Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) The meeting of foreign ministers this Monday (February 21) was intense. And for good reason, Russia's military and political pressure on Ukraine's borders was strong. The hypothesis of a potential
Read(B2) Coordinated maritime presences in the Gulf of Guinea will continue and expand. The Foreign Ministers adopted conclusions to this effect on Monday (21 February). Extension until 2024 Business Ministers
Read(B2) Foreign Ministers on Monday (21 February) launched a new course for the European maritime presence. A new zone of maritime interest is defined: the North West of the Indian Ocean. Green light
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(B2) Diplomacy is sometimes made up of small steps. Some go unnoticed in the media brouhaha. Others consciously seek to remain discreet. This could be the case of the one made in the direction of Syria from
Read(B2) The work of setting up the architecture of Yaoundé "remained unfinished" during the year 2020 denounces the European Commission in a report published in mid-December. Weak political commitment
Read(B2) Maritime coordination in the Gulf of Guinea is beginning to yield results. A coordinator will be appointed. The new presence in the Indo-Pacific will begin in 2022 in a more limited area. In close connection with
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(B2) Many of us were overly optimistic about how a dictator could be eliminated through protests. This statement by a MEP sums up quite well the feeling on the European side. The situation in Belarus returns
Read(B2) The Europeans have decided to coordinate their maritime presence in certain areas of the globe, deemed strategic or at risk. A first pilot project was launched in the Gulf of Guinea Prepared within
Read(B2 – exclusive) The area is large. There is no shortage of challenges: maritime piracy, trafficking of all kinds, overfishing... The combination of military and civilian efforts, by States and the Union, in the Gulf
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(B2) A continuous presence of European vessels will be maintained in 2021 in the Gulf of Guinea. If the operational pillar of the pilot project is in place, the capacity consulting pillar is still under construction, concedes
Read(B2) Defense Minister João Gomes Cravinho presented to the European Parliament on Thursday (28.01) the inventory of the European priorities that Portugal intends to put forward during its presidency of this
Read(B2) EU Foreign Ministers decided on Monday (25.01) to launch a pilot project for Coordinated Maritime Presences (CMP) in the Gulf of Guinea The conclusions adopted give concrete form to the decision of the
Read(B2) The maritime surveillance project (MARSUR), carried out under the aegis of the European Defense Agency, entered a new phase on 19 November with the launch of the third phase Objective: to ensure
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(B2) Given the intensity of the repression in Belarus, the Europeans plan to further increase the sanctions measures against officials of the government of A. Lukashenko © Confidential © On the COPS agenda. Committee ambassadors
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(B2) The confirmation that the Russian opponent, Alexei Navalny, was indeed poisoned with a product similar to that used in the assassination attempt on Sergei Skripal in London in 2018 could mean a new revival
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(B2) Libya is once again at the center of European concerns. The Berlin process is at a standstill, Operation Irini is struggling to get off the ground, the conflict continues there, the EU High Representative launches a
Read(B2) The European Commission and the EEAS draw up a mixed picture in their 4th report on the implementation of the action plan Limited progress in the maritime architecture Progress has been “limited
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(B2) Recently released: Former President Yanukovych wins his case against the EU. The compromised 'embezzlement' blacklist (blog) EUAM Iraq, soon to be engaged in Iraqi Kurdistan? (exclusive) Budget flick for the College
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(B2) It is an original structure to say the least which must be approved this Monday (June 25) by the Ministers of Defense: entrusting the reins of the EU's anti-piracy operation to two national structures,
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