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When Tintin Michel wanders around, the European Council suffers

24 February 202018 March 2020 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde Charles Michel, EU Budget, European Council, External relations 7 min read

(B2) The failure of the European Summit on Thursday and Friday (20 and 21 February) on the 2021-2027 budgetary framework

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Europeans must avoid pairs of slaps

2 January 20201 April 2020 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde European Council, Iran, Libya, Syria 4 min read

(B2) European States have taken, collectively, some beautiful slaps in 2019 on the international level. In 2020, they will have

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A European Council divided in four blocking minorities

30 June 20193 February 2020 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde 2019 elections, ALDE, Conservatives, European Council, PPE, S&D, Top chef 2019 1 min read

(B2) The latest developments in the European Council are interesting. There is no longer a clear majority. Which may explain

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Brexit makes us blind

11 April 20193 February 2020 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde Brexit, CFSP, European Council, Libya 4 min read

(B2) The leaders of the Union dedicated a large part of their evening of April 10th to navel-gazing. This time,

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A European Security Council ? An idea to reflect on

16 February 201917 December 2019 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde crisis management, European Council, Strategic autonomy 5 min read

(B2) Berlin regularly insists on an element often forgotten in the European army rhetoric : the installation of a “EU