The damaged Hydra frigate is replaced by the Spetsai frigate
(B2) The Greek frigate Hydra which was to join the European arms embargo control operation off the coast of
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Political and defence Europe (by Nicolas Gros-Verheyde)
Month: May 2020
Hundreds of migrants held off Malta in floating prisons. The Captain Morgan case goes European
(B2) Malta has found the solution to deal with the influx of migrants, without bringing them ashore:
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New warning shot from Malta against Operation Irini
(B2) Maltese government issues new ultimatum to European counterparts Irini's force command appointment under threat
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The frigate Leopold I is (already!) going back to sea. Destination Baltic Sea for an exercise
(B2) The Belgian frigate Léopold I left its naval base in Zeebrugge on Monday (18 May) for an exercise
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A400M. Paratroopers can sneak out through the side door. An asset in operation
(B2) The French Ministry of the Armed Forces is quite proud to announce it. The European A400M transport aircraft is now capable
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The Greek frigate will join Operation Irini at the end of May
(B2) The Greek frigate Hydra (F-452) left Salamis naval base on Tuesday (12 May) to join Operation EUNAVFOR
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First flights of the EU Humanitarian Bridge. Destination Bangui
(B2) That's it, material and humanitarian personnel are starting to arrive in the field again. On Friday (May 8), the first plane
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[Analysis] The semi-failure of permanent structured cooperation is looming (v2)
(B2) Two and a half years later, the permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) is struggling to show results. And this is not
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The milestone of 150.000 deaths due to Covid-19 crossed in Europe
(B2) The number of deaths from the coronavirus or Covid-19 epidemic since the start of the crisis is close
Read moreThe EUNAVFOR Med Irini operation in a nutshell
(B2) With the arrival of the Jean Bart, the European Union EUNAVFOR Med arms control operation off the
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