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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CSDP Missions
All those who want peace in Libya must support Operation Irini (Josep Borrell)
(B2) At a time when the Berlin process is in danger of getting bogged down in the sand, the EU
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A change of command for EUNAVFOR Med (ex Sophia) : why not?
(B2 – exclusive) The EU military operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR Med) will have a change in leadership by the
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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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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
Read moreMany European countries are thinking about engaging in Mali (operation Takuba)
(B2) The arrival of European special forces alongside the French is not a simple possibility anymore. It is genuinely advancing.
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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Pirates make a comeback. European forces intercept mother ship in the Indian Ocean
(B2) The Spanish frigate ‘Navarra’ (F-85), flagship of the European operation to combat piracy in the Indian Ocean (EUNAVFOR Atalanta),
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Twelve days before the end for Operation Sophia. And still nothing …
(B2) The future of the naval military operation Sophia, conducted in the Mediterranean by the EU, is becoming more and
Read moreOperation Sophia, EUBAM Rafah and Libya… The EU has to learn to shut down the missions that have become useless
(B2) Common security and defence missions and operations are today somewhat neglected by the European Union’s foreign policy (CFSP). They
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