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Did Turkey (already) lose Europe ?

10 December 20206 January 2021 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde 0 Comments Conseil européen, Turquie 3 min read

(B2) With its childish quarrels, warlike attitudes, and insults to European leaders or peoples, Ankara has angered and worn Europeans

French armies communication in the turmoil

10 June 202010 June 2020 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde Communication, Florence Parly, France 2 min read

(B2) Between the French armies (led by Florence Parly) and journalists, the gap is widening. The ministry’s communication is being

B2 Editorial Headlines PESCO

The half-failure of permanent structured cooperation is looming (v2)

12 May 202016 June 2020 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde EU defence, PESCO 4 min read

(B2) Two and a half years on, permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) is struggling to show results. And this is not

B2 Editorial Civil protection Headlines

Coronavirus crisis. The von der Leyen Commission lacks audacity. Congenital weakness?

26 March 202022 April 2020 redacteur1 Commission 2019, Coronavirus crisis, CSDP, Humanitarian aid, Janez Lenarcic, RescEU, Single market, Ursula von der Leyen 8 min read

(B2) Faced with the scale of the current Coronavirus crisis, the European response still seems very timid. Bold on the

B2 Editorial EU Institutions Headlines

When Tintin Michel wanders around, the European Council suffers

24 February 202018 March 2020 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde Charles Michel, EU Budget, European Council, External relations 7 min read

(B2) The failure of the European Summit on Thursday and Friday (20 and 21 February) on the 2021-2027 budgetary framework

B2 Editorial Defence Industry Headlines Stabilisation / Peace

What if defence companies had to contribute to peacekeeping?

4 February 20205 February 2020 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde defence industry, European Peace Facility, peacekeeping 3 min read

(B2) The idea may seem foolish, or obvious, a priori. But it deserves to be thought about for at least

B2 Analysis B2 Editorial Sahel Stabilisation / Peace

The German engagement in the Sahel. The moment of truth for Berlin, and for Europe too…

12 January 20206 January 2021 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde Force Takuba, Germany, sahel 3 min read

(B2) Germany always seems so reluctant to engage more robustly in the Sahel, which seems contradictory. But some of the

B2 Editorial CFSP Strategy Headlines

Europeans must avoid pairs of slaps

2 January 20201 April 2020 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde European Council, Iran, Libya, Syria 4 min read

(B2) European States have taken, collectively, some beautiful slaps in 2019 on the international level. In 2020, they will have

B2 Editorial Diplomacy Headlines Libya

Is Fayez el Sarraj, the head of the Libyan government (Tripoli), still credible?

9 December 20199 December 2019 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde Aguila Salah Issa, exclusive economic zone, Fayez el-Sarraj, Greece, Libya, Turkey 2 min read

(B2) This is the question that Europeans will probably ask themselves on Monday (9 December) at the meeting of EU

B2 Editorial Headlines NATO

Is NATO still a major political organisation?

23 October 20193 February 2020 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde ISIS, NATO, PKK, Syria, Transatlantic alliance, Turkey, United States 3 min read

(B2) The Atlantic Alliance has experienced serious crises in the past. What is happening today with the uncoordinated Turkish offensive

B2 Editorial EU High Representative Headlines

Europe (finally) has a head of diplomacy

8 October 20193 February 2020 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde Auditions, Commission 2019, EEAS, Josep Borrell 1 min read

(B2) When Josep Borrell left the European Parliament’s hearing room on Monday (7 October), one thing seemed certain: European diplomacy

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