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Notebook (11.12.2019). Confidential (EU-Morocco audit). PESC (Palestine Debate. MFF 2021-2027. Sanctions DR Congo. Support for Ukraine. 'Climate' Ambassador). PSDC (Sahel Borrel missions). Defense (Hybrid threats. Arms trafficking in the Balkans.…

(B2) A great deal of work has been undertaken on the B2 and B2 Pro site in order, at the same time, to give a little freshness to the 'look' of the site, to implement various new instruments and to

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Notebook (25.11.2019). Confidential (COPS). CFSP (JCPOA commission. EEAS recommendations. CFSP report). Defense (Italian patrol boat. Huawei complaint). Diplomacy (Syria targeted attacks. Russia foreign agents. Israel-Palestine Europe. Egypt and media. Women and…

(B2) Recently published: Peacekeeping and Counterterrorism in Africa. The UN is fading, the EU is getting stronger (JP Lacroix) (blog) Latest news from EU peacekeeping missions and operations – CSDP

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Notebook (27.09.2019). Confidential (COPS. Michel-Rutte. Australia-EU). PESC Sanctions (Chemical weapons. Al Qaeda. Libya). Defense (Von der Leyen-Loiseau. UK space. Estonia EDIDP project. France suspicious flight. BFA anniversary). Diplomacy (Iran JCPOA.…

(B2) Recently released: Rovana Plumb and Laszlo Trocsanyi are in the same boat. Who will fall in the water? Operation Sophia extended for six months, still without naval means (exclusive) The Ministers of the Interior of

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Notebook (10.07.2019). Confidential (COPS, Support to Ukraine). PESC (Sudan Haavisto, G5 Sahel. Sanctions Venezuela). Operations (Heads EUPOL Copps and EUBAM Rafah). Defense (MRTT France. Tempest Sweden. A400-M refueling). Diplomacy (Iran…

(B2) Recently published: (confidential) Commission 2019. About ten Commissioners already appointed: 5 women, 5 men (analysis) Repositioning the post of High Representative in a more strategic function (blog) Le cordon sanitaire

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Notebook (26.06.2019). Confidential (EUFOR Mali options. IEI delayed. Russia sanctions. CSDP Palestine and Israel). Defense (European Army. Weapons Saudi Arabia Verhofstadt. Romania Corvettes. Estonia anti-tank missile. Ukraine certification). Diplomacy (Tunisia…

(B2) Recently published: Poland condemned for its law on the supreme court (blog) Crash of two Eurofighters in the Mecklenburg Lake District Mark T. Esper, new acting US Minister of

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Notebook (03.06.2019). Confidential (COPS Agenda, Sanctions DR Congo). PESC (Daesh suppression. Sudan UN). PSDC (Vietnam third country. Military Experts Delegations). Defense (Canada F-35). Diplomacy (Korea group of facilitators. Asian bilaterals.…

(B2) Recently published: A new French ambassador in Brussels, at the COPS How to improve permanent structured cooperation (Iris) © Confidential / © On the agenda of the COPS. The ambassadors of the Political Committee and of

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Notebook (03.05.2019). Confidential (Exceptional Summit, COPS). CFSP (Daesh sanctions). Operations (Mali Ogossago, MINURSO). Defense (EDA appointment, NATO-Russia, Netherlands espionage, Poland F-35, Germany-Norway submarine. Slovenia command). Diplomacy (Venezuela caveats.…

(B2) Recently published: Europeans protest against the application of the Helms-Burton law (blog) End of training for the 3rd Somali light infantry company (blog) Review of the evacuation of French gendarmes and experts from EUBAM

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Ralf Ketzel and Holger Lenz (Krauss-Maffei Wegmann) and Péter Fedor (Hungary) sign the contract (credit: KMW)
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Notebook (21.12.2018). Confidential (Iran sanctions, Israel-Palestine action plans). Defense (Space Program 2021, Dual Use Brexit, Estonia research). Diplomacy (Syria hasty withdrawal, Peace in the Middle East-shower, Belgrade Pristina & Trump dialogue,…

(B2) Recently published: (blog) Jim Mattis throws in the towel Hungary goes shopping at Airbus and KMW The Christmas present for the 28. Operation Sophia extended by three months The Alliance's 2019 budget

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Notebook (27.08.2018). COPS (Agenda). Belgrade Pristina (meeting). EUNAVFOR Med (head). EUTM RCA (perimeter). West Bank/Jerusalem (settlements). Afghanistan (ceasefire). India (floods). Germany (elections 2019). Brexit (no deal). Budapest-Rome (axis). Memory (1939, 1968).…

(B2) Recently published: Berlin redefines its strategy with the USA: 'United Europe' against 'America First' (blog) A French A400M of the Pégase mission diverts to the island of Lombok The ten priorities of

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Notebook (13.08.2018). Sanctions (Burma, Iraq). EULEX Kosovo and UNMIK (report). PSDC (Australia). Israel/Gaza (escalation). Yemen (strikes). EU-Canada (interview). New Zealand (security). EU-Gambia (economy). South Sudan (negotiations). Venezuela (violence). DR Congo (elections).…

(B2) Recently published: (blog) For Poland, the principle of solidarity is exercised in the Balkans (blog) Faced with the earthquake on the island of Lombok, the EU mobilizes satellites and diplomats Niger, the migration question n 'East

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The Church of the Nativity from where the twelve Palestinians temporarily hosted in the EU were evacuated (credit: UNESCO / Federico Busonero)
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The temporary reception of twelve Palestinians extended (V2)

(B2) The European Union should extend, in the coming days, the temporary reception, “for exclusively humanitarian reasons” of twelve Palestinians. This decision renews for 24 months, retroactively to January 31, 2018, until

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Notebook (30.05.2018). Iran (delegation). Libya (last minute). Pompeo (invited). Yemen (report). Syria/Colombia (Cops). EU-US (Middle East). Iran (talk). Macedonia (Mogherini). Human Rights (report). Airbus (NATO contract). Transnistria (talks). Abkhazia /…

(B2) Recently published: Verbatim. It is fundamental that we take charge of our own destiny (Alpha Condé) The weakness of European coordination in the fight against radicalization pointed out Decryption. Investments

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Notebook (22.05.2018). JCPOA (Zarif, Mogherini, Sipilä, Babiš). Agenda (COPS, Development Council). SMM Ukraine (shooting). Compernol (EU response). Finland (conscription, aviation). Gaza (UN survey). Venezuela (elections). Cultural diplomacy. Sweden (manual of…

(B2) Recently published: The (future) external action funding instrument on the agenda of development ministers Gardner's message to Europeans: don't negotiate a gun to your head, be yourselves

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Notebook (30.04.2018). COPS (Agenda). EUSR Sahel. Austrian Presidency (diary). EUCAP Sahel Niger (head). EUTM Mali (Germany). EUCAP Somalia (maritime component). Chemical weapons (call). Afghanistan (sanctions). Myanmar (UN). Korean Peninsula (denuclearization).…

(B2) Recently published: (blog) Latest news from European missions – April 2018 (blog) Palanca joint border post soon to open NATO launches small training and advisory mission in Iraq A

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Notebook (11.12.2017). Athena mechanism (agreement). EDIDP (disagree). Fish (25). COPS (calendar). EUMM Georgia, EUCAP Sahel Mali (budget). Libya (blacklist). Vietnam (WUSC). Belgium (EUNAVFOR Med / Atalanta, EUTM Mali). 5th…

(B2) Recently published: Jerusalem. Hungary is going it alone and is blocking any declaration on behalf of the 28 (file) NATO-EU. The Warsaw Declaration. Seven areas of cooperation and 42 common measures (exclusive) PESCO. THE

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Notebook (13.10.2017). Iranian nuclear (device). European summit (conclusions). EUCAP Somalia (donations). Preparatory action (projects). Denmark (Defence budget). Spain (Crash). NATO-EU (meeting). Serbia (visit). Mali (status). Palestine (Hamas-Fatah). Liberia (elections). Partnership…

(B2) Recently published: Venezuela. The Europeans are waving the "sanctions" stick The French strategy magazine published Défense. The European Council will welcome the progress… no more (draft conclusions) On the agenda of the Business Council

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Notebook (27.09.2017). EUFOR Althea (Finland). Libyan Coast Guard (funding). CBSD (trilogue). EUCAP Sahel Mali (head). Cops (Sahel, Albania, Cyber). Sanctions (Mali, Libya). Netherlands (survey). Azerbaijan (Czech arms). Aircraft tankers (contract). Security…

(B2) Recently published: (blog) War or peace (3). Is the Union on the way to militarization? Defense research preparatory action A new full-time head appointed to EUPOL Copps The return of

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