Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) Several high-level meetings. Key topics for the future of the EU. On which there are strong uncertainties, such as the EU's support for Ukraine. This week is classified as “red” on the calendar
Read(B2) The “strategic” discussion between the 27 heads of state and government at the summit on Friday (June 30) made it possible to define a new course of action vis-à-vis Beijing. Rather firm conclusions,
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(B2) Would the six letters of EDIRPA have become the synonym of an unidentified legislative object. What is certain is that the European Parliament is preparing to vote on a very offensive text to strengthen the industrial base
Read(B2 — exclusive) The summit between the leaders of the two regional organizations scheduled for Brussels on Wednesday (December 14) could prove more difficult than expected. The elaboration of the ritual joint declaration is arduous. Asia is with
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(B2) Belarus is once again on the European agenda. The European Commission has changed its program to present the European response to hybrid actions on the European border in Strasbourg on Tuesday. Objective: to counter the operators
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(B2) The political agenda rhymes with the Balkans this week in Brussels. Several leaders of the region are traveling there, from the Serbian President on Monday to the Prime Minister of Kosovo on Thursday, via the President of Macedonia from
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(B2) The positive coronavirus test of a security officer of Charles Michel, the President of the European Council, forces the postponement to October 1 and 2 of the European Council scheduled for this weekend © Confidential
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(B2) Recently published: European land robot: the agreement on operational needs signed Defense ministers open the door to a coordinated maritime presence mechanism An expert in Franco-German relations, Sylvie
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(B2) The revelation of a maritime incident between France and China in early April reminded us of how difficult traffic had become in Southeast Asia. While Beijing still claims
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(B2) Recently published: The UN Security Council sets course for the fight against the financing of terrorism (resolution 2462) (blog) The five pirates arrested by the Spaniards transferred to the Seychelles Counter-terrorism
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(B2) For Michael Fallon, the British Minister of Defence, Brexit does not mean abandoning the defense of Europe. On the contrary. He said it again during the summer defense universities, at
Read(BRUSSELS2) The reaction of the European Union to the judgment of the Court of Arbitration in The Hague on Tuesday (12 July) on the Spratly Islands will have given rise to a psychodrama as only Europeans can
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(B2) The next EU-China summit, to be held in Beijing on July 12-13, will be dominated by economic issues. But the security dimension should not be absent, as evidenced by the agenda (see
Read(B2) Recently published: Airbus Defense Electronics comes under American control EU special representatives: missi dominici in a conflict zone CSDP missions and operations closed
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(BRUSSELS2) In a speech delivered to the German Marshall Fund in Washington on Monday (July 6), French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian outlined the three new challenges facing both Europeans and Americans.
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