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Conference on the future of the Union: an impasse on enlargement?

1th May 20218th May 2021 B2 Writing Conference on the future of Europe, Enlargement

(B2) It is surprising that this question does not appear – explicitly – among the nine major topics of debate

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Russian pressure on Ukraine's borders: an optical illusion or the mark of an intention?

April 17th16th December 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Armed conflict, Eastern Partnership, Russia, Ukraine

(B2) Looking at troop movements near Ukraine only as preparation for a military attack could be

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News Blog Mediterranean sea neighborhood 

Turkey must choose: respect Europe or fight it (Schinas)

July 24, 2020September 8, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde European Commission, Borders, Schina's Margaritis, Eastern mediterranean, Hagia Sophia, EU-Turkey

(B2) As tensions with Turkey resurface, the European Commission sends to the conservative government of Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Opinion neighborhood 

EU enlargement: the double challenge of numbers and diversity

31th January 20205th February 2020 B2 Writing Balkans, Absorptive capacity, Enlargement

(B2) While EU High Representative Josep Borrell is in Kosovo and Serbia, the prospect of new

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Enlargement to the Balkans: the bridge too far?

15th January 201817th January 2018 B2 Writing Balkans, Enlargement, integration

(B2) The capacity for integration, the fourth of the Copenhagen criteria on the enlargement of the European Union, is often forgotten, or

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In short Mediterranean sea neighborhood 

Macron puts the kibosh on Turkey

6th January 201812th January 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Enlargement, Emmanuel Macron, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey

(B2) On his first trip to France since the July 2016 coup, Turkish President Recep Tayip

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News Blog neighborhood 

The Turkish lesson of Jean-Claude Juncker: “He who offends closes the door”

September 13, 2017September 13, 2017 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Rule of law, Jean-Claude Juncker, Freedom of press, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey

(B2) In his speech on the state of the Union, which he has just delivered this Wednesday morning in Strasbourg, Jean-Claude Juncker

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News Blog NATO neighborhood 

The issue of Turkish officers undermines NATO

November 22, 2016November 29, 2016 Nicolas Gros Verheyde ACT, Germany, Belgium, Rebellion, Right of asylum, Jens Stoltenberg, NATO, SHAPE, Turkey

(B2) The repression that followed the failed coup in Turkey in July has certain consequences for the

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News Blog Fundamental rights neighborhood 

Erdogan muzzles the opposition newspaper. Europeans (a little) concerned. silent tusk

March 5, 2016March 7, 2016 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Donald Tusk, Freedom of press, opposition, Turkey

(B2) The President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, had barely left Ankara when the Turkish power sent the police to

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  • [Confidential] The new doctrine of civilian CSDP missions is being put in place. Lack of a Facility 1th February 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde
  • [Notebook 31.01.2023] European geopolitics – Defence. Diplomacy. Crises. Powers 31th January 2023 Emmanuelle Stroesser
  • [News] EPP proposals for European defense in 2024 31th January 2023 Aurelie Pugnet
  • [Scoop] The USA admitted to a jump seat at the European Defense Agency. Agreement imminent 30th January 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde
  • [News] Sweden and Finland will wait to join NATO. Turkey blocks despite pressure 30th January 2023 Aurelie Pugnet
  • [Note 28.01.2023] Defense industries – Doctrine, budgets, equipment, companies 28th January 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde
  • [Project] Beware of points of vulnerability in the European Parliament! (Arnaud Danjean) 27th January 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde
  • [Confidential] Towards strong support for West African coastal countries. A new kind of mission 27th January 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde
  • [Decryption] ITRE and SEDE triple the EDIRPA budget and open it up to non-member states 26th January 2023 Emmanuelle Stroesser
  • [Notebook 26.01.2023] European geopolitics – Defence. Diplomacy. Crises. Powers (v2) 26th January 2023 Emmanuelle Stroesser
  • [Decryption] The Allies will equip a Ukrainian armored brigade. The Leopard Tank Club gets underway 25th January 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde
  • [Curtain up] The future European space security and defense strategy. Each other's expectations 25th January 2023 Aurelie Pugnet
  • [News] EDIRPA. We need to send a strong signal to the industry, says the IMCO committee 25th January 2023 Emmanuelle Stroesser
  • [Notebook 24.01.2023] European geopolitics – Defence. Diplomacy. Crises. Powers 24th January 2023 Emmanuelle Stroesser
  • [Portrait] Boris Pistorius, a hunter of extremes at the head of German Defense 24th January 2023 Aurelie Pugnet
  • [Special Diary] What to remember from the Foreign Affairs Council of January 23, 2023 23th January 2023 Aurelie Pugnet
  • [News] Repression in Iran, Europe banishes the hardliners of the regime. including Revolutionary Guards 23th January 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde
  • [Decryption] Morocco no longer escapes the condemnations of the European Parliament 23th January 2023 Emmanuelle Stroesser
  • [Confidential] EUMA Armenia in pole position. Framework decision approved (v3) 23th January 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde

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