Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2 at Justus Lipsius) While the atmosphere was gloomy on Sunday and Monday, the name of Ursula von der Leyen was able to bring a smile back, even to the most jaded. This is the first time that the European executive
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(B2 at Justus Lipsius) The meeting got off to a bad start, several hours behind schedule on Sunday evening (June 30). As a witness to last-minute consultations and the difficulties in reaching an agreement, this
Read(B2 to Justus Lipsius) The failure of European leaders, who met for a summit in Brussels on 20 and 21 June, to find the right personality to replace Jean-Claude Juncker at the head of the Commission will not have
Read(B2) The European summit on June 20 and 21 will be dominated by the institutional agenda, the renewal of European heads, even if other aspects (Turkey, climate, Euro zone, etc.) are not negligible. An early meeting
Read(B2) The informal dinner of the 28 Heads of State and Government ended on Tuesday (May 28) without firing a shot on a unanimous report. The President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, has been mandated to seek
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(B2) The four leaders of the Visegrad group (V4) — the Czech Andrej Babiš, the Pole Mateusz Morawiecki, the Hungarian Viktor Orbán and the Slovak Peter Pellegrini — have agreed to present a
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