Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) The 28 Heads of State and Government postponed the possibility of a global agreement on the refugee and migrant crisis at the March summit. In the absence of a real agreement, they repeated their axiom
Read(B2) Recently published: Green light for the lifting of “Belarus” sanctions. Except for a few Burundi. The suspension of the Cotonou agreements is ready to be ratified NATO launches an operation in the Aegean Sea And on
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(B2) While the Commission's proposal to create a European border and coast guard agency is beginning to be discussed at ministerial and parliamentary level. Fabrice Leggeri, director of Frontex, explains
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(B2) Recently published: Greece's external borders not secure. The Commission initiates the procedure Eurocorps seeks to cooperate better with EU structures. A letter of intent Stricter control of arms exports.
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(B2) When external borders explode, free movement within the Schengen area is threatened. Since 2013 there has been an additional procedure in the event of exceptional circumstances allowing the re-establishment of control at certain borders
Read(B2) Recently published: Support to operations becomes a priority activity of the EDA. The key to savings and synergies! Daesh, prepared fighters, ready for action according to Europol. The profile of suicide bombers dissected
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(B2) As the Netherlands take over the rotating presidency of the EU, it is worth looking at the non paper they presented – together with Germany – in November. A document addressed to
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(B2) On Tuesday (December 15), the European Parliament gave a favorable welcome to the Commission's proposal on border guards, but not as enthusiastic as had been hoped. If the majority approves the
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(B2 – exclusive) Allowing autonomous intervention at the borders is a strong point of the project presented on Tuesday (December 15) by the European Commission to create a European body of border and coast guards. He deserves
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(B2) The creation of a European corps of border guards or coast guards has long been a pipe dream. It is beginning to materialize today, in the face of the urgency of the migrant and refugee crisis. The body
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(B2 – exclusive) No more Frontex, welcome to the European Coast and Border Guard Agency. The European Commission is presenting this Tuesday (15 December) a flagship proposal, intended not to reform the existing system in
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(B2) Sunday, April 19, 2015 yet another shipwreck of a migrant boat causes the death of 800 people off the Italian coast. This plunges the European Union into an unprecedented migration crisis. The Mediterranean is then
Read(B2) On 9 November EU Interior Ministers gave the Commission and the EU High Representative a mandate, within the framework of their bilateral dialogues, "during the next
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(B2) As expected, much of the discussion between Heads of State and Government on Thursday (15 October) focused on cooperation with Turkey. A “difficult discussion” testifies
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(B2) The “28” approved on Thursday (15 October) the idea of relaunching the project to create a European body of border guards. But the text of the conclusions approved by the Heads of State and Government, meeting
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(B2) Migration policy must become the top priority of EU external policy. This is one of the main lessons that the Heads of State and Government should learn at their summit this
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(B2) The European Commission must present proposals for a border guard corps by the end of the year. An idea that is not new but has never been put into practice. Looking Back… The Pulse
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(B2) The UN Security Council must adopt this Friday (October 9) at 16 p.m. (10 a.m. New York), a resolution under Chapter VII authorizing operations against human traffickers in the Mediterranean. This resolution
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(B2 – exclusive) The European Combat Operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR Med alias Sophia) is entering a more active phase next 7 October, phase 2a aimed at arresting human traffickers and
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