Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) The working time of the military provokes an outcry from various political leaders, in France in particular. The Court of Justice of the EU has pinpointed a conflict of principle
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(B2) Sixteen conservative or nationalist parties from all over Europe have decided to make common cause to prevent a new step towards European integration. The desire is to shake up the current hierarchy within the
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(B2) For Angela Merkel, it's not time to say goodbye. Even if the legislative elections are held at the end of September, it will take time to form the future coalition. The European leaders have therefore been
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(B2) Under the leadership of Charles Michel, the European Council rediscovered a passion for international issues, setting all-round orientations. The visit of the UN Secretary General is symbolic in more than one way. The announcement
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(B2) The announced end of Operation Barkhane, shortly before the NATO summit, does not mean the departure of French troops from Mali. Simply the third transformation of the operation started in 2013 under the
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(B2) US President Joe Biden is embarking on an intense European tour. After an interview with his close ally the Briton Boris Johnson (to talk about Northern Ireland and Brexit in particular), he chained a series of
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(B2) Bluff or real will? The announcement made by the French Ministry of the Armed Forces to temporarily suspend operations with the Malian armed forces could be a turning point in the French intervention in
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(B2) Amid general indifference, the Syrian president is re-elected. Nearly half of the population, exiled, displaced, could not vote. Constitutional reform, one of the keys to reconciliation, remains in limbo. Russia,
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(B2) The European summit promises to be more like a meeting to debate between the Chiefs and promote orientations rather than to settle disputes Headlines: European summit Agenda. The European summit begins
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(B2) The political agenda rhymes with the Balkans this week in Brussels. Several leaders of the region are traveling there, from the Serbian President on Monday to the Prime Minister of Kosovo on Thursday, via the President of Macedonia from
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(B2) Whether it is reinforcements at the borders of Ukraine, the state of health of the opponent Navalny or secret actions in the Czech Republic, the subjects of tension between Europeans and Russians are increasing. Failing that
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(B2) While the world (Ukraine, China, Libya, Syria, etc.) is roaring, and the Covid-19 crisis is not over, Europe is inventing an institutional crisis of which it has the secret. Between Charles Michel and Ursula von
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(B2) The attempt at mediation in Georgia, launched by the President of the European Council, comes to nothing. A new acknowledgment of failure for this European neighborhood country To our readers. The Notebook takes a short break during
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(B2) The situation is getting worse in northern Mozambique. It could lead the Europeans to speed up their work to support the Mozambican security forces. Maputo has requested the assistance of the Europeans © On the menu
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(B2) It will be ten years Monday, March 15 that the revolt of young Syrians, in the wake of the Arab spring was expressed. The severe repression by the Assad regime, the sequence of the cycle of violence make it
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(B2) After another bloody weekend in Burma, the European Union is putting pressure on the eve of a meeting of the countries of ASEAN (South-East Asia). At the time of an imminent meeting on the Iranian nuclear signing
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(B2) After the end-of-year relief from the agreement reached with the United Kingdom, the first hitches are coming. Refusal to grant diplomatic status to the ambassador of the European Union in London. And, above all, competition for delivery
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(B2) The tone hardens in the European Parliament on the violation of human rights by the government in Egypt and the demand for transparency for arms exports © Confidential © European Facility for
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(B2) The final arbitrations of the 27 unbridled all the negotiations on the budgetary “package” for Europe for the next seven years. In extremis. It is the culmination of more than two years of negotiations. Stay (just) at
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