Emergency works were carried out on the CanalEau Iber Lepenc water channel, the target of an attack on Friday (Photo: RTK Live) [News] Water channel sabotaged in Zubin Potok. KFOR deploys personnel 3 December 2024 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Critical infrastructure, KFOR, KSF, North Kosovo, Sabotage 3 min read
Atlantic Alliance defense ministers meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels (photo: NATO) [Verbatim] What to remember from the NATO Defense Ministerial (October 11-12, 2023) 13 October 2023 Olivier Jehin CQFR, European Sky Shield Initiative, gas pipeline, Ukraine War 2022, Israel, KFOR, Kosovo, NATO, Defense plans 10 min read
[Notebook 03.10.2023] European geopolitics – Defence. Diplomacy. Crises. Powers 3 October 2023 Emmanuelle Stroesser Germany, Arménie, Armenia-Azerbaijan, Awacs, Bosnia and Herzegovina, European commissioner, COPS, United States, Ethiopia, F-35, European Defense Fund, Russia-Ukraine War 2022, KFOR, Kosovo, Libya, Lithuania, Maldives, Ballistic missiles, Military mobility, Moldova, Ammunition, NATO, temporary protection, Quantum, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, ground air defense system, Turkey, Ukraine, visas 16 min read
[News] Armed clashes in North Kosovo between Kosovars and Serbs. Several deaths including a police officer (v2) 25 September 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Belgrade Pristina Dialogue, Eulex Kosovo, KFOR, North Kosovo, Police, violence 6 min read
[News] The 27 ready to take action if Belgrade and Pristina do not de-escalate (v2) June 28, 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Belgrade Pristina Dialogue, Eulex Kosovo, KFOR, sanctions 8 min read
[Notebook 08.06.2023] European geopolitics – Defence. Diplomacy. Crises. Powers June 8, 2023 Emmanuelle Stroesser Afghanistan, Arménie, United Nations Security Council, COPS, War in Ukraine, KFOR, Kosovo, NATO, European Parliament, Poland, Slovenia, Sweden, Transparency, Tunisia 8 min read
[News] Tensions in North Kosovo. European diplomats mobilized. Reinforcements triggered 30 May 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Belgrade Pristina Dialogue, Eulex Kosovo, European Peace Facility, KFOR, violence 7 min read
[Verbatim] What to remember from the NATO defense ministerial of October 14, 2022 14 October 2022 Aurelie Pugnet Nuclear weapons, BITD, CQFR, air defense, Drones, Ukraine War 2022, Critical infrastructure, KFOR, NMI, NATO, Weapons Stockpiles 6 min read
[Notebook 25.08.2022] Summer Special – 1st part. Defense. NATO. Homeland security. People August 25, 2022 Emmanuelle Stroesser Germany, Battlegroup, Belgium, COPS, Cybersecurity, EUAM Iraq, EUAM CAR, EUFOR Althea, EUNAVFOR Atalanta, EUNAVFOR Med, EUTM RCA, Frontex, irini, KFOR, Kosovo, Spy software, North Macedonia, Mali, Minusma, Mozambique, PADR, Advanced presence in the East, Romania, Russia, SAMIM, Sea watch, EEAS, Rescue at sea, Serbia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Ukraine 16 min read
[Notebook 18.11.2021]. Confidential. Defense. Industries. EU diplomacy. Security. Powers 18th November 2021 Emmanuelle Stroesser Alexander Lukashenko, Angela Merkel, Arménie, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Boiko Borissov, Bulgaria, COPS, EDA, EUAM Iraq, KFOR, Lorenzo Guerini, Matej Toni, minusca, North stream 2, Ruag, Russia, Satellite, Thales, Vivian Loonela 16 min read
[Notebook 16.10.2021]. Foreign Affairs Council. Confidential. Defense. Industry. Diplomacy. Security. Powers. Diary 16 October 2021 Emmanuelle Stroesser Germany, Ambassadors, Future of Europe, strategic compass, Defense cooperation, COPS, Crimea, Cryptosecurity, Cyber resilience, Space, United States, EUTM Mozambique, European Defense Fund, Frigate, Greece, artificial intelligence, Israel, KFOR, Latvia, Lebanon, migration, Norway, Eastern Partnership, Netherlands, CFSP, Poland, French presidency of the EU, United Kingdom, Sahel, Defense Summit 2013, Armored vehicles 27 min read
Notebook (14.12.2020). Confidential. Defense. Operations. national doctrine. Equipment. Sanctions (DR Congo). EU diplomacy. Crises. Neighborhood. Security. Powers. Brexit. Diary 14 December 2020 Emmanuelle Stroesser Humanitarian access, Africa, French army, Assassination, Belgium, Belarus, Brexit, Budget 2021, Trawlers, China, Christian Ehler, Colombia, COPS, Horn of africa, Cybercenter, High-level dialogue, Legislative elections, Corporates, Space, Ethiopia, EUCAP Somalia, EUNAVFOR Atalanta, EUTM Somalia, Fan Haze, France, Georgia, Herve Grandjean, European horizon, Ingrida Simonyte, Iran, Johannes Hahn, reporter, KFOR, Lithuania, Fight against piracy, Fight against climate change, Fight against terrorism, the Channel, MFF 2021-2027, Recovery plan, Portuguese presidency, Peace process, Civil protection, Refugees, Rouhollah Zam, Romania, Royal Navy, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Tigre, Humanitarian workers, African Union 14 min read
Notebook (30.10.2020). Confidential. Defense. CSDP missions. Penalties. EU diplomacy. Crises. Human rights. Security. Powers 30 October 2020 Emmanuelle Stroesser Anne Meskanen, Article 42-7 TEU, Assassination, Belarus, Budget, Budget 2021, Clement Beaune, AFCO commission, Future of Europe Conference, European Council, Nordic cooperation, Military coordination, COPS, COVID-19, Croatia, Disarmament, Belgrade Pristina Dialogue, Edouard Philippe, elections, EUAM Iraq, EUNAVFOR Atalanta, Eurosatory, European Peace Facility, Finland, France, Frontex, Ghana, Greece, International Contact Group, Haut-Kar, Helga Schmid, Nuclear safety instrument, Iraq, Iran, Javier Nart, Jumbo, KFOR, Lebanon, Libya, MFF 2021-2027, Election observation mission, NATO Mission Iraq, Montenegro, MPCC, Nasrin Sotoudeh, Nice, Norway, ONU, OPEX, NATO, third country, CFSP, PESCO, Sakharov Prize, world food program, PSDC, Pushbacks, EUSR, Sea Guardian, EEAS, Sweden, Thailand, Transnistria, Turkey, Venezuela, ylva johansson 12 min read
Notebook (22.01.2020). Confidential (Tunisia, Cyprus, EDIDP). Operations: Sahel. Defense (France-Germany). Space. Defense equipment. CFSP – Diplomacy. Neighborhood. Humanitarian aid. Security. Powers – Brexit. Diary 22th January 2020 B2 Writing Commercial agreement, Development Assistance, Germany, asile, armored, Brexit, DG Défus, Belgrade Pristina Dialogue, Human rights, Drones, Space, Airspace, Schengen area, France, Greece, helicopters, Israel-Palestine, KFOR, free exchange, Luxembourg, Magnitsky Act, MFF, migrants, NATO, Netherlands, Poland, radar, sanctions, South Sudan, land vehicles, Vietnam 11 min read
General D'Addario at the European Parliament's Defense Sub-Committee on January 23 [Verbatim] In Kosovo, a fragile calm. Nationalist rhetoric and frustrations 24th January 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Anna-Maria Eleni Boura, David Cullen, Belgrade Pristina Dialogue, Tariffs, General Lorenzo D'Addario, KFOR, Kosovo, KSF 6 min read
Jens Stoltenberg at the press conference (credit: NATO) NATO warns Kosovo: having an army is crossing a red line 5 December 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Belgrade Pristina Dialogue, Jens Stoltenberg, KFOR, Kosovo, NATO 2 min read
Notebook (25.08.2017). PESCO (majority, Slovakia). EUMM Georgia (interim). Paris 4+3 meeting. Békou Fund (audit). EEAS Directory. Germany (controversy). Finland (defence budget). Netherlands (Military Schengen Area). Poland (NATO priority). Lithuania (Opex). Romania (Opex Iraq). Serbia-Hungary (cooperation). Ukraine (ceasefire). Libya (critical Prodi). Mali (truce). DR Congo (survey). Yemen (strikes). Attack in Turku (Finland). Ambassador Cops Luxembourg. Hungary-Netherlands dispute. Serbia-Macedonia (reconciliation). Terrorism (Fund for municipalities / Estrosi – Operational plan / Macron). Migration (statistics). To be continued August 25, 2017 B2 Writing Afghanistan, Germany, Bulgaria, Estrosi, Migrant crisis, Spain, EUMM Georgia, Euro Fighter, F-35, Finland, Bekou Fund, Hungary, Iraq, Italy, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Johannes Hahn, KFOR, Libya, Lithuania, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Mali, NATO, PESCO, Poland, DR Congo, Romania, EEAS, Serbia, Slovakia, Sweden, EU-Turkey, Ukraine 14 min read
Notebook (28.06.2017). Strategic culture (Bildt). Eunavfor Med (Croatia). EEAS (Syria). Russia (sanctions). COPS (USA/diary). DRC (penalties). Germany (equipment budget). Bulgaria (Gripen). Germany (H145). Italy-DRC (cooperation). Incirlik (Germany). KFOR (Kosovo). MINUSCA (DRC). NGOs (war zones). Albania (elections). Cyprus-Türkiye (negotiations). EU-South Korea (cooperation). China (prisoners). ACP (Sahel). Pakistan (attack). Iran (sanctions). Terrorism (Rose Gottemoeller). Laundering (report, negotiation). Croatia (SIS). Migration (legal channels/Mogherini). Libya (visas). Budgets 2025. Summits 2018 (EU / NATO). Italy first (Massari). To be continued. To read June 28, 2017 Nicolas Gros Verheyde ACP-EU, Airbus H145, Albania, Balkans, Money laundering, EU budget, Bulgaria, Carl Bildt, Cyprus, COPS, South Korea, Croatia, strategic culture, Federica Mogherini, Financing of terrorism, Gripen, EU High Representative, Helmut Kohl, Incirlik, Iran, Italy, KFOR, Libya, Maurice Massari, Legal migration, minusca, Minusma, NGO, NATO, Pakistan, DR Congo, Rose Gottemoeller, Russia, Sahel, sanctions, schengen information system, Tosca Barucco, Tunisia, EU-China 13 min read
