An informal defense, all the same, in the 1st half, but in Brussels
(BRUSSELS2, exclusive) "No". Catherine Ashton, the EU High Representative, responded politely but firmly no to the Cypriot proposal.
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Political and defence Europe (by Nicolas Gros-Verheyde)
Month: January 2012
Beauvechain's interim: mission accomplished
(BRUSSELS2) Phew! can we say to Beauvechain. The reception of around twenty government planes which had come for the European Summit on this
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The Rafale takes off for export, finally! (Shift3)
(BRUXELLES2) An orange, white and green roundel will soon adorn Dassault planes. And this one will be able to boast of a
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Russia's position on Syria, Iran and the Arab Spring
(BRUSSELS2) Russia does not seem very sensitive, at the moment, to certain Western arguments on the situation in the Middle East. And,
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Puntland becomes an official destination
(BRUSSELS2) Andrew Mitchell, the British Minister for Development, is one of the first (*) European ministers to have made the trip
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Syria, the Europeans all for a resolution at the UN. Everyone must take responsibility
(B2) The President of the European Council wanted to ring the gathering of the 27 members of the European Union on the issue
Read moreAbsent reaction from the EU on Senegal (updated)
(BRUSSELS2) The degenerating situation in Senegal has not yet given rise to in-depth comment at European level. The European Union "
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British MPs call military cuts 'grotesque'
(BRUSSELS2) "Grotesque", the judgment of the British MPs of the Defence Committee of the House of Commons is not in
Read moreDuration and source of OpsCenter budget under discussion
(BRUSSELS2) The ambassadors of the COPS, the political and security committee of the EU, could today end the discussion on the OpsCenter,
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