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Notebook (22.11.2016). COPS (calendar) Directory (EU). Recruitment (delegations, EULEX Kosovo, EUMM Georgia). Defense Union. Development aid (effectiveness). UNISFA (extension). Syria (opposition/Aleppo). Türkiye (freeze on negotiations). Yemen (ceasefire).…

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(B2) Recently published: The issue of Turkish officers in NATO (blog) The EUMM Georgia mission extended for 2 years. A more unstable situation today than yesterday The EUPOL Afghanistan mission goes into “liquidation” mode

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Notebook (28.10.2016). Ukraine-Netherlands (expectation, risk). EU budget (external). Ukraine (Quint). Belgrade-Pristina dialogue (telephone). DR Congo (Sudanese militiamen). Kenya (death penalty). Iraq (Mosul, PE). Türkiye (press). Nuclear (non-proliferation). EU-CELAC (cooperation).…

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(B2) Recently published: The role of the EU in defence, according to Stoltenberg and Mogherini. Differences… And a military HQ in the balance Sanctions against three Syrian businessmen close to Maher el-Assad confirmed

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Notebook (07.10.2016). Foreign Affairs (diary). ACSA (agreement). Justice (diary). External investment plan. Torture (rules). Georgia (visas). RCA (precarious security). Tornado on the ground. Nuclear (Netherlands). Syria (Aleppo/France). Yemen (ceasefire). Kazakhstan (agreement).…

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(B2) Recently published: New tasks for EUNAVFOR Med Sophia. Not without difficulty Commonly managed European border (and coast) guards. Here we go!* CSDP priorities need to be rethought. Syria

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