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Notebook (04.08.2017). PSDC (report). PESCO (Italy/Cyprus). PSDC (recruitment). Crimea (penalties). Cyprus (extension). Bulgaria-Macedonia Agreement. United States (Russia sanctions). Venezuela (Constituent Assembly). Somalia (attack). Türkiye-Germany (tensions). North Korea (missiles). Libya (EU).…

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(B2) Recently published: Those responsible for the diversion of Siemens turbines to Crimea sanctioned The European Union launches its stabilization action in Mopti and Segou. Details Italy launches a military mission in the waters

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Notebook (21.07.2017). EUNAVFOR Med (informal). CBSD (Juri committee). EULEX Kosovo / EUBAM Rafah (recruitment). EEAS (parity). COPS (last). France (diplo priorities). Brexit (sanctions). EDIDP (working group). Awacs (renovation). Estonia…

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(B2) Recently published: Hybrid threats: the Commission addresses a self-satisfecit François Lecointre, new commander of the French armies. Operations not the budget The EU adapts its legal framework for new sanctions in the DR

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Notebook (28.06.2017). Strategic culture (Bildt). Eunavfor Med (Croatia). EEAS (Syria). Russia (sanctions). COPS (USA/diary). DRC (penalties). Germany (equipment budget). Bulgaria (Gripen). Germany (H145). Italy-DRC (cooperation). Incirlik (Germany). KFOR (Kosovo). MINUSCA…

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(B2) Recently published: The EU wants to strengthen its counter-terrorism measures abroad The Dutch government deemed “partly” responsible for the Srebrenica massacre Ensuring solidarity supply to other Member States. A declaration of intent Increase in passages

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Notebook (12.05.2017). CSDP (conclusions). Recruitment (CPCC/Eucap Sahel Mali). Marsur (Sophia). Balkans (CSDP). Disarm (program). Ukraine (visa). Kenya (election observation). MOAS/Mediterranean (rescue at sea). EU-Tunisia (Association Council/meeting). Mexico (assassinations). Somalia (help).…

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(B2) Recently released: A hard core turned marshmallow. A permanent structured cooperation: what for? (blog) Better funded and more deployable battlegroups Peace and security at the heart of renewal

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Notebook (08.05.2017). EU-NATO (Stoltenberg, SatCen). Defense search (blocking). Medical support (PSDC). NATO Summit (agenda). EU-Africa (partnership). 2015 budget (discharge). Romania (PSDC). EU-Jordan (rules of origin). Russian propaganda (Muresan). Europol (Daesh).…

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(B2) Recently published: The Fifth Republic changes. Power passes to Parliament? (blog) Train without equipping! It's like pouring water without a glass (blog) The US army sets up its HQ for the operation

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Notebook (28.04.2017). EUMS (reorganisation). EUTM RCA (command). EUNAVFOR Med (FHQ). Civil missions (responsiveness). Libyan Coast Guard (European Commission). Cops (calendar). France (intermediate frigates). Türkiye (accession negotiations). Macedonia (violence). Iran (nuclear). Venezuela…

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(B2) Recently published: The Europeans are studying the demand for equipment from the Libyan coast guard… attentively Le Drian in Malta: goodbye… and maybe see you soon. With a touch of bitterness The head of the European Defense Agency

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Notebook (04.04.2017). Recruitment (EUBAM Rafah/EUSR). PSDC (training). Non-proliferation (thinks-tank). Libya (sanctions). Yemen (sanctions). Türkiye (Facility for Refugees). Iraq (collateral damage). Russia (attack). Israel (colonies). Gabon (dialogue). DRC (assassinations). Belarus…

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(B2) Recently published: An Indian dhow captured by pirates (blog) The EU sets its conditions for the reconstruction of Syria The Somali government must take its security in hand. It's urgent say the 28

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Notebook (15.02.2017/XNUMX/XNUMX). EU intelligence. Space (draft conclusions). EEAS (moving). COPS (diary). EUPOL Copps (report). EU-Afghanistan (agreement). Sanctions Ukraine/Tunisia (third country). Timor Leste (MOE). Afghanistan (Regrets). North Korea (missiles).…

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(B2) Recently published: Canada's participation in the CSDP at the heart of the strategic partnership agreement American words expected at the meeting of NATO Defense Ministers (15 and 16

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Notebook (27.01.2017). Africa (Early Warning). CAF (calendar). EUSR (adoption). ICC. Eunavfor Med (patch). Tunisia (penalties). Afghanistan (UK). UNFICYP (extension). Greece (Turkish military). Cyprus (negotiations). Israel (colonies/Gaza). Serbia/Kosovo (appeasement). Macedonia (government).…

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(B2) Recently published: The four evolution paths for battlegroups (Grammatico) The training mission of the Somali army "EUTM Somalia" The EU wants to reinforce the means in Libya and increase the aid to the Libyan coast guard The operation

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Notebook (20.01.2017). Ukraine sanctions (reasons). Israel/Palestine (veto continued). EUCAP Sahel Niger (jobs). Tunisia (cooperation). Gambia. RCA (investigation). Burundi (tensions). Zambia (65 million). Lake Chad (emergency aid). Refugees (cold). Terrorism (cooperation…

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(B2) Recently published: The Canarias frigate joins Operation Sophia (blog) Who will be a member of the AFET, SEDE and LIBE commissions? Committees that matter in the European Parliament: chairs and coordinators Change of number

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Notebook (07.12.2016). EUTM Mali (Belgium). Court (recruitment). Türkiye (enlargement). Libya (Daesh/humanitarian aid). UNMIL (future). RCA (sexual abuse). Czech Rep. (Constitution). Norway (Poseidon). Spain (helicopters). Portugal (defense). Netherlands (colonial memory). Syria (UN/Aleppo).…

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(B2) Recently published: The EU and NATO want to define the markers of a renewed cooperation. Objective: to overcome the ghosts of the past Sea Guardian: a limited-scale operation (blog) EUTM Mali's priorities: re-training,

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Notebook (04.11.2016). CHOD meeting (agenda). Operation Sophia (review). Libyan Coast Guard (Hennis). Russia (sanctions). Weimar summit. Jordan (macro-financial aid). Opex (French budget). South Sudan (UNMISS). Minusma. Syria (mechanism…

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(B2) Recently published: Dastis, Cospedal and Zoido, the new Spanish ministers to know Liberation of a woman hostage from Somali pirates* More than ten years later, the gendarmerie discovers the directive on the time of

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Notebook (14.10.2016) Cops (diary). EUTM Mali (training). Nordic countries (French). PSDC (Steinmeier). Russian propaganda. Somalia (piracy). French Navy (command). NATO (appointment). Saudi Arabia (terrorism). Türkiye. Tunisia (agreement). Mozambique (peace). Nigeria…

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(B2) Recently published: The Europeans want to create a political space on Syria. A war crime in Aleppo Serious shortcomings in the management of migrants (exclusive) The challenges of the Justice Council

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