Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) In front of MEPs, the Danish Prime Minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, refutes the idea of a European army competing with NATO and says no to a Dublin reform which would oblige the Member States to welcome
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(B2) French President Emmanuel Macron pleaded on Sunday (November 18) at the Bundestag in Berlin, in the plenary hall of the Reichstag building, to open a "new chapter" in European construction. Accept
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(B2) In the Strasbourg hemicycle of Parliament this Tuesday (23 October 2018), Klaus Iohannis insisted on the necessary unity of Europeans. A must for the country that will occupy (for the first time) the seat
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(B2) The unity of Europe, increased security, a financial framework in line with these ambitions and a renewed partnership with Africa are "essential areas" for the future of Europe according to Jüri Ratas The Prime Minister Estonian,
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(B2 in Strasbourg) Three years after his first intervention as the new Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras came, more sure of himself, to tell the MEPs gathered in session at the European Parliament that a
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(B2 in Strasbourg) The Polish Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, came before the plenary of the European Parliament to talk about the future of Europe. MEPs would obviously have preferred him to talk about the rule of law This intervention is part of
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(B2) Seventh European leader invited to debate the future of Europe with MEPs, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte was at the Parliament plenary in Strasbourg on Wednesday (June 13) Minister since 2010,
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(B2) “Europe must be able to act both externally and internally to be taken seriously in the world. Europe has a promise to its citizens not only of peace but also of security.
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(B2) Multilateralism, the Balkans, security and defence, multi-speed Europe… Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel presented his vision of the future of Europe to the European Parliament meeting in Brussels on Thursday (3 May) *.
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(B2) At the Sorbonne, on Tuesday (September 26), French President Emmanuel Macron intended to set high an ambition for Europe, to reposition it as a project for the future, provider of protection and guarantor of sovereignty.
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(B2) He was expected at the turn. Jean-Claude Juncker's third State of the Union address had a different tone this year since, for the first time, it takes place in a context where certain crises
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(B2) For the French President, Emmanuel Macron, Europe does not seem to be an empty word. In his recent speeches before the French ambassadors, at the end of August, and at the Acropolis in Athens, at the beginning of September, he made several proposals.
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(B2) In a forward-looking document, presented this Wednesday (7 June), the Juncker Commission intended to reflect on three development scenarios for the future of European defense by 2025. A reflection placed in a
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(B2) Recently published: The Aris 13 ship released (blog) The Arctic is heating up… and militarizing. The European Parliament is on the alert! “The EU is slowly learning lessons from CSDP missions” (Cremonini) It is time to put in
Read(B2) Recently published: Permanent Structured Cooperation: let's stop talking about it. Let's do it! Slovaks in the Mediterranean (blog) The conclusions of the European Council adopted at 27… without Poland Poland refuses the conclusions. Good
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(B2) In the golden paneling of the Palace of Versailles, Monday (March 6), French, German, Spanish and Italian leaders pleaded, with one voice, for a multi-speed Europe, supposed to redefine the European project for
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(B2) Jean-Claude Juncker wants to make Member States face their responsibilities. No more “Brussels bashing”. After Brexit, and faced with the many choices expressed from European capitals on the future of the Union
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(B2) The European Commission made public, this Wednesday, March 1, its White Paper on the future of the European Union. This document, considered “the birth certificate of the European Union of 27”, proposes
Read(B2) Reflection on the future of Europe has begun. Several countries have recently submitted their ideas, notably with the idea of differentiated concentric circles to move forward. For the Benelux, the focus is different. Point
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