Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) The services of the European Commission and the High Representative of the EU drew up, just before Christmas, an assessment of the action plan for the Sahel. A document which contains two very interesting annexes. Are
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(B2) A small country bordering Russia, Estonia is not the first country that comes to mind when talking about European defence, and even less about European missions in Africa. And yet. Eastern Tallinn
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(B2) Despite the efforts of the Europeans in Africa, where ten of their sixteen missions and operations take place, the results do not always live up to expectations. " We can not say
Read(B2) Recently published: Freeze of funds confirmed for an old friend of Putin, the businessman Arkadi Rotenberg A special Prosecutor is needed for Syria! We must say stop to criminals (Ana Gomes)
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(B2 – exclusive) Delivered with forceps, the conclusions that should be approved by EU ministers (Foreign Affairs / Defence) on security and defense policy must define — according to what we
Read(B2) Born from a Franco-Spanish initiative, the capacity building mission in Niger was launched on 16 July 2012 by the European Union CSDP mission in Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger). It is more precisely a mission of supervision,
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(B2) The appearance of Franco-German proposals on Defense should not mislead us. Beyond the common words, driven in large part by political leaders, there are singular nuances on both sides of the
Read(B2) The summit between the EU and Canada taking place this Sunday (30 October) (1) also includes a more political component, with the signing of a Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA), intended to deepen, 40
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(B2) Behind the vigorous 'No' delivered by Michael Fallon to an impossible European army (read: Strengthening defence? The Europeans are divided on the means and the level of ambition) also hides a
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(B2) The real budget of the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) for 2016, financed at Community level, should reach 246,7 million euros, a decrease of around 20 million euros compared to the real budget
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(B2) The draft budget of the European Union for 2017 foresees an overall increase of 4,7% (*) compared to 2016. This is felt in particular for headings 3 (internal security and borders) and 4
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(B2 – exclusive) As the European Union police mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL Afghanistan) draws to a close, Pia Stjernvall takes stock of 10 years of European presence with the Afghan police.
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(B2) The implementation of two new tasks for Operation Sophia (EUNAVFOR Med), from the summer of 2016, has changed its focus. The EUNAVFOR Med force is no longer concerned only with making
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(B2) Although the European Union initially relied more on the means of NATO or other organisations, it has become, over time, more autonomous and has deployed larger numbers of personnel on
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(B2) The regionalization of CSDP efforts in the Sahel presented by the EEAS is not progressing as quickly as the European Diplomatic Service would have liked. The first document presented to the Member States had not
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(B2) This is a nagging question that comes up regularly when we look at the European Union's external action: how to "improve coordination and cooperation between EU delegations and missions
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(B2) European justice (Tribunal and Court of Justice of the EU) does not have the power to directly control EU foreign policy nor civilian or military crisis management operations (CSDP). A
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(B2) After several months of discussion, the '28' finally approved, on July 18, a common code of discipline for all CSDP civilian missions, which are placed directly under European command
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(B2) Ministers met on Monday (July 18) for their last meeting before the summer break with an agenda devoted in part to Latin America, China, migration and strategy
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