Andrej Plenković, Prime Minister of Croatia (credit: Croatian government) [Interview] No one is safe and we must equip ourselves to defend ourselves, says Andrej Plenković 25 May 2025 Erisa Zykaj Balkans, strategic compass, defense budget, NATO Strategic Concept, Croatia, Exclusive 8 min read
[Interview] Atalanta: a mission of security and European presence (Ignacio Villanueva) 13th January 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde CMF, EUNAVFOR Atalanta, Exclusive, free, Houthis, threat, Open, Somali pirates, Puntland, Somalia, EU-India 11 min read
[Scoop] The USA admitted to a jump seat at the European Defense Agency. Agreement imminent 30th January 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde European Defense Agency, Unique sky, Exclusive, third country, EU-USA 4 min read
[Survey] How European manufacturers see the future European procurement fund for armaments July 5, 2022 Agnes Faure Joint purchase, European Commission, Company, Exclusive, FEDEF, Acquisition fund, ITAR, regulations 5 min read
[Exclusive] New defense proposals from the European Commission soon on the table June 22, 2022 B2 Writing Joint purchase, Company, Exclusive, Acquisition fund 3 min read
[Confidential] Towards European aid to the Georgian armed forces June 15, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Exclusive, European Peace Facility, Georgia, Medical support 1 min read
[Exclusive] Member States want to boost their defense industry expertise. Working group, jumbo council, ideas flow (v2) June 9, 2022 B2 Writing Council of the EU, Company, Exclusive, Investments 5 min read
The Commission wants to beef up European defence. The main tracks of his Defend-UE plan 16 May 2022 B2 Writing Joint purchase, AT, European Commission, Company, Exclusive, Defense fund 10 min read
Investing in defence: several countries are considering a radical change (non paper) (v2) 10 May 2022 B2 Writing European Defense Agency, Company, Exclusive, Capability gaps, scoop 6 min read
The priorities of the European Defense Fund for the next three years. By 2025 1 April 2022 B2 Writing Exclusive, European Defense Fund, Programs, scoop 1 min read
War in Ukraine, Sanctions, Reception of refugees, Energy dependency, etc. The draft conclusions of the European Summit (24 and 25 March) March 24, 2022 B2 Writing Bosnia and Herzegovina, European Council, Energy, Exclusive, Ukraine War 2022, Russia, Sanctions, Security of supply, EU-China 6 min read
The Malian response to the Europeans: unsatisfactory. Hard training postponed indefinitely March 24, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde EUTM Mali, Exclusive, Mali, Wagner 1 min read
A REV4 of the Strategic Compass. The text almost finalized March 16, 2022 Aurelie Pugnet strategic compass, Exclusive, scoop 6 min read
Russia. A second package of sanctions in the process of being adopted. All the details ! Objective: hurt (v2) February 25st, 2022 B2 Writing banks, Energy, Exclusive, freezing of assets, Russian war in Ukraine, Olligarchs, Russia 9 min read
[Scoop] How will the new political management of Schengen work? February 23st, 2022 Agnes Faure Schengen Council, Right of asylum, Exclusive, Schengen political governance, Mocadem, a Schengen 5 min read
A summit in Versailles on European growth, the stability pact… and the defense industry February 14st, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde European Council, Emmanuel Macron, Company, Exclusive, Defense industry, Informal Summit, european sovereignty 4 min read
A new advanced NATO presence in four Eastern European countries. Details (v2) February 4st, 2022 B2 Writing Exclusive, NATO operation, NATO, Advanced presence, Russia, Ukraine 6 min read
Agreement in principle on individual sanctions for Mali. But no measures before the meeting with the G5 Sahel (v2) 24th January 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Exclusive, G5 Sahel, Wagner Group, Mali, Sanctions, Democratic transition 3 min read
