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Germany has offered to order the new rapid reaction capability as early as 2025? True or false

March 23, 202223th May 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Germany, Battlegroup, strategic compass, quick reaction capability

(B2) European art is to paint over an old decision, and above all to highlight

Analysis EU Defense (Doctrine)

Defense. Europe has capabilities. You still have to want and be able to use them

September 15, 202122th January 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Afghanistan, Battlegroup, strategic compass, Editorial, state of the union, Entry force first, External interventions, Decision making, Withdrawal from Afghanistan

(B2) The eternal debate on European defense is once again relaunched. But you have to ask yourself the right questions...

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End of on-call duty in the Battlegroup for the German DSK

March 31, 2021April 26th Nicolas Gros Verheyde Germany, Battlegroup

(B2) The Schnelle Kräfte Division of the German army, a unit made up of German and Dutch soldiers, completed its mission on Wednesday (31.03)

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The French on-call duty at the 2019 battlegroup is being prepared

30th October26th May 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Battlegroup, battle groups, Elections 2019, France

(B2) France will take on call from the European Union's rapid reaction force on 1 January next to

Analysis Military cooperation National OPEX

The JEF fully operational, concurrent or complementary to the European Intervention Initiative?

July 15, 201815th February 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Battlegroup, CJEF, EI2, fact checking, rapid reaction force, European Intervention Initiative, I F, Q&A

(B2) The nine participating countries signed on Friday (June 28) the declaration of full operationality of the joint expeditionary force

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In Burundi, an atmosphere of terror. “We knocked on the door of houses, we targeted”, Maggy Barankitse

16th December 201518th December 2015 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Battlegroup, Burundi, Maggy Barankitse, Massacres, Pierre Nkurunziza, Repression, Tutsis

(B2) “On Fridays we knocked on the doors of the houses, we targeted the houses, we knew the houses. And

Analysis PSDC crisis management

These very expensive battlegroups, really unusable?

15th May 201522th January 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Battlegroup, battle groups, congo, Editorial, Future of CSDP, Libya, Mali, Schedule, RCA, Defense Summit 2015

(BRUSSELS2) The Union's rapid reaction force – the famous Battlegroups or Tactical Groups – are still in the garage.

Analysis EU Defense (Doctrine)

The NRF was very slow, this time we promise you it will be fast

September 4, 2014September 5, 2014 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Battlegroup, NRF, NATO

(BRUSSELS2 to Cardiff) The NATO countries will equip themselves, during their summit which takes place in the Country of

PSDC crisis management

A European battlegroup company lost in the Battle of Crimea

21th May 201426th May 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Battlegroup, battle groups, CHOD, EUMC, military committee, Company, Crimea, exclusive, Marines, Force Generation, Greece, Helbroc, poutine, Ukraine

(BRUSSELS2 – exclusive) The European Union rapid reaction force (battlegroup) has lost a company! It's not

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