Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) The EU court dismissed on Wednesday (July 14) a dozen appeals filed by Venezuelan officials, including former Bolivarian National Guard general Antonio Benavides Torres, who were placed under EU sanctions
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(B2) Honoring the Takuba Task Force July 14 military parade is not just a publicity stunt. It symbolizes the reconfiguration of the French presence in the Sahel. Paris bets a lot
Read(B2) Venezuela has good standing to act against the embargo on arms and military equipment from the European Union. The Court of Justice of the EU solemnly recalled this on Tuesday (June 22) The Grand Chamber of
Read(B2) The Foreign Ministers met face-to-face in Luxembourg on Monday (June 21), ahead of the European summit, which will deal in particular with the Sahel, Russia and Turkey. The ministers
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(B2) For Angela Merkel, it's not time to say goodbye. Even if the legislative elections are held at the end of September, it will take time to form the future coalition. The European leaders have therefore been
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(B2) You should never anger a French senator. Those in charge of military affairs did not have a voice in the matter of updating the law on military programming, as should have been
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(B2) In the sequence before the European summit (at the end of the week), the Ministers of Foreign Affairs meet in Luxembourg, face-to-face, Monday 21 June. For the first time in nearly a year, the
Read(B2) The meeting of ministers last Monday (22.03) was marked by the adoption of sanctions, in particular against Burma and China. As for those against Turkey, they are abandoned for the moment Points
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(B2) The time for sanctions no longer seems appropriate with Turkey. The Europeans seem determined to give time to time and to play the appeasement card. Ankara having decided to lower a
Read(B2) EU Foreign Ministers meet on Monday (22.03), normally face-to-face, to largely clear the ground for the meeting of Heads of State and Government On the agenda: the
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(B2) The Franco-German aircraft project of the future, or SCAF, is slipping. The differences are industrial, but also political. It is the whole of Franco-German cooperation in the field of defense that is weakened © Confidential © On the agenda of the
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(B2) The meeting of Foreign Ministers on Monday (22.02) was a meeting with several major subjects on the table: Russia, Hong Kong, Belarus, Myanmar without forgetting the meeting, virtual, with the Secretary of State
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(B2) The denunciation of war crimes committed by Eritrean forces acting alongside Ethiopian troops could be a turning point in the conflict in Ethiopia. The European Union seeks to break the vicious circle of
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(B2) Largely devoted to the Covid-19 crisis (vaccination and border closures) and to the Health Union, the European summit on Thursday and Friday will also address the theme of defense
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(B2) The government in Caracas has decided to expel the EU ambassador to Venezuela. The measure was announced on Wednesday (24.02). The European Union responded with a similar measure Persona non grata The Venezuelan Minister of
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(B2) High ranking officers, magistrates and government officials in Caracas have their assets frozen. A gesture intended to sanction the non-respect of democratic rules This arbitration was rendered on the sidelines of
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(B2) The Munich security conference, a traditional high mass on security and the transatlantic link, has been canceled and replaced by a few speeches delivered remotely. The words were there. But the salt of
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(B2) The large victory of the left-wing 'self-determination' party in the elections on Sunday in Kosovo is full of questions whether it is for relations with the EU or the maintenance of the EULEX mission, or the dialogue
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(B2) The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, is today visiting Russia. A politically complicated trip, in a tense atmosphere after the prison sentence of Putin's number 1 opponent ©
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