a message this Thursday, March 21. In common. For the first time. Warning :
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(B2) The situation in Gaza is becoming catastrophic. The 27s are starting to express it sharply. The heads of state or government should therefore, on Thursday (March 21), call for a ceasefire and sanctions against
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(B2) A new source of tension appeared at the end of the year in the Red Sea. Houthi attacks are now daily. The big shipowners are deserting the area. The appeal of Emmanuel Macron and Josep Borrell
Read(B2) Release of funds for the Palestinian Authority, position on settlement, sanctions against violent Israeli settlers in the West Bank and against Hamas terrorists, reactivation of the political process for a two-state solution,
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(B2) Several high-level meetings. Key topics for the future of the EU. On which there are strong uncertainties, such as the EU's support for Ukraine. This week is classified as “red” on the calendar
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(B2) The interruption of CSDP missions by the military junta in power in Niger is a hard blow for the Europeans. Russian pressure seems to have paid off. Pressure which is also exerted in Mali as in Libya.
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(B2) Ukraine, the Middle East, the situation in the Sahel, the subjects on the agenda of the meeting of EU foreign ministers next Monday in Brussels, appear as an encore repetita. The deepening of
Read(B2) The latest judgments and conclusions handed down by the Court of Justice of the EU or the court deserve some attention, in particular in terms of reconciling fundamental rights and reasons of national security.
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(B2) The faces of the next 2024 European campaign are starting to be revealed. Official speeches, small phrases and indiscretions reveal political ambitions to be in the race… or not. DEFENSE POLICY [Verbatim
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(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) After dragging on the EDIRPA, the European Parliament wants to move (very) quickly on the ASAP. Something to delight Commissioner T. Breton who wants this new act for the production of ammunition to be adopted
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(B2) Would the six letters of EDIRPA have become the synonym of an unidentified legislative object. What is certain is that the European Parliament is preparing to vote on a very offensive text to strengthen the industrial base
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(B2) Finland could take the final step, after its leaders openly declared their desire to join NATO. And Sweden could follow shortly. A drastic change in the Nordic landscape as
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(B2) The resignation of the President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci and his imprisonment in The Hague along with several other former leaders of the KLA as the searches (still in progress) in Kosovo can be
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(B2) A dark cloud hangs over relations with the United Kingdom. The '27' call to prepare for the worst © Confidential © Missions in Mali. COPS ambassadors gave the go-ahead on Tuesday
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(B2) Turkey and Libya monopolize diplomatic attention even in the European hemicycle where the exchanges between the High Representative and the MEPs eclipsed the other debate of the day, Thursday, that on the rights of
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(B2) The Turkish question is returning at a gallop to the European backstage. The subject is not officially on the agenda of the meeting of NATO defense ministers, but it will surely be discussed.
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