Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(BRUXELLES2) The decision to lift the embargo on arms to Syria was recorded, implicitly, by the publication this Saturday (June 1) in the Official Journal of the decision extending the various
Read(BRUSSELS2) Faced with the slippage of the situation in Syria, the Atlantic Alliance is stuck not only by the differences in approach between the Allies but also by the American desire not to engage too much in a military manner
Read(BRUSSELS2) “I will say frankly that I am a bit disappointed,” declared Vladimir Chizhov, Russian Ambassador to the EU on Tuesday 28 May. In front of the journalists (including B2), he made a harsh judgment on
Read(B2) The agreement of the Foreign Ministers “27” on an extension of the sanctions for Syria has been a long time to reach. We had to wait a little before midnight on Monday (May 27) for
Read(BRUSSELS2) The question of Syria, the arms embargo and the relaunch of the political process (Geneva 2) will be at the heart of the Council of Foreign Affairs Ministers which is being held on Monday 27
Read(BRUSSELS2) François Hollande and David Cameron left together – by Thalys – from the European Summit with the objective – as the French President detailed to the press – “to discuss
Read(BRUSSELS2) The total lifting of the arms embargo at the end of May no longer seems to be an absolute demand of French diplomacy today, a senior French diplomat explained to B2, on the sidelines of
Read(BRUSSELS2, exclusive) Belgians, French, Dutch, British… are present today in Syria alongside radical or other groups; some are fighting in Mali. The phenomenon – even if it is not the majority
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(BRUSSELS2) The most important event of the meeting of Foreign Ministers at NATO this Tuesday is undoubtedly the visit of the American Secretary of State, John Kerry, the first to the Alliance since his appointment.
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(BRUSSELS2 to Strasbourg) Before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, Thursday (April 18), the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Laurent Fabius, carried out a gentle backpedaling on the question of the delivery
Read(BRUSSELS2) The European Union could quickly lighten its embargo against Syria, by lifting for the benefit of the Syrian National Coalition only some of the measures decided at the end of 2011. A decision could be taken in this direction
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(B2) The informal discussion of EU foreign ministers in Dublin on Friday (22 March) showed, once again, the difference in views on the possible lifting of the arms embargo
Read(BRUSSELS2 to Dublin) Dutch Minister Frans Timmermans drew attention to the plight of young people from third countries who join the jihadists in Syria during the meeting of Ministers of
Read(BRUSSELS2 to Dublin) The British Foreign Ministers, William Hague, and French, Laurent Fabius, repeated their position for the lifting of the embargo on arms, this Friday (March 22). Position they clarified
Read(BRUSSELS2) Bulgaria does not intend to initiate a procedure to include Hezbollah on the list of anti-terrorist organisations, the new Bulgarian Prime Minister stressed according to Bulgarian media on Saturday (March 16). " We
Read(BRUXELLES2) The European Council ended this Friday (15 March) with a subject that came to the table of the 27 Heads of State and Government: the lifting of the arms embargo. As
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(BRUSSELS2) The meeting of European Union foreign ministers with Lakhdar Brahimi, the special envoy of the UN and the Arab League, on Monday (11 March), showed how catastrophic the situation there was, How much
Read(BRUSSELS2) If the sanctions imposed on the Syrian regime of Bashar Al-Assad do not seem ready to be reduced, the European experts are, on the other hand, in the process of studying a reduced regime of sanctions in the areas held
Read(BRUSSELS2) Speaking to the European Parliament in front of the press, General Selim Idriss, commander-in-chief of the Free Syrian Army (SLA) warned against the arrival of "foreign fighters", coming from Iraq as well as from 'elsewhere,
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