The director of the EDA, Jiri Sedivy, the French ministers, Jean-Luis Thiériot, and the Luxembourg minister, Yuriko Backes, during the November 2024 meeting [Analysis] Defense Ministers in Minor Mode. Until When? 6 April 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Analysis, Council of Ministers, Decision, EU Defense, informal defense 5 min read
[News] The Europeans will train 20.000 additional Ukrainian soldiers. What to remember from informal Defense (January 31, 2024) February 1st, 2024 Olivier Jehin CQFR, EUMAM Ukraine, EUNAVFOR Aspides, informal defense, Ammunition Plan, Sahel, Support Ukraine 4 min read
The main courtyard of the Egmont Palace where the meeting will take place (Photo: Egmont Palace) [Preview] Ukraine, Sahel, Gaza, Red Sea on the informal defense agenda (January 31, 2024) 25th January 2024 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Company, informal defense, Belgian Presidency of the EU, Sahel 4 min read
[Verbatim] What to remember from the Stockholm Informal Defense (March 7 and 8, 2023) March 9, 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde CQFR, European Peace Facility, Ukraine War 2022, informal defense, Ammunition, Nord Stream 8 min read
[Decryption] And one. And two billion to supply shells to the Ukraine. The 27 almost agree March 9, 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde European Peace Facility, informal defense, Ammunition, Swedish Presidency of the EU 8 min read
[News] On the agenda of the Stockholm Defense Informal (March 7 and 8, 2023): support for Ukraine and operations (v2) March 6, 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Acquisition fund, Ukraine War 2022, informal defense, Swedish Presidency of the EU 3 min read
[News] Political green light for an EUMAM for the Ukrainian army. Decision at the end of September August 31, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde EUMAM Ukraine, Ukraine War 2022, informal defense 5 min read
[Interview] Training, weapons, failure is not an option for Europeans in their support for Ukraine (Nathalie Loiseau) August 30, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde EDIRPA, informal defense, Interview, CSDP missions, Nathalie Loiseau 3 min read
[Confidential] The Russian war in Ukraine and Africa on the agenda of informal defense and the Gymnich in Prague (August 29-31, 2022) (v1) August 24, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Ukraine War 2022, gymnich, informal defense, Czech Presidency of the EU, EU-Africa 8 min read
War in Ukraine. EU defense ministers mobilize European defense instruments March 1, 2022 B2 Writing European Peace Facility, informal defense, Russia, Ukraine 2 min read
(Photo: Council of the EU) [Verbatim] What to remember from the informal defense & gymnich of Brest (January 12 to 14, 2022) 17th January 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde COPS, CQFR, Cyber attack, gymnich, informal defense, Libya, Mali, NATO, PFUE2022, French presidency of the EU, Russia, Ukraine 16 min read
[Preview] Wagner, space and strategic compass, on the agenda of the informal defense of Brest of the PFUE 22 December 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde strategic compass, Brest, informal defense, POOF 4 min read
[Notebook 21.12.2021]. Confidential. Defense. Industries. NATO. EU diplomacy. Security. Powers 21 December 2021 Emmanuelle Stroesser Afghanistan, AUDIO, Strategic autonomy, Azerbaijan, Belarus, strategic compass, Chili, China, NATO Military Committee, Military cooperation, COPS, air defense, Disarmament, diplomats, Drones, Presidential election, Critical Entities, Estonia, United States, Europol, External action financing, External borders, Georgia, Hong Kong, informal defense, foreign interference, Iraq, Kosovo, Libya, Lithuania, Anti-tank missiles, Monusmo, Murs, Norway, Poland, DR Congo, United Kingdom, Russia, Slovakia, EU-Africa Summit, Sweden 15 min read
[Verbatim] What to remember… from the defense and foreign affairs informals (Brdo September 2 and 3, 2021). Afghanistan dominates conversations 4 September 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Afghanistan, CQFR, gymnich, informal defense, OPEX, Slovenian Presidency of the EU 10 min read
[Interview] The crisis in Afghanistan is moving the lines in Europe (François Bausch) 3 September 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Coordination, entry force first, informal defense, Interview, Luxembourg, CFSP strategy 3 min read
[Lessons from Afghanistan] We have resources. But it is the political decision to use them that counts (Jan Havránek) 3 September 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Afghanistan, Coalition of volunteers, Coordination, EUTM Mali, informal defense, interoperability, Interview, Hybrid threats, Czech Republic, Sahel, Takuba task force 5 min read
[Informelle Défense] The Europeans face the defeat of Kabul: the time is for change even among the Atlanticists 2 September 2021 B2 Writing Afghanistan, EU Defense, United States, informal defense, Slovenian Presidency of the EU 5 min read
For six Europeans, it is necessary to deploy an EUTM-type mission to help the Ukrainian army 1 September 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde EUTM Ukraine, military training, informal defense, Eastern Partnership 3 min read
