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Somali pirates

News Blog EU-CSDP mission Indian Ocean maritime piracy 

Attempted pirate attack on a ship off Mogadishu

August 20, 2021August 23, 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde pirate attack, Mogadishu, Indian Ocean, Turkish pavilion, Somali pirates

(B2) A Turkish-flagged freighter, MV Anatolia, was attacked by a skiff with 4 or 5 people

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In short maritime piracy 

The trial of five Somali pirates at the end of the summer

July 12, 2020July 13, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde arrest, EUNAVFOR Atalanta, Somali pirates, Lawsuit, Seychelles

(B2) The trial of five suspected Somali pirates who were transferred to Seychelles by EU NAVFOR in April 2019

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News Blog maritime piracy 

Iran takes stock of its fight against piracy

18th December 201918th December 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Escort, Gulf of Aden, Iran, Somali pirates, Lawsuit

(B2) Iran took stock of its anti-piracy action in the Gulf of Aden. Interesting 4400 ships escorted The squadrons

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Analysis Interview EU-CSDP mission maritime piracy 

Atalanta eleven years later. An always useful operation (Rear Admiral Piegaja)

30th October28th October Nicolas Gros Verheyde Bab al Mandeb, EUNAVFOR Atalanta, Somali pirates, Puntland, Maritime surveillance, UNODC

(B2, in Rota) Italian Navy Rear Admiral Giovanni Battista Piegaja is the number for the European operation against the

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News Blog maritime piracy 

The five pirates arrested by Navarra charged in Seychelles. A repeat offender among them

30th May 201931th May 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Charge, Somali pirates, Lawsuit, Seychelles

(B2) The Supreme Court of Seychelles formally charged on Tuesday (28 May) the five suspected Somali pirates transferred to Seychelles

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News Blog EU-CSDP mission maritime piracy 

Two pirate attacks dissected by Rear Admiral Pérez de Nanclares de Badajoz

March 4, 2019March 4, 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Attack, Fishing boat, Castilla, Spain, Indian Ocean, Somali pirates

(B2) While pirate attacks in the Indian Ocean have become very rare, they are nonetheless significant. For

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Analysis maritime piracy 

Off Somalia: Pirate action groups are only dormant

November 15, 2018November 29, 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde pirate attack group, maritime piracy, Somali pirates, Somalia, Yemen

(B2) "While we have succeeded in fighting piracy, we have not eliminated it" insists

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News Blog EU-CSDP mission maritime piracy 

Pirate ship spotted by Atalanta forces destroyed near Somali coast (V2)

28th October31th October Nicolas Gros Verheyde EUNAVFOR Atalanta, P3 Orion, Somali pirates

(B2) Sailors of the EU's anti-piracy operation in the Indian Ocean seized a whaler from an action group on Sunday

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News Blog EU-CSDP mission maritime piracy 

Pirate attack off Mogadishu (V2)

18th October26th October Nicolas Gros Verheyde Attack foiled, EUNAVFOR Atalanta, Indian Ocean, Somali pirates, Somalia

(B2) A bulk carrier flying the flag of Hong Kong was attacked on Tuesday 16 October in the Indian Ocean by a group

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  • [Scoop] The USA admitted to a jump seat at the European Defense Agency. Agreement imminent 30th January 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde
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  • [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
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  • [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
  • [News] The Franco-German spirit is not dead. The text of the commented statement (v2) 22th January 2023 Aurelie Pugnet

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