Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) With forecast spending of €71 billion in 2024, Germany will have the largest defense budget in Europe and the second among the Allies, far behind the United States. But the promise to reach,
Read(B2) The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, visiting China, sent messages to its leader Xi Jinping. On the need to reduce economic dependencies, open the Chinese market to
Read(B2 – exclusive) The will to work between Europeans to invest together in defense exists. We still need adequate structures between the Member States. A reflection is underway within the Board. Firsts
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(B2) The tensions between Algeria and Morocco point to another area of fragility for Europe, in the Mediterranean. It is not just a local dispute. The cutting of the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline worries Spain and Portugal.
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(B2) This Friday, the Ministers of the Interior of the 27 meet around a subject which goes back to the top of European priorities: the fight against terrorism. France and Austria particularly affected lately
Read(B2) “Europe must be an actor, not a battlefield. This is the state of mind of European leaders during their telemeeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday (September 14). Behind the economic stakes,
Read(B2) Admittedly, the Coronavirus is a blow to the economy of the member countries of the North Atlantic Alliance. But this is not a reason to reduce their defense budgets, says the NATO Secretary General,
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(B2) A new and ambitious alliance between the EU and Africa. This is the new proposal made by the European Commission on 12 September. The cornerstone of the plan: attracting more investment to the African continent.
Read(B2) Recently published: (blog) The Royal Navy rows Cybersecurity. The Commission wants to create a European crisis response framework Sanctions. Resolution 2371 on North Korea transposed in the EU The Commission
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(B2) The Defense Action Plan (EDAP) to be presented by the European Commission on November 30 could symbolize a certain shift in focus by the EU executive on the European defense industry. It's not
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(B2) On the eve of the meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense of the 28, the Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi transmitted a pact for immigration (Migration compact). Using the same term
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(BRUXELLES2) La dernière synthèse des budgets de défense des Etats membres de l’Agence européenne de défense (AED / EDA) montre que la baisse des dépenses, engagée depuis plusieurs années, continue en 2013. Si la restructuration
Read(B2) The possibility of deducting defense investments or expenditure caused by external military operations (Opex) from the calculation of the deficit or the debt is regularly mentioned, in various circles, but has never been
ReadSpending more and spending better on defence, the 28 have updated their commitment to devote part of their budget to the defense effort. They give themselves 10 years to straighten out the
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(BRUXELLES2) The figures which have just been published by the European Defense Agency (EDA) on defense budgets in 2012 confirm a trend that has been underway for a few years: it is falling! Defense budgets: –
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