The anti-aircraft frigate Jean Bart deployed in EU Operation Irini off the coast of Libya
(B2) The French ship Jean Bart (D-615) has, according to our information, since Monday (4 May) joined EUNAVFOR MED Irini,
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This pandemic is not a war. This is a test of our humanity (Steinmeier)
(B2) German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier delivered a responsible and empathetic Easter speech from Bellevue Palace, the presidential residence, on Saturday
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Don’t call me Sophia anymore! The key points of the new EU operation in the Mediterranean
(B2) EU foreign ministers finally agreed* on Monday (17 February) to relaunch the European maritime operation in the central Mediterranean.
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EU mission in Iraq (EUAM) on ‘stand-by’. An order coming from Brussels (v2)
(B2 – exclusive) The EU Internal Security Advisory Mission (EUAM Iraq) in Baghdad has been instructed to be discreet, according
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Strait of Hormuz : Denmark will send officers and frigate with French Navy
(B2) This is now confirmed. Denmark will contribute to a European-led maritime surveillance mission in the Strait of Hormuz, alongside
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Thirteen French soldiers killed in Mali in a helicopter crash (v5)
(B2) Thirteen French soldiers died during a military operation in Mali in the evening of Monday, November 25, 2019, announced
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An operation in the Strait of Hormuz comes back to the surface. The result of a french manœuvre
(B2) We thought the initiative had drowned. Launched by the Brits (1), seized upon by the Germans (2), without followup,
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Towards a new EU mission in the Central African Republic. First step
(B2) Thursday (21 November) the 28 European member states adopted the Crisis Management Concept (CMC) for the launch of the civilian
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The Czechs are taking command of EUTM Mali
(B2) Already participating in EUTM Mali since the beginning, the Czechs are moving up. They will be taking command of the
Read moreIn case of cyber attack in operation, France will reply (Florence Parly)
(B2) One of the key points of Florence Parly’s speech at the Defence Summer School is the ability to cyber-attack
Read moreA French admiral appointed as Director General of the European Union Military Staff
(B2 – exclusif) C’est un nom bien connu des lecteurs de B2 qui va prendre la direction générale de l’état-major de l’Union européenne (EUMS ou EMUE), l’amiral Hervé Bléjean. Il va remplacer le général finlandais Esa Pulkkinen nommé en mai 2016. C’est u…
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