Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) Clearly and clearly, the Europeans, united, ask Turkey to cease its military action. NATO remains much more ambiguous. US President Donald Trump clumsily tries to backtrack. Too
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(B2) Donald Trump's last telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayip Erdoğan on Sunday (October 6) caused amazement and misunderstanding in the European ranks True to his habits of leading alone
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(B2) Collecting and storing the biometric data of Turkish nationals who apply for a temporary residence permit constitutes a "new restriction" within the meaning of the EEC-Turkey Association Agreement (1), considers the Court of Justice
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(B2) Recently published: (blog) A defeat for Malian forces Authorization to inspect and seize ships in the Mediterranean renewed by the UN Josep Borrell wants to play the continuity card (Parliamentary questionnaire) (confidential)
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(B2) We are testing the implementation of a 'Special Plenary Notebook', available online from Wednesday and finalized on Friday. Our ambition is, alongside the usual articles, to improve our coverage of the 'plenaries' of the
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(B2) Recently published: The arms embargo on the Central African Republic will be eased. Objective: to facilitate the rise of local security forces (exclusive) Kris Peeters ejects one of the heavyweights of
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(B2) Recently published: (exclusive) Operation Sophia could be renewed for three months without ships From the European Defense Fund to Galileo, Sylvie Goulard's roadmap. DG Defense and Space is
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(B2) For the Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs, it was the examination of the start of the school year before the Foreign Affairs Committee (AFET) of the European Parliament, this Monday (2 September). The opportunity to share the priorities of the presidency
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(B2) Iran and Iraq were the main dishes of a specially charged Foreign Affairs Council on Monday 15 July. Summary of discussions News items Sudan. Support for a transition to a civilian government read:
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(B2) Provocations have become unacceptable. Faced with Turkey's illegal drilling off Cyprus, the European Union has decided to raise the tone, but in a reasonable way. This is the meaning of the conclusions adopted
Read(B2) The 28 are determined to bang their fists on the table, and not just in words, vis-à-vis Turkey, which persists in wanting to undertake drilling in the exclusive economic zone of Cyprus.
Read(B2) Recently published: (confidential) Commission 2019. About ten Commissioners already appointed: 5 women, 5 men (analysis) Repositioning the post of High Representative in a more strategic function (blog) Le cordon sanitaire
Read(B2) Recently published: (blog) Strong tribute from France to its allies for their transport support (blog) Sea Watch forces Italian territorial waters. State of necessity obliges. Silent Europe The Strategic Context Cases
Read(B2) Recently published: Poland condemned for its law on the supreme court (blog) Crash of two Eurofighters in the Mecklenburg Lake District Mark T. Esper, new acting US Minister of
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(B2) The heads of state and government of the EU meeting in summit, this Thursday, June 20, "strongly condemned" Turkish drilling in the eastern Mediterranean. Exasperated by the Turkish attitude, the 28 climb the
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(B2) After a long and complex discussion on the climate, and at the cost of a footnote, the 28 Heads of State and Government adopted, on June 20, 2019, their project for
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
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(B2) Recently published: The political crisis in Moldova is over. The Europeans push a phew! of relief (exclusive) European Peace Facility: debate blocked. A move expected from the High Representative and
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(B2) Recently published: (blog) Méditerranée. 140 days of blocking (exclusive) Associating third countries with PESCO: it's complicated! The US is adding 1000 soldiers for a 'sustainable' presence in Poland.
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