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Blog Analysis EU diplomacy

Emmanuelle Stroesser April 27th7th January 2022 Charles Michel, CFSP, Protocol, EU-Turkey, Ursula von der Leyen

In Ankara, the 'sofagate', a mirror held up to European weaknesses

(B2) A "wounded" woman, the place of women "weakened"... Just like the image of the European Union, paralyzed

Blog Analysis EU Institutions Mediterranean sea

Nicolas Gros Verheyde April 10thApril 13th Charles Michel, CFSP, Protocol, EU-Turkey, Ursula von der Leyen

The sofa strategy. Of power and brutality

(B2) The relegation of Ursula von der Leyen on a sofa during her visit to Ankara to Recep Tayyip Erdogan,

News Blog Neighborhood enlargement Mediterranean sea

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

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

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

A UNHCR educator with a group of Syrian children. (UNHCR)

Blog Analysis Europe Türkiye Borders - Immigration - Asylum

Leonor Hubaut March 17, 2020November 22, 2023 Humanitarian aid, Syrian conflict, European funding, Refugees, EU-Turkey

Where did the six billion promised by Europe to Turkey go?

(B2) Between Ankara and Brussels the cloth burns as soon as we talk about big money. Everyone has a different interpretation of the deal

News Blog Borders - Immigration - Asylum

Nicolas Gros Verheyde March 2, 2020March 5, 2020 Migration crisis, Frontex, Greece, EU-Turkey

Emergency at the Greek border. Frontex deploys a rapid intervention mission (v2)

(B2) The European Border and Coast Guard (Frontex) will launch a "rapid intervention" (1) to help

Fundamental rights NATO Report

Nicolas Gros Verheyde 11th January 201713th January 2017 Belgium, Right of asylum, NATO, SHAPE, EU-Turkey

Several dozen Turkish officers who had taken refuge in the West. “We are not terrorists”

(B2) They are captains, commanders, lieutenant-colonels, colonels… sometimes of lower rank. All officers (or NCOs) graduates, trained, experienced.

[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