Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) The European Commission proposes to continue the program for the decommissioning of Chernobyl-type nuclear installations in the east of the continent, in Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia. Program which fits for 2021-2027 in the section 'security and
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(B2) Libya now has a coordination center for rescue at sea. It has just registered its file with the International Maritime Organization (IMO). This procedure puts an end to the no man's
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(B2) The final text of the European Defense Industrial Development Program (EDIDP), resulting from the negotiation between the European Parliament and the EU Council of Ministers, is in the form of a compromise
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(B2) The European Commission presented on Tuesday (12 June) its proposals for the financing of border security and migration for the next budgetary period 2021-2027. It proposes creating a specific fund to
Read(B2 in Strasbourg) The European Commission presented this Tuesday (12 June) its proposals for the financing of border security and migration for the next budgetary period 2021-2027. A strong budget
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(B2) EU coordination in the fight against radicalization is the weak point according to a report by the European Court of Auditors, published on Tuesday (29 May). The European auditors recall that "the
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(B2 – exclusive) The European Defense Industrial Development Program (EDIDP) could be approved in a few days. In particular, a compromise has been found for the financing of the program, but this still needs to be validated.
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(B2) The Council of Development Ministers is considering, this Tuesday (22 May), the foreign aid budget for future years. The European Commission has proposed a radical change. Will he be greeted by
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(B2) By setting the percentage needed for the European budget for the next seven years at 1,11% of gross national income, by focusing on sovereign functions (security, defence, foreign policy, borders), the Commission
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(B2) Within the multiannual financial framework (proposed this Wednesday by the Commission) hide several nuggets. The future European Peace Facility is one of them. Endowed with 10,5 billion euros (in price
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(B2) The initiative report adopted by the European Parliament on Wednesday (April 18) does not give up on this: the Union's external financial instruments are too rigid, not very coherent, not strategic enough. But
Read(B2) 442 votes for, 166 votes against and 88 abstentions… The majority is broad without being overwhelming. But the principle is established. For the European Parliament, there cannot be a future framework
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(B2) For Françoise Grossetête, Parliament's rapporteur on the defense industrial development program (EDIDP), the quasi-unified position of the European Parliament enables it to arrive in a position of strength during the trialogue which is beginning these
Read(B2) If the texts adopted by the Council in December and the Parliament in February on the future defense industrial development program (EDIDP) converge in particular on the participation of SMEs and
Read(B2) The establishment of permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) was done according to a procedure, rather banal, for a subject of this importance: by the adoption of A points during a Council of Ministers.
Read(B2) The European Union's military missions/operations still suffer from a serious lack of common financing, so the bulk of the efforts is concentrated on the Member States. The option, considered for a while, to improve the Athena mechanism is
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(B2 in the European Parliament) The MEPs of the ITRE committee (industry, research) approved this Wednesday (21 February), the legislative project to establish an industrial development program for defense (EDIDP), with a large majority
Read(B2 – exclusive) The mission of the European Union for training the Malian armed forces (EUTM Mali) will evolve in the coming weeks. It will integrate into its concept of operation, concrete support to the command
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(B2) A new series of defense research projects has received support from the European Defense Fund, under the preparatory action for research, the European Commission announced on Friday (16
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