Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) The EU Council of Ministers approved, on Friday (21 December), without debate, the extension for a further period of six months (until 31 July 2019) of economic sanctions targeting certain sectors of the economy
Read(B2) As expected (read: Operation Sophia extended by three months, for lack of anything better), the Council of the EU must approve this Friday (December 21), the extension, in extremis, of the military operation of the European Union in
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(B2) In the absence of consensus on a more ambitious proposal, the ambassadors of the Political and Security Committee (PSC) ended up agreeing on this Friday (December 14), during a meeting specially convened after the Council
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(B2) Operation EUNAVFOR Med Sophia may not close on December 31. After internal negotiation, the Italian government agreed to a technical extension, of three months only. This proposal should
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(B2 – exclusive) Foreign ministers are due to decide on Monday (10 December) whether to add to the European Union military training mission in the Central African Republic (EUTM RCA) a civilian pillar called “interoperability” to support
Read(B2) The Ministers of the 28 extended, on Monday (December 3), the European civilian observation mission (EUMM Georgia), deployed since 2008, along the 'administrative lines' of South Ossetia and Abkhazia , breakaway provinces of
Read(B2) The European Union will extend the Somali capacity building mission (EUCAP Somalia) for a period of 24 months, until 31 December 2020. The decision was finalized (without debate) by the ambassadors of the
Read(B2) Federica Mogherini warned the Member States at the meeting of Defense Ministers on November 20, and in particular Italy. “Either we find a temporary solution to the landing in the
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(B2) Defense Ministers should meet on Tuesday (November 20) with the Operation Sophia file on their table. The challenge remains the same: finding a solution at the port of disembarkation. Delicate subject
Read(B2) As announced (read: Diary 26.10.2018), the European Union renewed, this Tuesday (November 6), the embargo on arms and the restrictive measures targeted against several Venezuelan officials. This for an additional year, until November 14
Read(B2) The EU Foreign Affairs Council should extend the mandate of the European Union Somali Army Training Mission (EUTM Somalia) for another two years, until 31 December 2020. NB:
Read(B2 – exclusive) Foreign ministers set to extend EUAM IRAQ advisory mission for Internal Security Forces (EUAM IRAQ) on Monday (15 October) Budget doubled EUAM Iraq mission extended for one
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(B2) The Council of the European Union validated on Monday (25 June) the decisions to extend the mandates of six of the eight EU Special Representatives (EUSR) EUSR Bosnia and Herzegovina (decision, other languages) EUSR Kosovo ( decision,
Read(B2) The Council of the European Union should extend the mandates of its six special representatives (EUSR) by the end of the month. But their real usefulness can be questioned. The Coreper ambassadors should confirm this
Read(B2) As announced, the Council of the EU approved the renewal for two years, until 18 May 2020, of the EU Training Mission in Mali (EUTM Mali) with an extended mandate A decision
Read(B2) Two relatives of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, his Minister of Justice, Olena Leonidivna Lukash, and MP from the Party of Regions, Serhii Petrovych Kliuiev, witnessed, on March 6, the freezing of
Read(B2) The '28' foreign ministers approved, on Monday (July 17), the extension of the EUBAM Libya mission for another 18 months until December 31, 2018. The Italian head of mission Vincenzo Tagliaferri has
Read(B2) The Council of the European Union adopted, this Monday (13 March), by written procedure, the extension of restrictive measures (asset freeze and visa ban) linked to "actions compromising or
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(B2) The EU Special Representatives (EUSR) whose mandate ended on 28 February 2017 are all extended: for 16 months for the most part (Central Asia, Middle East, Bosnia and Herzegovina, South Caucasus and Crisis in
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