Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) The Court of Justice of the European Union on Tuesday (June 14) annulled the pirate transfer agreement concluded with Tanzania in the framework of the EUNAVFOR Atalanta operation. Since Parliament was not informed
Read(B2 – exclusive) The Global Strategy prepared by EU High Representative Federica Mogherini is expected to be “welcomed” at the European Council on Tuesday 28 June. In this text that the European Council had
Read(B2) The next discussion of the multi-annual budget framework (MFF) is likely to be tight. Under the leadership of two co-rapporteurs, the Frenchwoman Isabelle Thomas (PS/S&D) and the Polish Jan Olbricht (PO/PPE), the European Parliament has decided to act
Read(B2) Recently published: The mission support platform is being set up. A second best? Details… The Commission proposes a new pact on immigration to third countries Recruiting in CSDP missions
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(B2) All files concerning foreign or defense policy are generally discussed beforehand, within working groups made up of experts from all the Member States, before being examined at the level of the
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(B2) The Political and Security Committee (PSC) is the body that allows Member States to develop common positions on foreign policy and to take decisions on common security (CFSP).
Read(B2) Over the years, the liberalization of visas with third countries has become as much an instrument aimed at facilitating tourist or professional exchanges, a common immigration policy, as an instrument of
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(B2) Recently published: discharge given to the EEAS budget. But a salvo of recommendations for the future Four NATO battalions will soon be deployed in Eastern Europe. Germans in Lithuania And on the blog
Read(B2) Recently published: Little Swiss in EU CSDP missions CBSD… A certain feeling of frustration (Mogherini) NATO restores the telephone with Moscow “Significant progress” in the agreement with
Read(B2) The idea of a plan B for Libya, in the absence of the formation of a national government, resurfaces regularly. But, for the moment, the European authorities as of the Atlantic Alliance refuse to consider this hypothesis. Even if the bet
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(B2) As the Netherlands take over the rotating presidency of the EU, it is worth looking at the non paper they presented – together with Germany – in November. A document addressed to
Read(B2 – exclusive) The Legal Service of the Council of the EU issued an opinion at the beginning of December on the possibilities existing within the European Union to equip the military forces of African countries, particularly in
Read(B2) For several weeks, the Friends of the Presidency group has been working on improving working methods within the European Union. At the last meeting on December 1, the
Read(B2) The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice, Juliane Kokott, delivered, on October 28, very interesting conclusions on the agreements for the transfer of suspects concluded within the framework of the anti-piracy operation of
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(B2) This is the feeling of Bert Koenders, the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs who gives a long interview to the daily NRC. “Europe is a powerful continent but a little illiterate when it comes to
Read(BRUSSELS2) The High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica Mogherini, has decided to step out of the relative discretion that marked her first months. For several weeks, she
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(BRUSSELS2) How can the Union's foreign policy objectives be better met within the framework of the United Nations? This is the question that the European Parliament wants to answer with the (own-initiative) report which will be
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(B2) The Polish opposition PiS (law and justice) is making no secret if it wins the elections next October in Poland to reorient Polish European and foreign policy towards a more national position. SO
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(BRUSSELS2 – updated with Council results) European Union foreign ministers had their last meeting, on July 20, before the summer break, with essentially two topics on
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