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Paolo Gentiloni

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Notebook (22.09.2017). PESCO (third country, Tusk). EUMC (Ireland). Defense (S&D). Hybrid Threats. EUTM Somalia (province). EUNAVFOR Med Sophia (funding). PSDC missions (Discipline, Cultural Heritage). COPS visit. Sanctions (North Korea,…

(B2) Recently published: (blog) Caribbean. French, Dutch and British join forces. Finally ! Cybersecurity, a stated priority for the Commission Federica Mogherini, mid-term review: not as exciting as when it started

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Notebook (17.03.2017). MPCC (formalization). Middle East (Cops). NATO-EU (meeting). EUFOR Altea (commander). Gambia (security). Defense Products (directive). Egypt (sanctions). Blood Minerals (control). Defense (Gentiloni/Danjean). Türkiye (campaign). Uganda (survey). Crimea…

(B2) Recently published: The Aris 13 ship released (blog) The Arctic is heating up… and militarizing. The European Parliament is on the alert! “The EU is slowly learning lessons from CSDP missions” (Cremonini) It is time to put in

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Fayez al-Sarraj and Paolo Gentiloni signed an agreement (Credit: Italian Government)
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Rome and Tripoli sign a cooperation agreement on migration (the commented text)

(B2) Italy and Libya have decided to strengthen their cooperation to fight against the illegal smuggling of migrants in the Mediterranean. This is the meaning of the memorandum signed in Rome between Fayez al-Sarraj, the head of government

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Notebook (14.12.2016). EUCAP Sahel Mali / EUMM Georgia (head of mission). COPS (calendar). Belgrade-Pristina (Justice). Denmark (Daesh). Manul (extension). France (terrestrial future). Finland (42.7). Aleppo (civilians). Türkiye (attack/state of emergency). Forehead…

(B2) Recently published: The European Parliament wants to strengthen the EU's deterrence capabilities – Brok report A turning point in European defense policy (Analysis) (blog) The conduct of operations: a missing piece

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Defense Minister R. Pinotti with Prime Minister Renzi during a videoconference with Italian contingents deployed abroad, August 11, 2016 (MOD Italy)
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Italy calls for a Defense Schengen. Will the call be heard?

(B2) The Italian Ministers of Defence, Roberta Pinotti, and of Foreign Affairs, Paolo Gentiloni call, in a column published by the daily newspapers Le Monde and Repubblica, on Wednesday (August 10), for a start in terms of

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