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Flash Libya 

Italian fishermen held in Libya are free

December 18, 2020January 4 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde AISE, Italy, Libya, Luigi di Maio, hostages

(B2) The 18 fishermen from Sicily held prisoner in eastern Libya since September have been released

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Latest news Blog Analysis Libya 

The training of the Libyan coast guard: in the hands of the Turks? Bad signal for Europeans

25th OctoberNovember 3, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Training, libyan coastguard, Italy, Turkey

(B2) It is a European flagship project, training and equipping the Libyan coast guard and navy, which risks

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Latest news News Operations Libya EU-CSDP mission 

A vessel suspected of violating the embargo to Libya intercepted by Operation Irini (v3)

September 11, 2020September 30, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Aircraft fuel, arms embargo, United Arab Emirates, EUNAVFOR Med Irini, Libya, Embargo violation

(B2) European military vessels blocked off Libya a Norwegian tanker chartered by the Arab Emirates

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News Operations Libya NATO 

In Libya, Turkey is playing a dangerous game. NATO is brain dead (bis) (E. Macron)

June 23, 2020June 27, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Cyprus, Libyan conflict, Emmanuel Macron, Territorial integrity, Brain death, NATO, Turkey

(B2) French President Emmanuel Macron persists and signs. By not clearly denouncing the Turkish attitude, in Libya and in

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Flash Libya EU-CSDP mission 

The Jean Bart blocks an Emirati vessel smuggling oil. And go back to Toulon (v2)

June 1, 2020June 2, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde United Arab Emirates, EUNAVFOR Med Irini, Jean Bart, Libya, French Navy, oil traffic

(B2) The frigate Jean Bart blocked an oil tanker last Friday (May 22). He sought to violate the embargo on

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News Operations Libya EU-CSDP mission 

The Greek frigate will join Operation Irini at the end of May

May 15thMay 18th Nicolas Gros Verheyde EUNAVFOR Med Irini, Greece, VPD

(B2) The Greek frigate Hydra (F-452) left Salamis naval base on Tuesday (12 May) to join Operation EUNAVFOR

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News Operations Libya EU-CSDP mission 

The EUNAVFOR Med Irini operation in a nutshell

May 11thMay 12th Nicolas Gros Verheyde Covid 19th, EUNAVFOR Med Irini

(B2) With the arrival of the Jean Bart, the European Union EUNAVFOR Med arms control operation off the

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Blog Analysis Libya EU-CSDP mission 

Dark cloud over Operation Irini. Malta brandishes the threat of a veto

May 10thMay 11th Nicolas Gros Verheyde EUNAVFOR Med Irini, Athena Mechanism

(B2) Barely started, the European operation to monitor the arms embargo off Libya is experiencing its first

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Latest news Blog Analysis Libya 

Arms embargo off Libya. What is the outcome of Operation Sophia? (v2)

February 12 2020February 14 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Friendly approach, United Nations Security Council, arms embargo, EUNAVFOR Med, Libya, Central Mediterranean

(B2 – exclusive) The European operation EUNAVFOR Med / Sophia already has an embargo control mandate within its remit

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Latest news diplomacy Editorial Libya 

Fayez el Sarraj, the head of the Libyan government (from Tripoli) is he still credible?

December 9, 2019December 11, 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Aguila Salah Issa, Fayez el-Sarraj, Greece-Turkey, Libya, Turkey, Exclusive economic zone

(B2) This is the question that the Europeans will no doubt ask themselves this Monday (9 December), during the meeting of the

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News Operations Borders Libya 

The (difficult) work of the Libyan Coast Guard filmed. Exciting, moving

November 13, 2019November 14, 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Migration crisis, Fundamental rights, libyan coastguard, Libya,

(B2) The work of the Libyan Coast Guard is often decried but rarely known. A France 24 team managed to

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News Operations Libya 

78 Libyan coastguards and sailors trained in Italy

September 22, 2019September 23, 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde EUNAVFOR Med, Training, libyan coastguard, Italy

(B2) A “Package 2” training module, started in early September in Italian Navy training centers

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News Operations Immigration Asylum Libya 

Libyan negligence, European passivity. UN Secretary General António Guterres denounces

September 21, 2019September 23, 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Antonio Guttieres, Human rights, HCR, Libya, safe country, Rescue at sea

(B2) In his latest report on the situation in Libya and off the Libyan coast, the Secretary General of

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News Operations Libya EU-CSDP mission 

New formation of the Libyan Coast Guard

June 15, 2019June 15, 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde EUNAVFOR Med, Training, libyan coastguard, Greece

(B2) The training of the Libyan Coast Guard continues despite everything. A new training course has just started at La Souda in

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News Operations Libya 

A look back at the evacuation of French gendarmes and experts from EUBAM Libya to Tunisia

May 2thMay 3th Nicolas Gros Verheyde EUBAM Libya, evacuation, GIGN, Tunisia, Vincenzo Tagliaferi

(B2) The case of several people, working for the European Union and France, intercepted at the Tunisian border, caused

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Flux B2 Pro

  • 24 hours with Indra, at the heart of NATO air defense July 6, 2022 Aurelie Pugnet
  • [Verbatim] Greek Kyriakos Mitsotakis up against Turkey July 6, 2022 Emmanuelle Stroesser
  • National Assembly. Who are the new faces on the Defense and Foreign Affairs committees? July 6, 2022 Emmanuelle Stroesser
  • Towards new aid to the armed forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina July 5, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde
  • [Interview] NATO will have to return to Bosnia and Herzegovina if the Europeans leave (Šefik Džaferović) July 5, 2022 Aurelie Pugnet
  • [Survey] How European manufacturers see the future European procurement fund for armaments July 5, 2022 Agnes Faure
  • Notebook of European geopolitics (05.07.2022). Franco-German summit. Defense. NATO. Diplomacy. Crises. Security. Powers July 5, 2022 Emmanuelle Stroesser
  • [Verbatim] European Special Forces Operation Takuba has come to an end. Unique model difficult to reproduce July 5, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde
  • [News] The red lantern of defense budgets, Luxembourg, is setting a course. It will be 1% July 4, 2022 Agnes Faure
  • [Verbatim] Food security: the world must react to the risk of a major crisis! (WFP) July 4, 2022 B2 Writing
  • [File] The basics of parliamentary work: reports, amendments, compromises, votes July 3, 2022 Emmanuelle Stroesser
  • [Story] Suspense, Smiles, Radiation, Solidarity… the four acts of the Madrid Summit July 2, 2022 Aurelie Pugnet
  • Defense Industry Notebook (02.07.2022). National doctrine, budgets, cooperation, equipment and capacities, companies July 2, 2022 Agnes Faure
  • [Decryption] Europe and NATO united at the heart of the same will? Behind the words, a limited enthusiasm July 1, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde
  • [News] Spain is back on Eurofighters. At the expense of US equipment July 1, 2022 Agnes Faure
  • [News] 40 million for the armed forces of Moldova (European Peace Facility) July 1, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde
  • [Decryption] Madrid Summit (NATO): the key points of the final declaration June 30, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde
  • [News] The Allies decided to continue deliveries to Ukraine. A Military Necessity (v4) June 30, 2022 Agnes Faure
  • [Analysis] A victorious Madrid summit for the Atlantic Alliance June 30, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde

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