Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) Theresa May was in Warsaw on December 21 to reaffirm the ties that unite the United Kingdom to Poland, particularly in terms of defense and security, as a prelude to leaving the European Union.
Read(B2) Two senior officials — Jean-Christophe Filori (Head of the Maghreb Unit in DG Near of the European Commission) and Vincent Piket (Head of Division in charge of Maghreb countries in the EEAS) — came
Read(B2) Recently published: (blog) War or peace (3). Is the Union on the way to militarization? Defense research preparatory action A new full-time head appointed to EUPOL Copps The return of
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(B2) Shortcomings in the availability of helicopters are recurrent for Europeans. The missions and operations deployed in 2008 (EUFOR Tchad, EUMM Georgia) such as the NATO operation in Afghanistan (IFAS) demonstrate these shortcomings.
Read(B2) The issue of monitoring the Libyan Coast Guard is now an integral part of the mandate of Operation Sophia (EUNAVFOR Med) deployed in the Mediterranean. The head of the operation, Rear Admiral Crendendino was on August 1 in Tripoli
Read(B2 – in Bamako) Belgian General Bart Laurent has just taken over (July 12) from his compatriot, General Peter Devogelaere, at the head of the European training mission of the Malian army
Read(B2) The maritime operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR Med / Sophia) should be extended in the coming days (1) by 18 months until December 31, 2018. Its mandate is also going to be extended to a new task. There
Read(B2) French and German leaders are committed to acting together more in border control. In particular, they call on the Commission and the EEAS "to identify concrete options for controlling the
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(B2) For his last visit to Brussels as the UN's special representative for Libya, Martin Kobler did not take tweezers. Visibly tired and nervous, he painted a relatively gloomy picture
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(B2 in Zaragoza) The European Tactical Air Training Center (ETAC) opened its doors this Thursday (June 8) in Zaragoza (Spain). This inauguration is an “important moment” for Europe, testified the
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(B2) Motorboats, helicopters, ambulances, communication equipment, night vision equipment. These are some of the equipment included in the list sent to the European Union by the Libyan government of Fayez al-Sarraj there
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) The EUPOL Copps mission is part, like its twin sister EUBAM Rafah, of European efforts for "a negotiated solution based on the coexistence of two States" and of the "roadmap for
Read(B2) The German (Ursula von der Leyen), Romanian (Gabriel-Benjamin Les) and Czech (Martin Stropnicky) Defense Ministers concluded, on the sidelines of the NATO meeting on Wednesday (15 February), an agreement to strengthen their
Read(B2) Does Europe have the means, and the will, to go further in its support for Libya than today? This is the key question discussed by EU foreign ministers during their
Read(B2) For the head of European diplomacy, the informal summit in Malta on Friday 3 February is “an opportunity to show that effective and humane management of migration is possible. It's even a must. »
Read(B2) The idea of a Somali maritime capacity building mission was born in the wake of the setting up of the maritime counter-piracy operation, EUNAVFOR Atalanta. The objective is to consolidate the action by
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(B2) After forming eight army battalions, EUTM Mali has begun its turn. The commander of the European mission, the Belgian general Eric Harvent, details for B2 the various developments. On the menu: the
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(B2 – exclusive) EU ministers are expected to decide to extend the Somali army training mission EUTM Somalia until 31 December 2018. A decision that falls within the watermark of the extension of
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