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General Slawomir Wojciechowsk on the occasion of a visit by the current Chairman of the Military Committee Robert Brieger to Poland in February 2023 (Photo: Polish General Staff - B2 archives)

[Confidential] A Pole future president of the EU military committee? (v2)

15 April 2024 Nicolas Gros Verheyde EU Military Committee, nomination, Poland. Commission 2024 6 min read

[Portrait] Charles and Jens are back. For better and for worse !

March 25, 2022 B2 Writing Charles Michel, European Council, Ukraine War 2022, Jens Stoltenberg, nomination, NATO 4 min read

Is the future leader of NATO in this family photo? NATO leaders gathered at Buckingham Palace around the Queen for the London summit (Photo: NATO / B2 Archives, December 2019)

[Decryption] Who to succeed Jens Stoltenberg at the head of NATO? The ten nomination criteria. A principle: opacity

February 14st, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Jens Stoltenberg, nomination, NATO 10 min read

[Portrait] An Italian will take the lead of the EUBAM Libya mission

14th January 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Head of Mission, EUBAM Libya, Italy, nomination 2 min read

[Portrait] A woman takes charge of the EUCAP Sahel Niger mission (v3)

12th January 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Germany, Head of Mission, Eucap Sahel Niger, nomination 3 min read

Hervé Flahaut, an experienced police officer at the head of EUCAP Sahel Mali

9 December 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Head of Mission, EUCAP Sahel Mali, France, nomination 2 min read

[Portrait] A new military representative for France to the EU and NATO

July 13, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde France, nomination, Military representation 2 min read

[Decryption] Miroslav Lajcak officially appointed special representative for the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (v3)

3 April 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Belgrade Pristina Dialogue, Miroslav Lajčak, nomination, EUSR Balkans 10 min read

[Portrait] A German, Francophile, appointed DG of DG GROW (Internal Market and Industry)

March 26, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde European Commission, DG Grow, General Manager, Kerstin Jorna, nomination, Thierry breton 3 min read

[Portrait] Czech Jiri Sedivy takes charge of the European Defense Agency

March 6, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde European Defense Agency, Juri Sedivy, nomination, Czech Republic 0 min read

A Polish diplomat will take the helm of EUMM Georgia (v2)

February 6st, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Head of Mission, EUMM Georgia, nomination, Poland 2 min read

[Portrait] Timo Pesonen appointed head of DG Defense and Space (DEFIS). Monique Pariat at Home Affairs (DG HOME)

11 December 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde European Commission, DG Defense, DG Challenges, DG HOME, Finland, France, Monique Pariat, nomination, Timo Pesonen 3 min read

German relay at the head of the EUAM Iraq mission. Berlin intends to keep positions of influence

10 December 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Head of Mission, EUAM Iraq, Exclusive, free, nomination, Open 4 min read

A Swede takes the helm of EULEX Kosovo

29th November 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Head of Mission, Eulex Kosovo, nomination 1 min read

Jean-Claude Juncker (European Commission), François Hollande and Angela Merkel - in the background Emmanuel Macron, then Minister of the Economy (credit: European Commission)

High-tech boss Thierry Breton appointed by France to take on the post of Internal Market Commissioner (v2)

24 October 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Commission 2019, Corporates, France, nomination, Thierry breton 7 min read

[Confidential] A Swede or a Frenchman as EUSR for the Great Lakes. For what mandate with what budget? (v2)

[News] Mark Rutte at the head of NATO. A (simple) matter of days now

[Confidential] A Belgian as EU special representative for the Great Lakes?