Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) MEPs call for the development of a common position on lethal autonomous weapon systems. In a resolution adopted on Wednesday 12 September by an overwhelming majority (566 for, 47 against and 73 abstentions), Parliament
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(B2) The European Parliament is making progress on setting up the future European Defense Fund, which will be set up from 2021. The connection with the industrial development program of the
Read(B2) The Austrian Defense Minister, Mario Kunasek (FPÖ), proposes to deploy soldiers to European borders in order to fight against illegal immigration. A proposal that he intends to put on the table at informal meetings
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(B2) The meeting of Foreign Ministers on Monday July 16 was shorter than usual. The three debates on Libya, the Eastern Partnership and North Korea did not give rise
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(B2) European Council President Donald Tusk, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg signed a joint declaration on cooperation
Read(B2) The European Parliament calls on EU Member States to cooperate closely in the development of their respective cyber defences. A process coordinated at European level by the European Commission, the EEAS and the European Agency
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(B2) The European Commission published, on Wednesday 13 June, its proposal for a regulation establishing the European Defense Fund for the next budgetary framework 2021-2027. Details The fund, endowed with 13 billion euros over seven
Read(B2) Recently published: The freezing of the assets of a Syrian businessman close to Maher Al-Assad confirmed The European Intervention Initiative (EI2) will be "non-inclusive", I assume (Florence Parly) (blog) Ne don't forget us! The call to
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(B2) India, China, Japan, South Korea… these are some of the countries in Asia with which the European Union sees “significant possibilities for deepening cooperation” in the field of security and defence. The ministers
Read(B2) The 28 Foreign Ministers intend, this Monday (May 28), to reaffirm the priorities of the common security and defense policy, in its civilian aspect (what is called the civilian CSDP). They
Read(B2) The new version of the capacity development plan is nearing completion. If it does not differ globally from its predecessors, the current process has nevertheless been enriched to achieve a more
Read(B2) Recently published: A new budget for the EULEX Kosovo mission is phasing out Cooperation in cyber defense is a principle: 'help me, I am under attack' (gen. Bonnet de Paillerets) (blog) Zuckerberg prefers a
Read(B2) The Foreign Ministers of the '28' are meeting on Monday (28) May with a number of current sources of tension on their agenda. After two informal meetings (Russian opponent), the meeting of ministers starts at
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(B2) Foreign and security policy is probably one of the least complicated issues, at least politically, of the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union. A kind of 'cordial agreement'. In London as in Brussels,
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(B2) The point was expected. The European Commission and the High Representative of the Union presented, this Wednesday (28 March), their action plan to improve military mobility in the European Union. A plan that rests
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(B2) EU Foreign Ministers are meeting in Sofia for their traditional informal meeting (known as Gymnich), with Bulgaria holding the EU Presidency, on Thursday and Friday (15 and 16 February). Four
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(B2) The Ministers for European Affairs of the 27 adopted, on Monday 29 January, the negotiating directives on the "possible transitional arrangements" after the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. These fix
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(B2) Brexit will have many consequences for security and defense issues. This is what emerges from the document intended to serve as a basis for the discussions at 27 on the future relationship
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(B2) The meeting of the European Council on December 14 and 15 will be extremely political, judging by the subjects discussed. It will ask the Heads of State and Government to fully exercise their role:
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