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And the new EU Chief of Staff will be…?

3th May 2009July 18, 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde biography, How it works, EUMS

(B2) The EU Chiefs of Staff (CHOD) meet on 5 May to decide on the name of the new Chief of Staff of

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News Blog PSDC crisis management 

The EU wants to better recruit its ESDP civilian experts

April 22th28th October Nicolas Gros Verheyde How it works, Experts, Civil missions, PeSDC missions

(B2) Improving the implementation and management of civilian defense missions is one of the main projects in

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News Blog EU Defense (Doctrine) 

Wishes of the Year 2009 from ESDP Heads of Mission

22th January 200915th May 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde How it works

(B2)Here are the Heads of Mission for Defense Europe for the year 2009. I recognize that it is not really very

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News Blog EU Defense (Doctrine) Energy 

What legal bases for a common energy policy

8th January 200915th May 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde legal basis, How it works, Energy

(B2) Looking at the two current treaties (EC and EU), a “normally constituted” lawyer can find the right legal basis

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News Blog EU Defense (Doctrine) 

The calendar of the Czech presidency is known, the Cops in Kosovo

November 28, 200815th May 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde calendar, How it works, COPS, Kosovo, Czech Presidency of the EU, visits

(B2) A presidency of the European Union cannot be prepared a few days in advance. Determining the dates of Ministers' meetings involves

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News Blog EU Defense (Doctrine) EU-CSDP mission 

ESDP missions and operations (completed)

November 8, 200815th May 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde How it works, PeSDC missions

• “Eumm” Balkan observation mission (December 2000 – December 2007). ESDP mission before the letter, “

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Analysis EU-CSDP mission 

Ongoing EU peacekeeping missions and operations (ESDP) – 2008

November 8, 200818th June 2016 Nicolas Gros Verheyde How it works, Doctrine PSDC Crisis management

(BRUSSELS2) To date, some twenty operations have been deployed or are in the process of being deployed, in Europe, Africa, Asia

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News Blog EU Defense (Doctrine) 

The slow rise of European defense policy

November 8, 200828th October Nicolas Gros Verheyde How it works

(B2) After the failure of the European Defense Community (EDC), following France's rejection in 1954, foreign policy

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Analysis EU Defense (Doctrine) EU-CSDP mission 

Who directs the “Defence” (ESDP) missions of the EU?

September 14, 2008March 5, 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde How it works, PeSDC missions

(B2) The appointment of a head of mission (civilian) or of operation (military) is generally a clever balance of the personal skills of the

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  • [News] EU missions, operations and delegations targeted by disinformation 7th February 2023 Aurelie Pugnet
  • [Analysis] Weakened acquisition mechanism on weapons. Lack of legal basis? 7th February 2023 Emmanuelle Stroesser
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  • [News] Kosovo is indeed a third State with which the European Union can conclude agreements 3th February 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde
  • [Notebook 03.02.2023] Movements – The men and women who make Europe, and defense 3th February 2023 Emmanuelle Stroesser
  • [Confidential] The Americans, in the background of the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue 2th February 2023 Aurelie Pugnet
  • [Notebook 02.02.2023] European geopolitics – Defence. Diplomacy. Crises. Powers 2th February 2023 Emmanuelle Stroesser
  • [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 (v2) 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

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