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Neighborhood enlargement free opinion

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

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

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

Neighborhood enlargement free opinion

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

EU enlargement: the double challenge of numbers and diversity

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

Neighborhood enlargement free opinion

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

Enlargement to the Balkans: the bridge too far?

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

Brief blog Neighborhood enlargement Mediterranean sea

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

Macron puts the kibosh on Turkey

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

Blog Analysis European policy

Nicolas Gros Verheyde 23th October22th January 2023 Awacs, Brexit, European Commission, skills, Magazine, Enlargement, Future of Europe, single market, Populism, referendum, regulation, United Kingdom, European Union, Wallonia

The bicycle method is dead. The cyclist has fallen!

(BRUSSELS2) The European Union will have to seriously reflect on its internal functioning as well as its philosophy. In different countries, on

Blog Analysis European policy

Nicolas Gros Verheyde 9th February 201622th January 2023 Migrant crisis, Refugee crisis, financial crisis, EU Defense, Magazine, Enlargement, Political Europe, threat, European Union, Eurozone

God save the Queen! Europe on the eve of a political revolution?

(B2) Successive crises — the deeper-than-expected financial and economic crisis, the refugee and

Blog Analysis European policy

Nicolas Gros Verheyde 4th May 201521th May 2015 Brexit, David Cameron, Enlargement, Jean-Claude Juncker, Free circulation, Agricultural policy, Regional policy, United Kingdom

Brexit or not. Cameron's (and London's) loss of influence in Europe

(BRUSSELS2) Britain's desire to hold a referendum on the European Union is a fine exercise in democracy. And he must

Brief blog Human rights - IHL

Nicolas Gros Verheyde 14th December 201414th January 2021 Enlargement, Freedom of press, Turkey

Europe calls Turkey to order on respect for press freedom

(BRUSSELS2) The raids by the Turkish police on several media close to the Muslim political opponent Fethullah Gülen, in particular the channel

Blog Analysis Neighborhood enlargement

Nicolas Gros Verheyde 9th May 20149th May 2014 Birthday, Economy Euro zone, Enlargement, CAP, Common Agricultural Policy, PSDC, Eurozone

Ten countries, 10 years, a windfall effect?

(BRUSSELS2) There will surely be some grumpy people who will find that Europe has expanded too quickly and that it finds itself today

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[Alert] Joe Biden launches the debate on post-Gaza. Possible sanctions against Israeli settlers November 18, 2023
(B2) In an opinion published in the Washington Post this Saturday (November 18), the American president sets the stage for the aftermath of the Israeli offensive in Gaza. But above all, he threatens extremist settlers with sanctions by
Nicolas Gros Verheyde
[Interview] Brexit, Putin, Middle East, Rule of law, Unanimity, High Representative… Jean Asselborn lets loose November 18, 2023
(B2) Just before his departure from the Luxembourg government, Jean Asselborn, the dean of foreign policy among Europeans, agreed to share with us the fruit of his experience. Twenty years of holding the handle
Nicolas Gros Verheyde
[Verbatim] Warning Danger! Europe still lives in the age of innocence (Nathalie Loiseau) November 14, 2023
(B2) In front of a selected audience of soldiers, researchers, experts in geopolitics, students, Nathalie Loiseau (Horizons/Renew), delivered a vibrant appeal to Europeans to become aware of their assets - democracy, prosperity, peace -, assets
Nicolas Gros Verheyde
[Verbatim] A European defense, still nowhere to be found (Defence interviews) November 2, 2023
(B2) Despite growing tensions on the world stage, the war in Ukraine and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, European defense remains a mirage. The Atlantic Alliance is strengthening. And the Europeans always show up
Olivier Jehin
[In brief] In the absence of a rapid European possibility, Armenia will be armed by France 24th October
(B2) Ground-air defense, radars, enhanced cooperation, training... France promises Armenia all its military support. Support which overcomes the difficulty at European level of triggering significant and rapid aid under the
Nicolas Gros Verheyde
[In brief] During the war in Ukraine, trade with Russia continues 24th October
(B2) Despite the war in Ukraine, imports of certain Russian special metals, such as titanium and aluminum, continue. To the greatest benefit of the oligarchs close to power, denounces a journalistic investigation. The main players in
Nicolas Gros Verheyde
[Analysis] Von der Leyen's media coup in Israel: a real institutional coup? 15th October
(B2) The President of the European Commission committed a major political blunder on Friday (October 13). A diplomatic mistake and an institutional error. But above all a strategic error which could undermine all
Nicolas Gros Verheyde
[Reportage] In Toledo, Ukrainian soldiers in combat training and against IEDs September 3, 2023
(B2 - exclusive) Without fanfare, Spain continues training Ukrainian soldiers. More than 3000 have already been trained. Mainly within its infantry academy in Toledo. Express, practical and intense training to which B2
Nicolas Gros Verheyde
[Analysis] ASAP, ammunition plan. Schizophrenia pushed to its climax 11th June 2023
(B2) The censorship of several major provisions of the European Commission's project aimed at boosting the production of munitions is surprising in more than one way. The proposed act of support for the production of
Olivier Jehin