Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) The European Union on Thursday (June 14) imposed a travel ban and asset freeze on six traffickers operating in Libya. Four are of Libyan nationality and two of Eritrean nationality. There
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(B2) A few appointments have been added to the organization chart of the European External Action Service (EEAS), under the 2017 rotation The Portuguese Hugo Monteiro Brilhante SOBRAL, until now the head of the Iran task force, placed below
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(B2) Recently published: Terrorism. Avramopoulos reminds Member States of their EUNAVFOR Med responsibilities. An operation at sea, logistical arrangements Individual sanctions prepared but not yet decided EUNAVFOR MED The conditions for
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(B2) Eritrea is the second country of origin of asylum seekers in Europe. More than 400.000 Eritreans have fled their country since 2010. In a resolution adopted Thursday, March 10, the European Parliament calls for a series of reforms of the
Read(B2) Recently published: The 6 axes of the Commission's future 'Defence' action plan We must update our security software (Barnier) The freezing of assets for embezzlement in Ukraine
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(B2) Recently published: The appeal of two subsidiaries of the Iranian oil giant rejected Private security: the legal framework must be reviewed (experts) The Tunis agreement between the Libyan parliaments received with reluctance to
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(BRUSSELS2) Federica Mogherini is comfortable in the European Parliament and lets loose there more easily than in other public exercises, where speaking must be more diplomatic. In his last intervention, on December 1, before
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(B2) Meeting in Valletta (Malta) on 11 and 12 November, the Heads of Government or State of the European Union and Africa adopted a common position on migration committing themselves both to fighting
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(BRUSSELS2) Three new officials will take up their duties at the head of European Union embassies in Africa (Eritrea, Lesotho, Madagascar), normally as of the next rotation of heads of delegation on 1 September. There
Read(BRUSSELS2) For Alexander Rondos, European Union Special Representative for the Horn of Africa, while the situation in Somalia is encouraging — Mogadishu is “vibrating” – more attention must be paid to Eritrea, a closed country, which
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