csdp - Miguel Atanet's Blog, (Plus Europe)

Radicalisation and cybercrime remain challenges in the EU

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Radicalisation and cybercrime remain challenges in the EU In France, for example, Facebook took action against over 30,000 fake accounts just days ahead of the last country's presidential election. Pressure on Social Media sites including Twitter, Google's...

Tag(s) : #News, #CFSP, #Fundamental Rights, #CSDP, #EU Member States, #European Union, #Home Affairs, #Digital Single Market, #Security Union

Maite Pagazaurtundúa recibe la Corona de Esther

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Maite Pagazaurtundúa, Miembro del Parlamento Europeo por UPyD (ALDE), ha sido galardonada con el premio Corona de Esther por su compromiso con la defensa de la justicia, con la libertad y con las víctimas del terrorismo y de todo tipo de violencia. El...

Tag(s) : #European Union, #Fundamental Rights, #CFSP, #News, #Culture, #EU Member States, #CSDP, #Citizens, #EU History, #Home Affairs, #Civil Society

EU smart power: the Commission proposes a European Defence Action Plan

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The Plan includes the establishment of a European Defence Fund and other actions to support Member States' more efficient spending in joint Defence capabilities, strengthen European citizens' security and foster a competitive and innovative industrial...

Tag(s) : #CFSP, #CSDP, #R&I, #News

EUISS EUSatCen agreement

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ISS SatCen agreement. Credits EUISS On 16 November 2016, the European Union Satellite Centre, SatCen, and the European Union Institute for Security Studies, EUISS, signed an Administrative Arrangement to provide a basis for a structured relationship and...

Tag(s) : #CFSP, #CSDP

I Anniversary of terrorist attacks in Paris

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I Anniversary of terrorist attacks in Paris #PlusEurope1 #Jesuisparis "On 13 November 2015, terrorists arbitrarily and barbarically hit at the heart of Paris. The memory of the victims of that brutal night will remain forever etched in our hearts. They...

Tag(s) : #CFSP, #CSDP, #EU Institutional Affairs

State of Emergency in Turkey: Joint statement by HRVP Mogherini and Commissioner Hahn on the latest developments

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Turkey. State of Emergency. "We are following the developments regarding the State of Emergency Turkey has declared after the attempted coup, which the European Union condemned, very closely and with concern. This declaration comes in the wake of the...

Tag(s) : #News, #CFSP, #CSDP, #EU Neighbourhood, #EU Enlargement

The EU and NATO make love in Warsaw

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Una foto publicada por Komisja Europejska w Polsce (@komisjaeuropejska) el 7 de Jul de 2016 a la(s) 3:49 PDT Warsaw, cradle of the former collective defence treaty among the extinct Soviet Union (driver of Putin's nostalgia) and seven other Soviet satellite...

Tag(s) : #European Union, #EU Institutional Affairs, #CFSP, #CSDP

EU increases Sahel Mali's civilian mission budget

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EUCAP Sahel Mali. Terrorist activity in the region. Credits: EU Today, the Council has increased the budget of EUCAP Sahel Mali by EUR 4,925,000 bringing the total budget of the mission for 2016 to EUR 19 million. This EU civilian mission supports the...

Tag(s) : #CFSP, #CSDP, #News, #EU Neighbourhood, #EU Development Aid

Brexit would be a gamble with security and intelligence that leaves Britain at risk

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Brexit: security & intelligence at risk Brexiteers believe Britain’s safety is only a matter of its geographic insularity, closing UK’s borders and that its security is exclusively the preserve of NATO. At the weekend, seven former police chiefs published...

Tag(s) : #CFSP, #CSDP, #EU Member States

The EU Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Agreement came into force

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Jahjaga & Mogherini EU handshake. UNMIK chief meets Hyseni. Photo credits EU, UN Last Friday, April 1st , the Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) between the European Union and Kosovo entered into force. The SAA establishes a contractual relationship...

Tag(s) : #CFSP, #CSDP, #EU Enlargement, #EU Neighbourhood, #Western Balkans

The #EU strengthens response to threats remaining below the limits of formally declared warfare

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EU response hybrid threats. NATO cooperation. Photo credits: EC AS Working on a stronger Europe when it comes to security and defence. Increasing cooperation with NATO. Hybrid threats refer to mixture of activities often combining conventional and unconventional...

Tag(s) : #CFSP, #CSDP, #Single Market

European Border Guard: the Council ready to negotiate amid Parliamentary concerns

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European Border Agency Today, the Permanent Representatives Committee agreed, on behalf of the Council of the European Union, its negotiating position on the proposed regulation on the European Border Guard. The proposal, which is part of the Borders...

Tag(s) : #EU Home Affairs, #EU Justice, #Fundamental Rights, #CFSP, #CSDP, #EU Humanitarian Aid & Civil Protection

13th Summit EU India in Brussels

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Modi, Tusk and Juncker. EU India Summit. Credits EU Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, and Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, participated in the 13th Summit EU India which took...

Tag(s) : #CFSP, #EU Trade, #Digital Single Market, #CSDP, #Civil Society, #EU Climate Change

3 Different Neighbourhood Scenarios

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EU neighbourhood on fire These three maps illustrate the difference of the geopolitical context between the United States, China and the European Union for the next decade. They highlight in particular the difference between, on the one hand the #EU and...

Tag(s) : #EU Development Aid, #CSDP

Most of the critical infrastructure in society is in private business ownership

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Graphic credits: GSD This is why cyber know-how and expertise, as well as services and protection measures are for the most part provided by companies. Many European Union Member States have published or are in the process of publishing an NCSS (National...

Tag(s) : #CFSP, #CSDP, #Home Affairs

Concerns about nuclear safety in EU plants

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Nuclear plant in Tihange, Huy (Belgium) Belgian power utility Electrabel it restarted a nuclear reactor at its ageing Tihange plant, just days after being forced to shut it down following a fire in the electricity supply system. An Electrabel spokesman...

Tag(s) : #Energy Union, #CFSP, #CSDP, #EU Climate Change

Erasmus at risk?! (draft) / ¡¿Erasmus en riesgo?! (borrador)

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Euronixa / CT has required the deliverance of a final updated additional report about my participation in the European Commission Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs (EYE) programme. CT requests a 5 pages report but because quality is important and not quantity,...

Tag(s) : #European Union, #Education, #CSDP

A strong, proactive and ambitious EU foreign policy is vital

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Elmar Brok. Chairman of the European Parliament’s foreign affairs committee "Bringing peace, stability and prosperity to the broader EU neighbourhood must be the first and utmost priority of this policy” – believes the chairman of the Parliament’s foreign...

Tag(s) : #CFSP, #CSDP, #Eastern Partnership, #EU Development Aid

EU Trivia Questions

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EU Trivia. Credits: EU Does the EU Have a Standing Army? Are GMOs allowed in the European Union? Which Country Will Join the EU Next? How Does the EU Approve Trade Agreements? Why is the EU Considered a Leader in Countering Climate Change? Is Europol...

Tag(s) : #CFSP, #CSDP, #European Union, #EU Institutional Affairs

A strong transatlantic bond for an unpredictable world

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European Defence Agency EU & America Transatlantic Relationship NATO NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen called on America and Europe to renew their commitment to shared security in light of the new threats the world is facing, in a speech delivered...

Tag(s) : #CFSP, #CSDP