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(B2) Recently released: Six entities that participated in the construction of the bridge to Crimea sanctioned by the EU (blog) Relays at the head of Operation Sophia (blog) Successful trial for the solar drone
Read(B2) Recently released: Germany requests a NATO call to discuss the situation in Syria Defense procurement. Five States caught in the act of not respecting the directive (V2)
Read(B2) The European Union Border Assistance Mission in Rafah is preparing for a possible redeployment to the border point. The historic agreement signed between Fatah and Hamas in Cairo on October 12
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(B2) Recently published: The budget of the European Defense Agency increased Military mobility is becoming a Community subject. Another taboo is lifted The Institute for Security Studies has a new management team
Read(B2) Recently published: Hybrid threats: the Commission addresses a self-satisfecit François Lecointre, new commander of the French armies. Operations not the budget The EU adapts its legal framework for new sanctions in the DR
Read(B2) Recently published: A new number 2 at the head of the EUNAVFOR Med operation (blog) Finland and Sweden sign for the joint expeditionary force G3 interior ministers agree to support Italy
Read(B2) Recently published: An Indian dhow captured by pirates (blog) The EU sets its conditions for the reconstruction of Syria The Somali government must take its security in hand. It's urgent say the 28
Read(B2) Established following agreements between Israel and the Palestinian Authority in November 2005, the EUBAM Rafah mission aims "to ensure the presence of a third party at the crossing point
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(B2) In the coming months, by mid-2018, several current CSDP missions and operations may end or be limited. After the EUSEC RD Congo mission in June, it will be the turn of
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(B2) Recently published: Reunion in Ventotene Syria. Worried Europeans call for a real humanitarian truce * Ukraine, Syria, Turkey. PSC Summer Meeting on Hot Topics in International News (update) * In
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(B2) The decision was a little late. The mandate of the two EU missions present in Palestine (EUPOL Copps and EUBAM Rafah) has finally been extended, retroactively to 1 July, for an additional year until
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(B2) Recently published: Migrations. The 28 endorse the new approach with third countries on migration* Defense becomes priority No. 1, speech is freed up, projects come out. Thanks David! The 27 very
Read(B2) Recently published on B2 Pro and the Blog: A German-British team at the head of the EEAS The planning of a CSDP operation or mission The UN gives the green light to the control of
Read(BRUXELLES2 – exclusive) According to an initial estimate, received by B2, the budget for CSDP civilian missions could change significantly in 2016. The figures are good and allow us to be more optimistic
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(B2) Published in recent days: Certain European Defense Agency projects exempt from VAT. The decision A feasibility study underway for the government satellite project The main decisions of the meeting
Read(B2) Published in recent hours: The European Union Military Staff (EUMS): at the heart of EU military expertise In Berlin, the 5+4 call for good faith from Libyan negotiators And on the
Read(BRUSSELS2 to Jericho) The EUBAM Rafah mission remains on stand-by pending a possible redeployment. Since its departure from the Rafah post in 2007, this mission has experienced several alerts for a possible redeployment.
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(B2) Set up following the agreements between Israel and the Palestinian Authority in November 2005, this mission to monitor the Rafah crossing point very quickly underwent political change after the
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(BRUSSELS2 – exclusive) The “28” approved on Wednesday (15 April), by way of written procedure, the proposal of the High Representative of the EU to appoint a new special representative of the European Union in the Middle East
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