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"DHS" for Mr. "De Hoop Scheffer"
"SG" for "Secretary General"
- NATO/Russia: DHS restates importance of NATO-Russia partnership
- EU/DRC: EUSEC Congo
- EU/DRC: EUPOL
- EU/ESDP: EUISS
- EU/Afghanistan: Council approves doubling police mission numbers in Afghanistan
- EU/Poland: Sikorski reaffirms Polish committment to ESDP
- Spain/Eufor: EUFOR Chad/CAR
- Sweden/Defence: NBG
- United States: Mental health
- EU/Defence/Social: Recommendations for taking human factor more into account in Crisis Management Operations
- NATO/Assembly: NATO expected to back "Double approach" towards Iran
- NATO/Assembly: Security concerns in Kosovo
- United Kingdom/Accident: Nuclear Submarine in Red Sea
- NATO/Assembly: Call for more support to Afghn law enforcement forces
- NATO/Assembly: More conciliatory attitude towards Russia
- NATO/Assembly: Call for greater NATO operational capabilities
- Belgium/Defence: Belgium extends participation in UNIFIL - Over 1000 Belgians in external operations
- United States/Missile Defence: No shortfalls
- Baltic Republics/Defence: NRF
- France/Defence: Aircraft Carrier
- Industry: Finmeccanica and Boeing
- Annex: EU Council conclusions on ESDP, 2870th External Relations Council Meeting
2008/05/27(#0132)
- Court of Justice, ECOWAS, weapons and intra-Community transfers of defence products by Olivier Jehin
- EU/ESDP: Return to slowly forming an EU Rapid Reaction Force
- EU/Balkans: EU reaffirms committment in Western Balkans
- EU/Chad/CAR: Member States contemplate possibility of extending EUFOR deployment by three months
- NATO/Assembly: Franz Josef Jung hopes to develop ESDP, in partnership with NATO
- NATO/Assembly: Momentum of Bucharest summit must be kept up, says Pentagon official
- NATO/Assembly: Missile Shield technology has not yet proven its worth
- EU/EDA: European Defence Agency makes several inroads
- Annex: European Defene Agency, EU Defence Ministers pledge to address helicopter shortages for crisis operations
- Annex: Draft Defence Ministers' Declaration of Intent on Helicopter Availability
- Annex: EDA establishes new joint R&T programme on disruptive defence technologies
- EDA agrees on Norway's participation in regime on defence procurement
2008/05/22(#0131)
- EU/ESDP: Jumbo Council on Monday 26 and Tuesday May in Brussels
- EU/Africa: Koen Vervaeke brings new EU/African Union partnership to life for taboo-free relationship between equals
- EU/ESDP: Reflection on effective use of Battlegroups
- EU/Armaments: Court of Justice rules Commission can take decisions on Arms trade in Africa
- NATO/Assembly: Spring session of NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Berlin
- Industry: Private sector seeks to reduce fragmentation of European security market
- EU/ESDP: EDA
2008/05/20(#0130)
- EU/ESDP: EU Military Committee takes stock of operations in Chad and Bosnia and looks at state of Battlegroup preparedness
- EU/Armaments: Assessment of transfers directive mades headway
- WEU/ESDP: WEU delegation visits Eufor Tchad/RCA headquarters
- EU/ESDP: EU MILEX 09
- Industry: Corruption
- NATO/Afghanistan: Need to strengthen authority of Afghan government over Afghan people
- Georgia/NATO: Washington denies rumour of US Missile Shield installation in Georgia
- France/Defence: France prepares to restructure defence - Seminar takes stock of reasons for and aims of restructuring
- Industry: A400M
2008/05/16(#0129)
- NATO/Afghanistan: Military Committee overview of NATO operations in Afghanistan
- EU/ESDP: EU Civilian Operations Commander and Director of Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability
- NATO/Cyber Defence: Allies sign agreement on Estonian centre of excellence for Cyber defence
- NATO/Kosovo: Engagement
- NATO/Ukraine: NUC and EAPC
- NATO/Georgia: Russia
- Kazakhstan/Lithuania
- Germany/Defence: German Christian Unions want European Energy Security Union
- Sweden/Eufor Chad: Extension
- EU/ESDP: Ducarme report links review of Security Strategy with implementation of Lisbon Treaty
- France/Defence: Cutback in French operational ambitions
- Poland/ESDP: Poland joins Eurocorps and calls for command chain for EU civil and military operations
- Canada/Defence: New plan to reinforce Canadian army
- China/Armaments: Mi-171
- Industry: Finmeccanica
2008/05/16(#0128)
- Poland/Defence: Ambassador Boguslaw Winid takes stock of Polish contribution to ISAF
- EU/Georgia: Russia
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATOSR
- EU/Chad/CAR: Javier Solana in Chad and Central African Republic
- EU/Eurocorps: For Enhanced Cooperation between EU and Eurocorps
- EU/Defence: How to keep check of private military contractors
- EU/ESDP: Work underway at COPS
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO assists Afghanistan to improve munitions stockpile safety
- EU/ESDP: Strategic choices for European Security and Defence
- Armaments: Code of ethics proposed for BAE systems
- NATO/Demining: Baltic Sea
2008/05/06(#0127)
- Human Security in Union Security Strategy by Olivier Jehin
- EU/Russia: Russia confirms its participation in Eufor Chad/CAR
- EU/Azerbaijan: Peter semneby expected in Nagorno-Karabakh
- Germany: Missile Defence
- NATO/Croatia: Military medical units
- NATO/Czech Republic: Missile Defence
- Russia/Georgia: Tension over Abkhazia climbs
- Georgia/Appointment: Fireign Minister
- NATO/Afghanistan: 7000 more US marines for Afghanistan
- NATO/Afghanistan: Allies differ over negotiation with enemy
- Hungary/Afghanistan: Airport command
- NATO/Afghanistan: Insurgents
2008/05/01(#0126)
- NATO/Russia: NATO accuses Russia of undermining Georgia's territorial integrity
- NATO/Kosovo: KFOR
- NATO: DHS
- EU/ESDP: Georgia and Russia
- Germany/Afghanistan: Instructors
- EU/Chad/CAR: More than 2300 Eufor military personnel
- EU/Serbia: SAA signed but application will depend on another EU27 decision to confirm Belgrade's full cooperation with ICTY
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: SAA
- EU/Middle East: Peace process
- EU/Piracy: International Compact
- EU/Russia: Negotiation mandate still deadlocked
- Russia/Georgia: Russia announces bolstered military presence in Georgia
- EU/Uzbekistan: Council decides to review current Visa regime
- EU/OSCE: Meeting between EU ministerial troika and OSCE delegation
- NATO/Afghanistan: NAC discusses Taliban attack on Kabul
- NATO/Afghanistan: New operation in South of Helmand province
- EU/Afghanistan: Narcotics
- Bulgaria/Defence: reform
- EU/Piracy: Exchange of views
- Russia/Belarus: military cooperation
2008/04/29(#0125)
- EU/Chad: At this stage, extending EUFOR's mandate is "very bad idea"
- EU/Bosia-Herzegovina: Adoption of laws on police reform is only first step
- EU/Ukraine/Visegrad group: Signature of agreement on Czech-Slovak Battle Group
- Russia/Georgia: Abkhazia wishes to host more Russian troops
- EU/Serbia: SAA
- Latvia/Defence: Strategic Transport Aircraft
- NATO/Afghanistan: Condemnation of Sunday's attack in Kabul
- Afghanistan/India: India to provide only indirect military support to Afghanistan
- NATO/Bahrain: NATO-Bahrain conference in Manama
- Feance/Sweden: French investigation into Artemis mission concludes that there was no ill treatment during interrogation of young congolese man
- Sweden/Industry: Sweden proposes sale of 48 Gripen to Norway
- France/Armament: Tanks
2008/04/24(#0124)
- Indepth review of security strategy is first step towards European strategic culture by Olivier Jehin
- EU/Pakistan: New Pakistani government more open to dialogue with insurgents despite calls to remain firm
- Georgia/Russia: Tension between Georgia and Russia climbs after incident of UAV shot down over Abkhazia
- EU/Chad/CAR: Henri Bentegeat visits Chad
- EU/Afghanistan: New strategy for Afghanistan is unveiled
- Afghanistan/Bulgaria: Deployment
- Austria/Defence: Austria plans to strengthen cooperation with neutral EU states
- United Kingdom/Armaments: 2007 a good year for British arms manufacturers
- Armenia/Russia: JV on Uranium exploration and extraction
- Pakistan/China: further defence industry cooperation
- Bulgaria/Defence: New defence minister
- EU/Armaments: Questions put to Council's legal service by France
- Canada: Resignation of Chief of the Defence Staff
- Library
2008/04/22(#0123)
- EU/Afghanistan: Javier Solana reitrates EU commitment to train Afghan police
- EU/Chad/CAR: Polish contingent begins deployment
- Sweden/France: Swedish army's legal service orders inquiry into behaviour of Swedish special units
- NATO/Russia: CFE treaty could be replaced
- Turkey/Afghanistan: Criticism
- NATO/Macedonia: Visit
- Georgia/Abkhazia: Russian fighter plane shot down UAV over Georgian territory
- EU/France: Fromion calls on French authorities to adopt resolutely constructive attitude on two draft directives on defence equipments
- Slovenia/Defence: Engagements
- United Kingdom/Armaments: BAE and Saudi Arabia
- EU/Armaments: Coarm hopes take part in scrutiny of directive on arms exports
- EU/Weapons: Amendments to the directive
- United Kingdom/Armaments: Return to annual cycle
- Slovakia/Kazakhstan: Agreement
- Industry: India
- Spain/Pirates: Attacked
2008/04/17(#0122)
- The Difficult search for greater coherence in European Union external action by Olivier Jehin
- EU/ESDP: EU must identify strategic priorities, says Nicole Gnesotto
- EU/Armaments: Proposal for directive on facilitating intracommunity defence procurement transfers is refered to council's legal service
- EU/ESDP: Karl von Wogau calls for European Satellite system
- EU/Uzbekistan: Sanctions
- EU/Afghanistan: PSC
- EU/Chad: PSC
- UN/NATO: Kai Eide visits NATO
- NATO/Africa: Alliance ready to support African Union
2008/04/15(#0121)
- What will the Common Security and Defence Policy look like? by Olivier Jehin
- Carte Blanche: Nabucco and South Stream: Towards synthese of two competing projects? by Susanne Nies
- EU/Chad/CAR: Slow start for installation of Eufor in Abeche
- Netherlands/Afghanistan: Worst clashes
- Sweden/Defence: Budget
- Spain/Defence: New female Defence Minister
- France/Piracy: International force
- Italy/NATO: Ambassador's note
- NATO/Afghanistan: Several Attacks by insurgents in Afghanistan
- Afghanistan: Reinforced border cooperation with Pakistan
- NATO: Extended participation in annual crisis management exercise
- Industry: MBDA
2008/04/10(#0120)
- EU/Africa: Pierre-Michel Joana speaks of strengthening African capabilities
- EU/Somalia: AMISOM
- EU/Middle East: EUSR
- EU/ESDP: PSC
- EU/ESDP: EUMS
- EU/Chad/CAR: EUFOR is still awaiting helicopters
- EU/CAR: Council approves agreement on status of European forces in Central African Republic
- Czech Republic/Slovakia: BG
- EU/Mines: International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
- NATO/United States: NATO americans see result of Bucharest Summit as positive
- Afghanistan: Towards significant growth in Afghan army
- NATO/Afghanistan: Taliban
- NATO/Russia: Joint Patrol over Alaska
- EDA: Defence Agency will be able to launch new projects
- Estonia/Defence: Estonia seeks to join forces with Danish division
- Estonia/Defence: Procurement
- Annex: EDA PR on EU Governments ask EDA for Armaments strategy, agree steps for more defence collaboration
2008/04/08(#0119)
- From Bucharest to Strasbourg-Kehl by Olivier Jehin
- NATO: Review of Alliance strategy and priorities
- NATO/Afghanistan: Details on pledges of more troops for Afghanistan
- France/NATO: Debate surrounding France's conditional reintegration into NATO
- EU/ESDP: EUBAM and EURO-RECAMP
- EU/ESDP: EUPOL-DRC and EUSEC
- Latvia/Defence: Close-up on Latvian defence in 2008
- EU/ESDP: Foundation on European security poised to start work
- EU/Defence: EDA steering board meets on 8 and 9 April
- France/EDA: Herve Morin hopes to make better use of EDA and OCCAR, which would become EDA's executive arm
2008/04/05(#0118)
- NATO/Afghanistan: Alliance unveils ISAF's new "Strategic Vision"
- NATO/EU: Commission sets out broad lines of strengthened commitment in Afganistan
- Austaralia/Afghanistan: Sufficient
- Corrigendum: on 0117
- NATO/Afghanistan: Canadian Prime Minister welcomes French reinforcement in Afghanistan
- NATO/Enlargement: Albania and Croatia are accepted but "Macedonia" is held back until name issue is resolved
- NATO/Ukraine/Georgia: No MAP but promise of membership
- NATO/Summit: NATO pays tribute to its military personnel
- NATO/Russia: Transit agreement is signed
- Russia/Investments: Towards partial clarification of foreign investment rules in Russia
- Industry: jobs axed in BAE systems
- Industry: Refueller aircraft
- Industry: Saab on Gripen
- Annex: Bucharest Summit Declaration
- Annex: ISAF's Strategic Vision
- Annex: Chairman's statement, Meeting of the NATO-Russia Council at the level of Heads of State and Government held in Bucharest on 4 April 2008
2008/04/03(#0117)
- NATO/Summit: Heads of States and Government examine alliance enlargement and NATO's role in Afghanistan
- NATO/Russia: Difficult search for compromise between NATO and Russia
- NATO/Russia: Russia pleased with communique on CFE treaty
- Czech Republic/Afghanistan: Czech reinforcements in Afghanistan
- NATO/Ukraine: Referendum
- NATO/Assembly: Explaining NATO's role more clearly
- NATO/EU: SG at the Summit
- United Kingdom/Iraq: Pause in the reduction
- Chad: Fight
- NATO/Summit: German Marshall Fund's report
- France/Defence: DGA taken in hand
- United States/Armaments: The largest budget
- Russia/Kosovo: Humanitarian assistance
- NATO/Middle East: ICI
- NATO: nato-channel
2008/04/01(#0116)
- EU/Chad/CAR: After Centre, EUFOR takes up quarters in south
- NATO/Afghanistan: Above all Afghan armed forces need equip,emt
- NATO/Afghanistan: First counter-terrorist centre at border with Pakistan is inaugurated
- NATO/Russia: Allies reaffirm their attachment to CFE treaty
- NATO/Summit: Strasbourg-Kehl
- EU/Sudan: EU threatens Sudanese regime with sanctions if it does not cooperate with ICC
- France/NATO: Public opinion on French return
- NATO/ABM: Public opinion
- United Kingdom/Armaments: EADS air-tanker consortium
- United States/Armaments: V-22 transport aircraft
2008/03/27(#0115)
- NATO/Afghanistan: Bucharest meeting to give priority to Afghanistan
- NATO/Summit: Three candidates left in suspense
- NATO/Georgia: Official visit by Georgia to NATO
- France/Afghanistan: France maintains link between additional effort and overall development approach in Afghanistan
- NATO/Russia: Joint air patrol in Alaska
- Poland/Kosovo: UN
- UN/Kosovo/Serbia: Division of Kosovo
- NATO/Television: Public outreach supported by Danish Gov.
- EU/Gymnich: Tibet to be discussed in Brdo
- EU/United Kingdom: Europe must become global player, says Gordon Brown
- UN/Chad: Agreement is signed on status of MINURCAT
- United Kingdom/Armaments: Military refuelling aircraft of Airbus
- French/Armaments: Mirage 2000-N squadron
2008/03/20(#0114)
- EU/Gymnich: EU27 Foreign Ministers discuss Middle East, Russia and Balkans
- EU/Defence: New stage in review of way ESDC works
- EU/Chad: Eufor
- EU/Kosovo: EULEX
- Moldova/Transnistria: Without Russia there is no solution for Transnistria
- Sweden/Defence: Strategic Air Transport
- NATO/Ukraine: President on Summit
- EU/Moldova/Ukraine: EUBAM makes headway in setting up system for managing Moldovan-Ukranian border
- UN/Kosovo: UN Police return to Serb part of Mitrovica
- Russia/Afghanistan: Russian Ambassador underlines Russia and NATO's interests in Afghanistan as well as divergence elsewhere
- WEU Assembly: 60th anniversary of Treaty of Brussels
2008/03/18(#0113)
- EU/Chad/CAR: Eufor reaches initial operating capacity
- Kosovo: Kfor and UNMIK officers wounded in Mitrovica
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Parliament to decide future of police reform
- NATO/Macedonia: With two weeks to go to NATO summit, impasse over name of FYROM persists
- NATO/Russia: Kosovar question threatens to have impact on Bucharest summit
- NATO/Denmark: MAP
- NATO: SG calls for new Atlantic charter
- Albania: Munitions depot explodes
- Bulgaria/Defence: Lay off
- Romania/Defence: Raders
- Annex: Climate Change and International Security, Paper from the High representative and European Commission to the European Council
2008/03/13(#0112)
- EU/Chad/CAR: Russia announces it will contribute helicopters to EUFOR
- EU/European Council: Afghanistan and Middle East
- NATO/Finland: Finnish NRF participation, details to be confirmed
- NATO: UNSG on NAC
- NATO/Poland: Visit
- Poland/ABM: Visit
- EU/Kosovo: UNMIK
- NATO: Alliance interest in environmental security
- NATO/Russia: Cooperation
- Slovenia/Defence: State of Slovenian defence
2008/03/11(#0111)
- Chad/CAR: Eufor gradually reaches initial operational capacity
- EU/Sudan: Pay
- EU/ESDP: Reflection on Security Strategy calls for Union objectives, role and interests to be cleared
- NATO/Russia: Dmitri Medvedev will not be "less nationalist" towards NATO than Vladimir Putin
- UN/Afghanistan: New UN Representative welcome in Afghanistan
- NATO/Kosovo: Kosovo's declaration of independence could be detrimental to NATO's long term unity
- Poland/ABM: Still no breakthrough in talks on setting up interceptors in Poland
2008/03/08(#0110)
- NATO/Enlargement: NATO Foreign Ministers are unable to move forward
- Bulgaria/Turkey: Iraq
- EU/NATO/Turkey: Nuland
- EU/Security: Climate Change comes under strategic reflection of EU that is to strengthen its crisis management instruments
- NATO/Russia: Transit
- EU/EDA: Jan-Olof Lind is appointed to chair of EDA research and technology directors steering board
- Slovakia/Russia/Industry: Russia seeks to convince Europeans of interoperability between Russian military equipment and NATO equipment
- EU/NATO: Headquarters
- UN/Afghanistan: UNSR
2008/03/06(#0109)
- NATO/Foreign Affairs: Allies differ over enlargement prior to Bucharest Summit
- NATO/Missiles: NAC on MD
- Sweden/Defence: Financial difficulties
- Czech Republic/Armaments: APV
- EU/Chad/CAR: Deployment continues despite incident at Sudanese border
- EU/Guinea-Bissau: Juan Esteban Verastegui is appointed head of EU SSR mission
- EU/ESDP: Kuhne draft report supports ESDP development and reflection on Security Strategy Reform
- EU/ESDP: Balkans, Middle East, Pakistan and Zimbabwe still on Agenda
- Industry: Rafale
- China/Defence: Budget
- France/Emirates: First Joint War Games
2008/03/04(#0108)
- Who are the best pupils when it comes to European defence? by Olivier Jehin
- EU/Middle East: Javier Solana in Israel and Palestine
- United States/EU/NATO: US Ambassador to NATO praises European Union calling on it to grow stronger
- EU/ESDP: Solana on Crisis Management Capability
- EU/ESDP: Africa
- WEU/Assembly: PSC
- EDA/Capabilities: European Defence Agency opens reflection on outsourcing logistics for EU military missions
- Visegrad Group/Defence: New experience-sharing and training initiative
- Industry: Aerial Tankers
- Romania/Sweden: Gripen
- United States/Africa: American influence in Africa gains ground with regard to security
- Bulgaria/United States: Defence Agreements
2008/02/27(#0107)
- EDA/Capabilities: European Defence Agency calls for reflection on outstanding logistical support in Crisis Management operations
- United States/Poland: Upgrading Polish army
- Carte Blanche: Delivering for European Defence, The role of the EDA by Alexander Weis
- EDA/Industry: Ake Svensson says public-private partnership can improve availability of military capabilities for EU
- EU/Chad/CAR: Eufor deployment continues according to schedule
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Extension of OHR mandate
2008/02/26(#0106)
- EU/NATO: Javier Solana and DHS discuss Kosovo
- Carte Blance: What should be the priorities for the EU and NATO in 2008? by General David Leakey
- EU/ESDP: Karl Erajavec summerises results of informal defence minister's meeting
- EU/ESDP: Ambassadors again look at strengthening EU Strategic planning capability
- Sweden/Chad/CAR: Fredrik Reinfeldt confirms withdrawal of Swedish contingent in June
- Nuclear: Argentina and Brazil announce construction of nuclear-propelled submarine
- Turkey/Iraq: Turkey at war against PKK
- Czech Republic/ABM: Completion
2008/02/23(#0105)
- EU/ESDP: Defence Ministers decide to keep EUFOR troops in Bosnia
- EU/Chad/CAR: Austrians reassured about troop safety in Chad
- EU/Capabilities: Three avenues of reflection for Member States
- EU/ESDP: Informal meeting of European defence ministers
- EU/Terrorism: European Commission initiative on protecting critical infrastructures
- NATO/Afghanistan: Rebuild
- Slovenia/Finland: Defence cooperation agreement
- EU/EULEX: Iceland and Norway
- NATO/Kosovo: KFOR peacekeeping in Kosovo
- EDA: Defence Agency takes up prospective research
- WEU/Assembly: Developing a capability approach and European definition of needs
- Industry: UAE-EADS
- Poland/Defence: Report reveals grave errors in recruiting Polish intelligence agents
- France/Comores: Military Support
2008/02/21(#0104)
- EU/Chad/CAR: Eufor begins first reconnaissance operations
- Belgium/Chad: Eufor
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: PSC-EUSR
- EU/ESDP: Defence ministers gather in Brdo to discuss operations, capabilities and strategic partnership
- EU/ESDP: PSC
- EU/Guinea-Bissau: EU Advisory mission
- EU/DRC: SSR
- WEU/Assembly: WEU Assembly delegation visits NATO
- EDA: Satellite
- EU/Afghanistan: Attacks
- Sweden/Ukraine: Possible Military cooperation
- Sweden/Ukraine: European perspective for Ukraine
- Estonia/Defence: Establishment of army
- Terrorism: Fight against terrorism must take terrorist motivation into account
- Germany/Afghanistan: Extension
- NATO/Afghanistan: SACEUR
- United States/Defence: Budget
- Annex: EDA, EU SATCEN demonstrate potential for system to integrate intelligence imagery
2008/02/19(#0103)
- EU/Kosovo: Go-ahead to deployment of EULEX mission in Kosovo
- EU/Moldova: EUSR
- EU/Chad: Council condemns armed rebellion and confirms need to deploy EUFOR
- NATO/ABM: NATO opens Missile Defence installation in the Hague
- France/Iran: Dialogue
- Ukraine/Defence: Professional Army
- NATO/Sweden: Membership
- Afghanistan/Defence: Afghan defence minister underlines progress made by national army but deplores equipment shortfalls
- Afghanistan/Defence: CAS capability by 2013
- Germany/Afghanistan: Extension
- EDA/Capabilities: European Defence Agency to help develop air transport capacity
- France/Armaments: GPS Bomb
- France/Armaments: Tanks
- Slovenia/Defence: Air defence base
- Annex: EU Governments seek to improve air transport capacity for military operations
2008/02/14(#0102)
- NATO/Cybersecurity: NATO seeks electronic communication security role
- NATO/Russia: Putin at NATO Summit
- EU/Kosovo: Moscow uses Kosovo as lever for raising its international position
- EDA/Conference: European Defence Agency looks at logistics outsourcing possibilities
- EU/Kosovo: EULEX
- EU/Chad/CAR: Force projection
- EU/Guinea-Bisau: SSR
- EU/ESDP: SALW
- Romania/Defence: New Defence Minister
- Russia/Disarmament: Space
2008/02/12(#0101)
- NATO/Afghanistan: All Allies must do more in Afghanistan, says Robert Gates
- Poland/Afghanistan: He who gives without caveats gives twice, asserts Radoslav Sikorski
- Germany/Afghanistan: Questions over German commitment in Afghanistan
- Germny/NATO: Within NATO, it is usual to say what one can and cannot do, says Angela Merkel
- Russia/Ukraine: Rader sites
- France/NATO: Herve Morin hopes for renovated NATO structure
- Canada/Frane: Logistic issues
- United States/Iraq: Withdrawal
- Russia/NATO: Russia seeks neither confrontation nor domination, says Sergei Ivanov in Munich
- United States/Defence: Iraq
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: EUSR
- EU/Chad/CAR: Eufor to attain initial operational capacity mid-March
- Defence: IISS report focuses on Iranian nuclear issue and situation in South-East Asia
2008/02/09(#0100)
- NATO/Afghanistan: Consiliatory noises despite disagreements over troop numbers in Afghanistan
- NATO/Afghanistan: Canadians should be able to count on further French troops
- NATO/Russia: Slender progress at NATO-Russia summit
- NATO/Baltic: Defence Ministers
- NATO/Kosovo: KFOR told to be vigilant and neutral
- NATO/Ukraine: Ukranian government seeks formal agreement with NATO despite strong opposition at home
- Missile Shield: Start of NATO-United States integration
- EU/Chad/CAR: Deployment to resume shortly
- Bulgaria/Defence: Bulgaria to scale back its Army
- Slovakia/Middle East: UNDOF
- Czech Republic/Defence: APV
- Annex: ISAF
2008/02/07(#0099)
- EU/Armaments: Defence package sets off on its assault course
- EU/ESDP: EUSRs
- EU/Chad/CAR: EUFOR deployment may start up again next week - Questions about content of UN statement
- EU/ESDP: PSC
- France/ESDP: Pierre Lellouche suggests a six-country defence Europe
- NATO/Canada/France: Canada demands reinforcement for Kandahar
- France/United Arab Emirates: Joint Excercise
- Poland/WMD: Visit
- NATO/Estonia: Toomas Hendrik Ilves calls for fair division of danger in Afghanistan
- Poland/NATO: Poland wants NATO infrastructure on its territory
- Defence: IISS annual report paints gloomy picture of progress in Iraq and Afghanistan
- United Kingdom/Nuclear Issues: Five powers
- Ukraine/NATO: Oppositions
2008/02/05(#0098)
- EU/Kosovo: Preparation for Police Mission for Kosovo moves up a gear
- EU/Guinea Bissau: EUSEC advisory mission
- EU/Middle East: Palestina
- EU/Chad/CAR: Temporary interruption of EUFOR deployment
- Belgium/Afghanistan: Belgium increases its contribution to ISAF
- Poland/Baltic States: Airspace Surveillance
- NATO/Defence: Afghanistan and Kosovo on agenda at NATO meeting in Vilinius
- NATO/Afghanistan: Division among Allies over troop numbers in Afghanistan
- NATO/Hungary: Concern from some Allies over new NATO intelligence committee chair's ties with Russia
2008/01/31(#0097)
- EU/Chad/CAR: General Patrick Nash stresses EUFOR's autonomy
- Carte Blanche: How long until a Eurobarometer probes ten years of the ESDP? by Andre Dumoulin
- NATO/Afghanistan: Norwedgian Quick Reaction Force in Afghanistan to be replaced by German troops
- United States/Afghanistan: US troops shoot down nine Afghan policemen by mistake
- NATO/Afghanistan: Instead of further NATO troops, Karzai wants Afghan forces of law and order to be trained up
- Russia/Navt: Big Russian navy manoeuvres in the Atlantic
- NATO/Parliamentary Assembly: Visit
- NATO/Luxembourg: Visit
- Slovakia/Defence: New Defence Minister
- Slovenia/CFDP: Meeting
- Slovenia/Armaments: Air Transport
2008/01/29(#0096)
- EU/Chad/CAR: Official launch of EU's military operation in Chad and CAR
- Slovakia/Defence: Replacement of Defence Minister
- Estonia/Weapons: Minehunter
- EU/Middle East: Israel
- EU/CFSP: Claude-France Arnould briefs Parliamentarians on improvements to functioning of the Euroepan Security and Defence College
- Afghanistan: In the face of opposition from the Afghan government, Lord Ashdown withdraws application for post of Afghanistan 'Super Envoy'
- NATO/Brussels: Three NATO candidate countries visit SG
- NATO/Enlargement: Disagreement within NATO over expansion plans
- Industry: Thailand's Gripen
- Russia/Space: GLONASS radio navigation system
2008/01/24(#0095)
- EU/External Relations: EU Foreign Ministers to take stock of situation in Middle East, Africa and Balkans
- EU/Romania: Police and Gendarmes in Kosovo
- EU/Iran: Iran restates its right to nuclear option for civilian use
- OSCE/Nagrno-Karabakh: OSCE predicts considerable progress towards setting conflict in Nagrno-Karabakh in 2008
- EU/Kosovo: personnel
- EU/Azerbaijan: Delegation
- Afghanistan: Journalist
- NATO/Gulf: SG visits United Arab Emirates
- NATO/Ukraine: Ukraine is ready for concrete cooperation with NATO
- Czech Republic/ABM: Progress
2008/01/22(#0094)
- NATO/Pakistan: President Musharraf seeks in-depth cooperation with NATO
- EU/Kosovo: Preparations for European mission in Kosovo continue
- EU/DRC: French colonel
- EU/Chad: EUFOR Chad/RCA is officially launched
- France/Cote d'Ivoire: Force reduction
- EU/Poland: PSC
- EU/Eurocorps: EP
- NATO/Afghanistan: casualities
- NATO/Energy: NATO includes Energy Security on agenda
- NATO/Afghanistan: General David D. McKiernan is appointed COMISAF
- NATO/Afghanistan: Allied Force
- Czech Republic/ABM: United States faced by Polish-Czech collaboration on Missile Shield
- Slovakia/Defence: Slovakia envisages acquisation of new cargo planes
- Czech Republic/Armaments: APV
- Industry: Thailand's Gripen
2008/01/17(#0093)
- EU/ESDP: COPS to focus on Chad and Kosovo in coming weeks
- Serbia/Kosovo: KFOR
- EU/Kosovo: Select meeting to prepare next decisions
- EU/Armenia: Peter Semneby hopes for progress in talks on Nagrno-Karabakh
- EU/Kosovo: EUPT
- NATO/Central Asia: NATO SR
- Russia/Ukraine: Raders
- NATO/Afghanistan: European allies criticised by US defence secretary
- NATO/Croatia: Croatian PM visits NATO
- Poland/United States: In Washington, Bogdan Klich pleads Poland's cause
- France/Defence: France to set up Joint force base in Abu Dhabi
- Industry: F16 updated
- Annex: National Defence Expenditure in 2006
2008/01/15(#0092)
- EU/Chad: Situation of European contributions to EUFOR Chad/RCA
- EU/Defence: Move towards reviewing way ESDC works
- EU/Eurocorps: France and Belgium suggest European Corps availability should be stepped up for EU operations
- NATO/Afghanistan: Major US reinforcement for Afghanistan - SG calls for patience
- NATO/Summit: SG outlines NATO's priorities for 2008
- NATO/Russia: Dimitry Rogozin is appointed Russia's envoy to NATO
- NATO/Afghanistan: death
- Russia: Excercise
- Slovenia/Defence: Slovenia deploys over 280 military abroad
- UN/Sudan: Sweden and Norway withdraw contribution from UNAMID
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: EUFOR Althea
- Czech Republic/Poland/ABM: Coordination
- EU/Belgium/Nuclear: Call for elimination
- Annex: European-US Defence expenditure
2008/01/09(#0091)
- EU/Chad: Force generation process for EU Military Operation in Chad on road to completion
- OSCE: Kosovo
- EU/Middle East: EUPOL CORPS completion
- Poland/ABM: Poland takes firmer line before talks are resumed
- France/Defence: Creation of National Defence and Security Council
- Latvia/NATO: Standing NATO MCM
- EDA: European Agency entrusts Air4All with preparing UAV inclusion in air traffic
- Spain/Lebanon: Visit
- Spain/Armaments: Eurocopter
- Industry: Sukhoi on new 5th generation fighter aircraft
- Industry: Eurofighter
- Library
- Annex: NATO-Russia compedium of financial and ecoomic data relating to defence
2008/12/20(#0090)
- EU/Chad: Member States still show little interest for fate of refugees in Eastern Chad
- EU/United States: Towards strengthened transatlantic dialogue on Crisis Management
- Poland/Eurocorps: committment
- EU/DRC: EUSEC DRC is in impasse
- Iran/Russia: US welcomes deliveries of Russian uranium to Iran but debate continues on Natanz enrichment programme
- EU/Battlegroups: Weimar Triangle
- Hungary/Defence: Security Strategy
- Hungary/Armaments: Gripen fighters
- Poland/Iraq: Polish withdrawal from Iraq likely on 31 October 2008
- United States/Iraq: Condolezza Rice make surprise visit to Iraq
- Turkey/Iraq: Turkish bombing in Northern Iraq
- Russia/CFE: dialogue
- NATO/Afghanistan: Taliban
2008/12/18(#0089)
- EU/Chad/RCA: Fourth Force generation conference to be held Wednesday
- EU/Slovenia: Presidency
- EU/ESDP: PSC
- EDA/Research: First three R&T contracts on Force protection are signed
- EU/ESDP: ESS
- NATO/Japan: DHS calls for Japan's continued involvement in international security operations
- Czech Republic/Armaments: Tanks
- Romania/Sweden/Armaments: Gripen
- NATO/Australia: Australian defence minister says Afghanistan is not being won
- Afghanistan: Secured
- Russia/Armaments: N-Subs
- Russia/Armaments: Missiles
- Poland/Kosovo: contribution
- Annex: Portuguese Presidency Report on ESDP
2008/12/13(#0088)
- EU/ESDP: Reflection on updating Security Strategy will be able to start
- EU/ESDP: PSC
- EU/DRC: EUPOL-DRC
- EU/Lebanon: Terrorist attack
- EU/Defence: Union could use civilian airlines for ESDP operations
- Poland/Afghanistan: Poland sends eight helicopters to Afghanistan
- Czech Republic/Armaments: Tanks
- France/Defence: Restructuring
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: EUPM
- Greece/Armaments: Greece buys 415 BMP-3 fighting vehicles from Russia
- NATO/NRF: Rapid Response Force prepares for next rotation
- Industry: Trandport aircraft
- Belgium/Defence: NRF
- Russia: Russian Federation suspends CFE Treaty participation
- EU/NATO/Algeria: Terrorist attacks
- Russia/Armaments: New generation fighter aircraft
- Iraq/Defence: PMC
2008/12/11(#0087)
- EU/Chad: EUFOR is still waiting for its helicopters
- EU/Somalia: EU remains concerned by situation in Somalia
- EU/Kosovo: EU seeks to show proof of unity and determination on Kosovo issue
- EU/Guinea Bissau: Advisory mission
- EU/Middle East: Israel
- Industry: Eurofighters
- France/ESDP: French EU presidency restates will to strengthen Defence Europe
- WEU/Assembly: Assembly regrets duplication of infantry equipment
- Industry: Saab
- NATO/Japan: Visit
- NATO/Russia: Sergei Lavrov accuses United States of blocking NATO-Russia cooperation
- NATO/Afghanistan: Major operation aimed at capturing Musa Qala
- NATO/Afghanistan: British Prime Minister in Afghanistan
- NATO: Meeting
- NATO: Missile Defence
2008/12/08(#0086)
- NATO/Russia: Lively debate on Missile Shield and CFE Treaty
- NATO/Afghanistan: NAC
- NATO/Ukraine: NUC
- NATO/Afghanistan: Russian and Turkish contributions to training of Afghan law enforcement personnel
- NATO/Czech Republic: Rader Station
- Georgia: Separatists
- EU/Moldova: Meeting
- Bulgaria/Armaments: Belgian Frigates
- Industry: India-Eurocopter
- NATO/Ministerial: In Kosovo, NATO hopes for best but prepares for worst
- Russia/Poland: bilateal
- WEU/Assembly: Cautious call for lifting embargo on arms to China
- Armaments: Austria on Cluster bombs
- Sweden/Gender force: Gender Force project
- Annex: Final Communique of Ministerial meeting of North Atlantic Council held at NATO headquarters, Brussels, On 7 December 2007
2008/12/06(#0085)
- How European interest can be defined? by Olivier Jehin
- EU/Armaments: Commission proposes new measures to promote competitiveness in defence industries and markets
- WEU/Assembly: Future Slovenian presidency sets out priorities at WEU Assembly
- WEU/Assembly: WEU Assembly recommeds EU Civil-Military operation in Palestine
- WEU/Assembly: For more extensive dialogue between EU and NATO
- WEU/Assembly: Strengthening the European defence technology industrial base
- NATO/Ministerial: Several debates take shape ahead of NATO Council
- NATO/Ukraine: NUC
- NATO/Afghanistan: Suicide attack
- NATO/Enlargement: NATO discussion turns to membership of three Balkan states
- United States/Russia: Military Cooperation Agreement
- OSCE/Uzbekistan: Election
- United States/Defence: BMD with F16
- Czech Republic/Iraq: Reduction
- Armaments: Cluster bombs
- EU/Security: CORUPA web site
2007/12/04(#0084)
- NATO: Foreign Ministers to meet on Thursday and Friday in Brussels
- Netherlands/Afghanistan: New contribution
- NATO/Kosovo: Visit
- NATO/Croatia: Visit
- Afghanistan/Defence: 70,000
- EU/Chad: Chad rebels re-form alliance and oppose Eufor, whose deployment has been delayed
- EU/Iran: Disappointment
- EU/Weapons: Commission to adopt draft directive on Wednesday on Intra-community transfers of weapons
- EU/CFSP: PMC
- EU/Bosnia Herzegovina: Eufor
- OSCE: Kazakhstan presidency
- United States/Middle East: Special Envoy
2007/11/29(#0083)
- EU/Middle East: Israelis and Palestinians agree to launch bilateral relations for peace treaty before end of 2008
- EU/Kosovo: 'Last chance' talks break down
- NATO/EU: NAC-COPS
- NATO/Morocco: Seminar
- EU/NATO: Report commissioned by European Parliament highlights interoperability problems among European troops
- NATO/Afghanistan: Twelve Czech military helicopters for the Afghan army
- WEU/Assembly: 53rd Meeting of WEU Assembly to fucus on Reform Treaty, Transatlantic challenges and external relations
- Poland/ABM: Donald Tusk confirms plan to consult over Anti-Missile Shield
- NATO/Afghanistan: PRT
- EU/United Kingdom/Defence : Gordon Brown criticised by former Defence Chiefs over military budget
- Sweden/Defence: Hakan Syren calls for better re-allocation of defence budget
- EDA/Standardisation: EDA organises European seminar on standardisation of defence
- Industry: EADS-Safran with Swiss
- Greece/Weapons: Mirage 2000
- Iran/Weapons: New Ballistic missile
- Sweden/Thailand: Gripen
- Switzerland/Afghanistan: Withdrawal
- Russia/Georgia: Withdrawal
2007/11/27(#0082)
- When the French launch a crusade against the European defence market by Olivier Jehin
- EU/Weapons: Commission to adopt new contribution to the development of a European defence industry on 5 December
- Poland/Defence: New government plans to turn CFSP into second pillar of national security
- Poland/Iraq: Donald Tusk announces withdrawal of Polish soldiers from Iraq in 2008
- EU/NATO: Frank exchanges at European Parliament over EU-NATO relations
- EU/NATO: EU and NATO complement each other when it comes to SSR
2007/11/22(#0081)
- EU/CFSP: European Union has its own interests - EU must shoulder abd defend its interests on world stage, says Javier Solana
- United States/Defence: Robert Gates freezes plan for US troop cutbacks in Europe
- EU/CFSP: Karl von Wagau explains what he expects from a White Paper on defence
- EU/CFSP: Guy Teissier and Karl von Wagau announce creation of European Security and Defence Foundation
- EU/Security/Development: EU wants to strengthen its work on security and development
- EU/CFSP: New Civilian Headline Goal
- EU/Kosovo: Solana says Security Council approval is not indispensable for agreement on Kosovo or EU civil police mission
- Poland/France/Chad: France and Poland count on common funding of logistics
- Spain/Operations: Spanish heads EUFOR Althea
- NATO/Hungary: NATO's C-17 to be stationed in Hungary
- NATO/OSCE: Chairman-in-Office of OSCE visits Brussels
- United Kingdom/Defence: British army resources under great pressure
- NATO/Afghanistan: 2 Canadian soldiers killed
2007/11/20(#0080)
- EU/Africa: New contributions to EUFOR Chad-CAR
- EU/Capabilities: Council approves strengthening of EU Staff's strategic planning capabilities
- Cape Verde: EU27 wants to develop 'Special partnership' with Cape Verde
- EU/Middle East: EU hopes for concrete results from international conference of Anapolis
- EU/Iraq: EU encourages Iraq's neigbours to contribute to its national reconciliation and political stability policy
- EU/Myanmar: Council prepares further sanctions against Burmese Junta
- United Kingdom: David Miliband stops promoting capabilities targets
- EU/Defence: Karl von Wagau calls for White Paper on European defence
- Bosnia-Herzegovina: DSACEUR on EUFOR Althea
- EU/Battlegroups: Austria
- NATO/Kosovo: Former Guerrilla Hashim Thaci likely winner of Kosovo elections - EU calls for a constructive spirit of reconciliation with Serbia
- EU/EDA: Council increases EDA's budget by a third
- Annex: EU Ministers adopt framework for Joint European Strategy in defence R&T
2007/11/15(#0079)
- NATO: Admiral Giampaolo di Paola elected Chairman of NATO Military Committee
- NATO: NATO Military Committee assesses ISAF needs
- EU/ESDP: Operations and capabilities at heart of Chiefs of Defence discussions in EU Military Committee meeting
- NATO/Afghanistan: 13 ISAF soldiers lost their lives
- NATO/Afghanistan: Visit
- NATO: Northern dimension
- EU/ESDP: Arrangements for Jumbo Council on 19 November
- EDA: European Defence Agency gives Rainer Schuwirth responsibility for leading efforts on network enabled capacity
- EU/Iran: No further Solana-Jalili meetings
- EU/Middle East: Javier Solana says Israel-Palestine agreement within nine months is "doable"
- EU/Lebanon: UN prosecuter
- EU/Georgia: UNOMIG
- Georgia: State of Emergency lifted
- Bulgaria/Defence: C-27J
- EU/ESDP: SSR in third countries a very complex matter
- UN/SSR: Report
- Slovakia/Romania/Defence: Joint finance
2007/11/13(#0078)
- NATO: NATO Military Committee to elect new chairman
- EU/Middle East: Javier Solana visits Middle East
- EU/Council: Preparations for next week's Jumbo Council
- EU/Africa: Force generation for EUFOR Chad-CAR
- EU/ESDP: Plan to include sea and air components in Rapid Reaction Force still under debate in Council
- EU/Afghanistan: EUPOL Afghanistan
- Chad/CAR
- ISAF: Continued ISAF troop shortfalls in Afghanistan
- France/Afghanistan: Number of "gestures" by French authorities suggest increased committment in Afghanistan
- United States/Armaments: George Bush wants to increase American bombers' penetration capability
- EU/Social/Health: EUROMIL
- Canada/Afghanistan: Amounts of killed and wounded
- NATO/Afghanistan: Amnesty on prisoners
- Industry: EADS
2007/11/08(#0077)
- NATO/Afghanistan: Resurgence of violence in Afghanistan
- NATO/Germany: Germany must confront issue of its troops' engagement in NATO military action
- Kyrgyzstan/Afghanistan
- EU/Africa: Austrian troops for EUFOR Chad-DRC
- EU/Terrorism: Al Qaida remains main threat to EU security, says Gilles de Kerkhove
- EU/Myanmar: Javier Solana appoints special envoy to assist Ibrahim Gambari
- EU/Defence: Structured Cooperation
- EU/NATO/Turkmenistan: Visit
- China/Turkmenistan: Visit
- EU/EDA: Briton and Finn appointed directors for capabilities and armaments at European Defence Agency
- Slovenia/Armaments: Tactical Air Transport
- Bulgaria/Armaments: C-27A
- United Kingdom/Armaments: LSRC
- Industry: A400M
- Georgia
2007/11/06(#0076)
- EU/Pakistan: Javier Solana calls on General Musharraf to abide by constitutional rules
- EU/Africa: CONOPS for EUFOR Chad-DRC to be finalised soon
- EU/COPS: COPS programme for the week 5-9 November
- Afghanistan: 356,000 Afghans returned home in 2007, says HCR
- NATO/Afghanistan: Insurgents arrested
- NATO/Afghanistan: Netherlands
- NATO/Afghanistan: Taliban
- NATO/Kazakhstan: Caspian Sea Fleet
- NATO/Kosovo: KFOR
- Spain/Armaments: Purchase of 40 Armoured Vehicles
- Slovakia/Armaments: Armoured Vehicles
- France/Armaments: French industry
- United States/Intelligence: Budget
- Estonia/Georgia: Destruction of arms
- NATO/Serbia: Accession
- Industry: Air Show
2007/11/01(#0075)
- EU/Africa: General Nash describes for Ambassadors difficult conditions in which EUFOR Chad-DRC will be deployed
- UN/Darfur: LAS
- EU/Guinea Bisau: SSR
- Bosnia-Herzegovina: EUFOR completes transfer of military bases
- NATO/Netherlands: Dutch reconsider their committment in Afghanistan
- EU/Defence: CME08
- Spain/Defence: Spain deploys over 1000 troops in Lebanon
- United Kingdom/Armaments: British army equipment review
- Poland/Armaments: Poland reduces budget for modernisation of Navy
- Hungary/Armaments: Hungary to cooperate with Russia once again
- CSTO: Parliamentary Assembly
2007/10/30(#0074)
- EU/Africa: General Nash informs COPS of outcome of visit to Chad and CAR
- EU/Guinea Bissau: PSC
- EU/Africa: Troika
- EU/Afghanistan: EUSR
- NATO/Afghanistan: Lease of helicopters approved for Afghanistan
- NATO/Afghanistan: 50 Taliban insurgents killed in fighting with Allied and Afghan armies
- NATO/Afghanistan: Civilian casualities
- EU/Armaments: Difficult progress on banning cluster bombs
- Ireland/Lebanon: UNIFIL
- Library
2007/10/26(#0073)
- NATO/ABM: Slight easing of difficult negotiations on Anti-Missile Shield - DHS applauds role of NATO-Russian Council
- NATO/Defence: Changes planned to make NATO better able to respond to new challenges
- France/Armaments: Armoured Infantry Combat Vehicles
- NATO/Defence: First day of informal meeting in Noordwijk dominated by Afghanistan
- NATO/Defence: Prospect of Cyber-Defence strategy for NATO
- NATO/Spain: General Felix Sanz wants to develop "Allied Sprit" and foster greater understanding between NATO and EU
- NATO/Turkey: DHS acknowledges "Remarkable restraint" shown by Turkey in face of incessant PKK attacks
- Greece/Armaments: Aircraft
- EU/Defence: EUMC visit Bulgaria
- EU/Caucasus: EUSR in Azerbaijan
2007/10/25(#0072)
- EU/Iran: Unchanged stances in constructive atmosphere
- EU/WMD: Non-proliferation symposium postponed
- EU/China: Summit on 28 Nov
- EU/UN: PKO
- EU/Defence: 2008 will be armaments year for EDA
- EU/Africa: EU-Africa Strategy
- NATO/Defence: Informal meeting of NATO defence ministers opens in Noordwijk
- Bulgaria/Defence: Modernisation
- NATO/Slovakia: Afghanistan and Kosovo
- France/Afghanistan: Further deployment of instructors
- EU/Palestine: EUBAM and EUPOL COPS
- France/Industry: DCNS gathering contracts
- Romania/Industry: Exhibition
- Industry: EADS
- EU/Defence/Social: Euromil
- EU/Equip,emt: dual-use
- EU/Afghanistan: EUPOL Afghanistan and New Zealand
2007/10/23(#0071)
- NATO: Availability of troops and cost-sharing preoccupy allies on eve of informal defence meeting in Noordwijk
- WEU/Assembly: Jean-Pierre Masseret supports idea of of rapprochement between France and NATO if this allows ESDP to develop
- EU/Gendermerie: Gendarmerie unit in Sarajevo shortly
- EU/Iran: Javier Solana to meet Jalili and Larijani on Tuesday
- EDA: budget
- EU/Defence: Battlegroups
- Portugal/Defence: Portugal deploys 640 troops abroad
- Sweden/Chad: EUFOR Chad/DRC
- United States/ABM: Kiev
- NATO/United States: Afghanistan
- Czech Republic/Iraq: Reduction
- United States/Turkey: PKK
- NATO/Albania: Albanian president visits NATO
- baltic countries: Air Policing Mission
- NATO/Estonia: NATO cybernetic defence COE
- Romania/Iraq: CIMIC
- Industry: Frigate
- Industry: Thailand-Gripen
- Annex: Draft Treaty amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community
2007/10/18(#0070)
- EU/Africa: Eufor Chad-RCA becomes more European
- EU/China: Meeting
- EU/Iran: Solana
- EU/Africa: COPS with AU
- EU/Lebanon/Syria: EU looks at possible border assistance mission at Syria-Lebanon border
- EU/Chad: State of emergency
- EU/Afghanistan: New EUPOL commander
- EU/Gendermarie: Eurogendfor Treaty
- EU/DRC: EU urges all warring parties to hold immediate ceasefire
- EU/Formation: IERI
- Industry: Japan-Eurofighter
- NATO/Defence: NATO outlines informal defence programme on 24 and 25 October in Noordwijk
- EU/Security: Piracy on the rise
- Russia/ABM: Change
- EU/Strategic Transport: A400M
- France/Armament: NH90
- United Kingdom/Armaments: Armoured trucks
- EDA/Budget
- UN: UNSC
2007/10/16(#0069)
- EU/Chad: Final go-ahead to Eufor Chad/RCA
- EU/Libya: Cooperation
- EU/Lebanon: Presidential Election
- EU/Iran: Negotiation
- EU/Uzbekistan: EU adjusts application of sanctions
- EU/Ukraine: Prospect of increased cooperation
- EU/Kosovo: After Brussels meeting, talks will continue in Vienna on 22 October
- NATO/Afghanistan: Afghanistan will be stabilised according to schedule, says ISAF Chief of Staff
- NATO/Egypt: Induvidual cooperation programme is concluded
- Germany/Afghanistan: Mandate renewed
- Iran/Afghanistan: New airbase close to Afghan border
- Industry: Air defence system
- United States/Defence: Marine Corps from Iraq to Afghanistan
- Poland/Defence: 11% rise in defence budget for 2008
- Croatia/Armament: Croatia buys 84 patria armoured vehicles
- NATO/Moldova: NATO Information Center
- NATO/Iraq: NTM commander to Naples
- EU/Defence/Social: Mikko Harjulehto says soldier is citizen in uniform and has same rights to protection of professional interests
2007/10/11(#0068)
- EU/NATO France seeks to forge trust between EU and NATO
- EU/Chad: COPS on Draft conclusions
- EU/Central Asia: Solana
- Carte Blanche: Talking the helm of European Defence Agency by Alexander Weis
- NATO/Assembly: NATO SG calls for increased contributions to operations
- NATO/Assembly: Jose Lello recommends new "Strategic Concept" for alliance
- NATO/Assembly: Parliamentary Assembly calls on Allies to contribute to ISAF more equally
- NATO/Enlargement: Assembly on Albania, Croatia and Macedonia
- NATO/Assembly: Cost sharing
- NATO/Iceland: Iceland steps up civil contribution to international security
- United Kingdom/Iraq: Withdrawal
- Czech Republic/Baltic States: Czech government endorses participation of its aviation in defence of Baltic airspace
- Poland/Armaments: APC for ISAF
- France/Armaments: NH90
- Slovakia/Norway: Mutual defence cooperation
2007/10/09(#0067)
- EU/COPS begins preparing External Relations Council for 15 October
- EU/Asia: Javier Solana on visit to Central Asia
- NATO/Assembly: For Alliance to survive, three must be a balance between American and European Components, says Pierre Lellouche
- NATO/Assembly: Missiles in Europe to preclude attack against Iran
- Slovenia/Kosovo: Slovenia to deploy 15 officers in future EU Police Mission in Kosovo
- Sweden/Sudan: Sweden and Norway to provide 400 troops for UNAMID
- United Kingdom/Armaments: Thales and Boeing win key role in FRES programme
- NATO/Afghanistan: ISAF military dies in explosion - several insurgents killed in another operation
- NATO/Afghanistan: New initiative framework "Pamir"
2007/10/04(#0066)
- EU/Chad: Ireland accepts Strategic command of future EU operation in Chad and Central African Republic
- EU/Myanmar: EU prepares to toughen sanctions against Burmese Junta
- EU/COPS: Situation in Uzbekistan
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO calls on member nations to step up their contribution to Afghan army training
- NATO/Georgia: DHS in Tbilissi
- NATO/Red Sea: Rescue
- NATO/New Zealand: Visit
- NATO/research: Post-conflict trauma
- EU/ESDP: 9th report on EU Code of Conduct calls for greater harmonisation of procedures
- EU/DRC: EUC
- EU/Central Asia: EUSR
- Baltic States/Disarmament: Saab
- EU/Africa: Humanitarian workers support deployment of European force in Chad and Central African Republic
- Belgium/Exercise: 2500 Belgian and French troops take part in extraction exercise
- United States/Defence: Budget
- United States/Iraq: Blackwater
- United States/Technology: New positioning system
2007/10/02(#0065)
- EU/Chad: Progress in setting up European force
- EU/Chad: ECHO
- EU/Africa: Defence ministers devote morning to Africa and Mediterranean
- EU/Afghanistan: Javier Solana considers EUPOL is doing all it can in Kabul
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Change of Command
- Latvia/Greece: Cooperation agreement
- EU/Defence: Spanish defence minister wants to begin preparing structured cooperation
- EU/COPS: Full agenda for COPS on Tuesday
- EU/EDA: Change of Executive Director
- EU/NATO: French return
- EU/Darfur: Attack on AMIS
- Russia/ABM
- NATO/Yemen: NATO vessels rescue survivors after volcanic eruption in Red Sea
- NATO/Afghanistan: French Expeditionary Air Group
- NATO/Afghanistan: Afghan civilian death
- NATO/Afghanistan: Disarm
- NATO/Kosovo: KFOR
- NATO/Defence: Standing NATO Mine Countermeasure Group
- India/Defence: New fighter aircraft
- Netherlands/Defence: 2000 Dutch servicemen deployed abroad
- Czech Republic/Armaments: Czech army seeks armoured personnel carriers
2007/09/27(#0064)
- EU/Defence: Africa and Mediterranean to be at informal defence ministers in Evora
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Change of command-chain in Op. Althea
- EU/Myanmar: Statement
- EU/Chad: TIMID progress on way to forming European force for deployment in Sudan/Darfur border regions
- EU/NATO: General Bentegeat confirms importance of strong coordination between EU and NATO
- NATO/Afghanistan: Turkish humanitarian aid
- NATO/NRF: NATO member nations under pressure to review NATO Response Force
- Spain/Afghanistan: Dispatch
- NATO/Afghanistan: MEDEVAC
- NATO/Afghanistan: Ramadan
- EU/EDA: National Armaments Directors approve Code of Conduct on Defence and evaluation base
- France/Defence: Troop reduction in 2008 is confirmed
- NATO/Exercise: NATO naval exercise in Adriatic
- ANNEX: EDA steering board agrees pat to implementing defence industrial strategy (Brussels, 25 September 2007)
2007/09/25(#0063)
- EU/Afghanistan: Jurgen Scholz may head Kabul police mission
- EU/Africa: COPS takes stock of Operations in DRC
- France/Defence: future White Paper
- EU/Africa: COPS agreement on Europeanisation of RECAMP
- WEU/Assembly: Improving EU maritime border surveillance
- Bulgaria/EDA
- EU/Defence: Portugal's defence minister calls for strengthened European defence
- Czech Republic/Defence: Czech government prepares new defence financing plan
- Czech Republic/Baltic States: Airspace
- NATO/Afghanistan: Deadly attacks in Afghanistan
- NATO/Afghanistan: Belgium
- Romania/Armaments: Op. Active Endeavour
- Industry: EADS
2007/09/20(#0062)
- NATO/NRF: Reduction in NATO Response Force is envisaged
- NATO/Serbia: Serbia calls on NATO for information on location of cluster bombs dropped during Balkans conflict
- EU/Terrorism: Gilles de Kerchove is new Anti-terrorism coordinator
- EU/Afghanistan: NATO launches new offensive in Afghanistan and looks at formation of Afghan national forces
- EU/Kosovo: General John Craddock visits Pristina
- NATO: Chief of Staff of SHAPE left
- Poland/Afghanistan: Polish government agrees to extend Polish mission in Afghanistan by one year
- EU/Defence: A European Security Foundation is born
- Industry: German government in EADS
- Romania/Defence: Frigates
- Industry: British government and EADS sign historic framework agreement
- Industry: UK confirms sale of 72 Eurofighter Typhoons to Saudi Arabia
- Spain/Armaments: Eurofighter
2007/09/18(#0061)
- EU/Afghanistan: EUPOL head of mission in Kabul to change
- EU/Somalia: Javier Solana welcomes Jeddah Agreement
- EU/Guinea Bissau: fact-finding mission
- Industry: Eurofighter for Saudi
- EU/Iran: France wants European Economic sanctions against Iran
- United States/Russia: Anti-Missile rader in Azerbaijan
- Iceland/NATO: Visit
- Russia/NATO: Black Sea Fleet
- NATO/Baltic States: Baltic States to pay NATO for protecting their airspace
- NATO/Afghanistan: Parliamentary visit to Afghanistan
- Germany/NATO: German troops in Afghanistan
- Georgia/Iraq: Redeployment
- EU/Defence: General Pedro Pitarch to be next Eurocorps commander
- WEU/Assembly: Seminar on Europe's maritime borders
- Czech Republic/Macedonia: Support NATO membership
- Industry: Rafale to Morocco
- Bulgaria/Mongolia: Joint declaration on defence matters
2007/09/13(#0060)
- France/EU/NATO: Herve Morin calls on France to change its behaviour within NATO
- EU/NATO: new SACT
- Poland/NATO: Polish candidate running for post of Chairman of NATO Military Committee sets out his priorities
- EU/NATO: General McNeill and Ambassador Everts brief press on situation in Afghanistan
- NATO/Assembly: 53nd annual session of NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Iceland
- EU/Chad: Crisis Management Concept
- EU/NATO: Visit Berlin
- Russia/United States: Anti-Missile Defence
- Industry: Finmeccanica
- France/Space: Arianspace
2007/09/11(#0059)
- EU/Chad: Council Secretariat and COPS finalise first documents for Operation in Chad
- Russia/Missile Defence
- EU/Kosovo: Twenty-Seven make joint stand on status of Kosovo
- EU/Russia: EU discards idea of partnership agreement with Russia
- China/Russia: Strategic defence cooperation
- EU/NATO: NATO Military Committee conculdes conference in Canada
- NATO/Afghanistan: Clash
- France/Afghanistan: Visit Tajikistan
- United Kingdom/Iraq: Withdrawal
- France/Qatar: Military School
- Poland/Missile Defence: Agreement on Missile Shield may be signed with Poland at end of year
- Sweden/Defence: Sweden plans to cut defence spending by over E500 million
- OSCE/Georgia: Rapid Reaction mechanism needed
- Poland/Defence: Polish land army's helicopter fleet to be fully modernised by 2012
- EU/Sudan: AU-UN talks
- EU/ISS: new director
- EU/Conference: EP
- EU/Dabate: Euroflex
- Industry: A400M
2007/09/06(#0058)
- EU/WMD: EU to host major conference on Weapons of Mass Destruction and fight against proliferation
- EU/ESDP: General Leakey presents results of Chad assesment mission to COPS
- Carte Blanche: Tackling the dark side of globalization: Why only a United Europe can project and protect its interests by Javier Solana
- EU/DRC: EU concern over clashes in Kivu
- Belgium/Chad: Belgium plans to send 80 to 100 servicemen to Chad
- EU/EUBAM: EUBAM launches second phase of Bommoluk project
- EDA/Research: Second call for candidates to force protection research programme
- Sweden/Defence: Minister
- Benelux/Defence: MOST
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO hopes to improve Civil-Military cooperation in Afghanistan
- NATO/Georgia: Georgian and Armenian ministers visit NATO
- NATO/Canada: MC
- NATO/Afghanistan: Arms cache
- Slovenia/Kosovo: Back
2007/09/04(#0057)
- EU/Middle East: Javier Solana continues visit to Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt
- EU/ESDP: COPS resumes work
- OSCE/Georgia: OSCE continues investigation into Russo-Georgian incident
- NATO/Africa: NATO naval force stops over in Cape Town
- NATO/Afghanistan: Killed
- France/Afghanistan: Redeployment
- Belgium/Afghanistan: Wounded
- NATO/Kosovo: Command
- NATO: MC
- Canada/NATO: Award
- Kosovo: Elections
- Poland/Defence: Polish army urgently seeks armoured vehicles
- Poland/Industry: Polish and Italian manufactures work together on upgrading CASA C-295
- Poland/Industry: Tanks
- Czech Republic/Defence: Bolivia
- Industry: Thales-Rosoboronexport
2007/08/30(#0056)
- Revising EU Security Strategy - to what end? by Olivier Jehin
- EU/Chad: Security Council invites UN Secretary General and EU to continue planning multidimentional presence at border between Sudan, Chad and Central African Republic
- EU/Middle East: Visit
- UN/Lebanon: Extension
- EU/ESDP: PSC
- Netherlands/Armaments: NH90
- NATO/Transformation: General Lance L. Smith leaves his post
- Poland/Defence: PZL Swidnik prepares new combat helicopter model
- Croatia/Defence: AMVs
- NATO/Transport: C-17 in Hungary
- NATO/Afghanistan: Casualities
- EU/Armaments: COBRA Radars
- Slovakia/Defence: Slovakia slowly develops its equipment
- Czech Republic/Defence: Czech Republic cuts defence budget
- Montebegro/Defence: Selling ships
- Library
2007/08/02(#0055)
- EU/Africa: Security Council authorises deployment of hybrid force in Darfur - Planning of EU operation in Chad makes good headway
- NATO/Africa: NATO sends six vessels round African continent
- Poland/Chad: EU operation
- NATO/Czech Republic: Relieving
- Russia/Kosovo: Special Envoy
- NATO/Kosovo: Command
- NATO/Romania: Baltic airspace
- NATO: Key Atlantic Alliance post to be held by Czech national
- Armaments: Irish UAVs
- Norway/Iraq: Training finished
- Industry: MA
- NATO/Iceland: Airspace
2007/07/31(#0054)
- EU/Kosovo: Wolfgang Ischinger is appointed EU Representative to facilitate talks on Kosovo
- EU/ASEAN: Solana
- EU/ESDP: PSC
- France/Greece: Forest fires
- OSCE/Azerbaijan: Meeting
- NATO/Afghanistan: Alliance to use smaller bombs
- NATO/Missile Shield: Moscow makes new proposals
- NATO/Ukraine: Bullet-proof armour for NATO
- Iraq/United Kingdom: Withdrawal from Iraq
- Poland/Armaments: UAVs
- NATO: Alliance helps countries affected by forest fires
- France/Defence: No immediate scaling down of troops deployed
- EDA/Transport: Study
- United States/Middle East: Saudi Arabia
- Research/Security: Conferece
2007/07/26(#0053)
- EU/Africa: COPS starts up crisis management concept for future EU operation in Chad
- EU/Africa: PSC
- EU/Georgia: South Ossetia
- NATO/Afghanistan: New operation launched against Taliban
- United States/Middle East: Visit
- United Kingdom/Armaments: Building two aircraft carriers
- Industry: Spain-EADS
- Industry: Thailand
- Japan/Defence: Stealth
2007/07/24(#0052)
- EU/Middle East: EU supports inter-Lebanese process begun in Celle-Saint-Cloud - Tony Blair sets to work
- EU/Africa: EU27 take on detailed planning for "transition" military operation in Eastern Chad and North-East of Central African Republic
- EU/DRC: EU concern over worsening of situation in Eastern DRC
- EU/Caucasus: Azerbaijan
- United Kingdom/Afghanistan: London wants allied troops to be bolstered
- Canada/Afghanistan: Canada wants to improve troop training
- South Korea/Afghanistan: Seoul prepares to withdraw contingent from Afghanistan
- NATO/Justice: Forest
- Poland/Defence: Poland continues talks to strengthen protection of national territory
- NATO/Poland: Ambassador
- EU/DRC: OPLAN
- EU/Kosovo: UNSC
2007/07/19(#0051)
- EU/Middle East: Burgeoning of initiatives to reactivate peace process
- EU/Kosovo: Solana
- France/Syria: Resume
- EU/Sudan/Chad: Jean-Marie Geuheno calls on 27 to deploy robust and mobile force in Chad
- EU/Guinea-Bissau: ESDP mission in Guinea-Bissau under consideration
- EP/ESDP: Women
- NATO/Afghanistan: United Kingdom notes spread of Taliban
- United States/Pakistan: Tribal Zones
- NATO/Baltic States: Air Defence
- NATO/Russia: CFE
- EU/North Korea: Solana
- NATO/Canada: Canada to provide NATO with 6 CF-18
- NATO/Canada: Canada to close its military mission end 2009
- Poland/Missile Defence: In California, Lech Kaczynski believes negotiation on Missile Shield will be lengthy
- Afghanistan/Drugs
- NATO/Russia: CFE
2007/07/17(#0050)
- Tony Blair, Javier Solana and some ad-libbing from the Ten by Olivier Jehin
- EU/Africa: EU actively prepares security operation for refugee camps in Chad
- EU/Lebanon: Inter-Lebanese dialogue is timidly resumed
- EU/Iran: IAEA
- Poland/Defence: Leopard Tanks
- Industry: India
- NATO/Afghanistan: Ottawa to change strategy in Afghanistan
- UN/Kosovo: Draft resolution
- United States/Pakistan: Financial aid
- United States/Africa: AFRICOM
- Industry: EADS
- NATO/Russia: NATO regrets Moscow's decision to withdraw from CFE Treaty
- Iraq/United States: US Progress Report
- United States/Missile Defence: Poland
- United Kingdom/Defence: APVs
- Russia/Defence: Surface-to-Air missile defence system
- Library
2007/07/12(#0049)
- EU/Libya: EU disappointed by new verdict on Bulgarian healthcare workers
- EU/Sudan: PSC
- EU/IGAD: Africa
- EU/France/United Kingdom: Champs-Elysee
- NATO/Ukraine: Kiev on road to Euro-Atlantic integration
- NATO/Afghanistan: Deadly attack in southern Afghanistan
- NATO/Exercise: Sea Breeze 2007 in Ukraine
- United States/Missile Shield: Russia
- NATO/Energy: Alliance concerned by Energy Security
- UN/Kosovo: UN fears further delays over status of Kosovo
- OSCE/Assembly: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly is still calling for peaceful resolution of frozen conflicts
2007/07/10(#0048)
- NATO/Ukraine: Already ten years of cooperation
- EU/Middle East: PSC
- EU/Sudan: PSC
- Germany/United Kingdom: Defence Ministers
- EU/Pakistan: Presidency
- EU/DRC: Recruitment of EUPOL personnel continues
- Germany/DRC: EUFOR-DRC seen from Potsdam
- EU/Training: ULB
- NATO/Afghanistan: Afghan authorities reported to have exaggerated numbers of civilian casualities
- NATO/Kosovo: Russia wants Serbia's approval for possibile UN resolution
- France/NATO: Lille HQ is vertified
- France/Defence: Mirage 2000D upgrade
- Poland/Iraq: Extension
- NATO/Bulgaria: Afghan and Ksovo
- NATO/Assembly: Missile Defence site in Czech
- NATO/Exercise: The Cooperative Archer 2007
- NATO/Assembly: High level meeting between Parliamentarians and alliance leaders
- Germany/EDA: Conference
- Space: German satellite
- Industry: Dubai-EADS
- Industry: SAFRAN-NEXTER
- Industry: India
- Russia/NATO/Enlargement
2007/07/05(#0047)
- Afghanistan/Justice: Afghanistan will receive E265 Million to rebuild its judicial system
- EU/Defence: Franz Josef Jung calls for bundeswehr mandate in Afghanistan and Lebanon to renewed
- United States/Misile Shield: US has yet given Russia its answer
- NATO/Albania: Tirana sends troops to Afghanistan
- Afghanistan/Pakistan: Islamabad to table plan against Taliban
- Afghanistan/Russia: Moscow finances Afghan army
- EU/Uzbekistan: Human rights
- France/Defence: French government to grant priority to force projection and deterrence
- EU/Congo: Roeland van de Geer considers situation in Congo "Good"
- United States/Russia: START
- France/NATO: New NATO ASG
- Germany/Space: Satellite
2007/07/03(#0046)
- NATO/Kosovo: NATO calls for flexibility
- EU/Kosovo: Planning Team
- NATO/Afghanistan: Rome conference on strengthening legal system in Afghanistan to backdrop of violence
- EU/Battlegroups: Two new battlegroups on standby since 1 July
- EU/ESDP: EU-UN joint declaration
- EU/Sudan: AMIS
- Poland/Defence: Polish armed forces to be fully professional by 2012 with doubled deployment capability
- Defence/France: Budget
- EU/Cote d'Ivoire: Solana
- EU/Defence: EDA lays foundations for joint capability development
- Industry: Thales-Rosoboronexport
- Industry: Australia
- Industry: Hellas
- Industry: UAVs
- Netherlands/Armaments: Cluster bombs
- Annex: EU governments set timetable for initial plan to strengthen defence capabilities
2007/06/28(#0045)
- UN/Middle East: Tony Blair between London and Palestine
- EU/Georgia: Joint Action extended
- EU/Sudan: Visit
- EU/Portugal: Presidency
- NATO/Afghanistan: ISAF plans to continue air raids
- NATO/Kosovo: NATO calls on Moscow to do all it can to find a solution
- EU/United States: US African policy presented to COPS
- NATO/Missile Shield: NATO and Moscow stick to opposite positions
- Poland/Anti-Missiles: Warsaw hopes to conclude agreement with United States after summer break
- United Kingdom/Defence: Deployment for Afghanistan and Iraq
2007/06/26(#0044)
- EU/Middle East: Is Tony Blair the ideal person to represent Middle East quartet?
- EU/Iran: Constructive meeting between Javier Solana and Ali Larijani
- EU/Lebanon: UNFIL
- EU/Darfur: Meeting on Darfur without African participation
- EU/ESDP: Portuguese presidency ESDP mandate
- EU/Proliferation: EU prepares international conference on WMD
- EU/Iraq: EUJUST LEX
- EU/ESDP: Half-yearly report
- EU/ESDP: Networking conference
- NATO/Canada: Continuation of Canadian mission in Afghanistan under threat
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO acknowledges killing civilians in Pakistan
- NATO: Alliance supports reform of armenian army
- NATO/United States: NATO should invite Pacific countries to join
- NATO/Strategic airlift: NATO agrees on C-17 procurement
- Bulgaria/Armament: NATO standards
- Czech Republic/Armaments: APV
- EU/Armaments: Future transport helicopters
- Germany/Armaments: Frigates
2007/06/21(#0043)
- EU/ESDP: EU steps up operational command and planning capacity for ESDP civilian missions
- EU/Defence: ATHENA to have its own software
- EDA: Spain subscribes to code of conduct for European defence procurement
- EU/ESDP: Battlegroup formed of Italy, Hungary and Slovenia is operational
- Austria/Armaments: Eurofighter
- Industry: Digital portable radio
- Industry: In-flight supply aircraft
- NATO/Canada: DHS goes to Ottawa
- NATO/Afghanistan: Taliban gain control of district in south
- NATO/Tunisia
- NATO/Russia: 10th anniversary of NRC
- Iraq/Latvia: Riga decision to pull out of Iraq
- Exercise/Lithuania
- NATO/Moldova: DHS
- NATO/Serbia: Kosovo
- EU/Security: Summit 08
- EU/Central Asia: New Strategy
- EU/Africa: Summit
2007/06/19(#0042)
- EU/Middle East: European Union urgently seeks to improve situation of occupied territories
- EU/Balkans: Serbia
- EU/BH: EUSR
- France/Chad: Air bridge for Darfur refugees
- OSCE: Annual Security Review Conference
- EU/Sudan: EU continues to reflect on deferent ways to support Darfur victims
- EU/DRC
- UN/Kosovo
- EU/Armaments: Show
- France/Armaments: UAV
- EU/Exercise: First appraisal of Milex 07 is satisfactory - Detals still to be fine-tuned
- EU/ESDP: Swedish battle group is based on integrated approach
- Sweden/Defence: Moving toward army involvement in European security
- NATO/Afghanistan: Civilians die in air raid
- NATO/Morocco: Alliance fosters links with Morocco
2007/06/16(#0041)
- NATO/Defence Council: Alliance sticks to idea of complement system to US Missile Shield despite Russian opposition
- NATO/Defence: Netherlands wants AWACS engines to be changed for being too noisy
- NATO/Defence: NRF finance
- NATO/Iran: Gates
- NATO/Defence: Decision delayed on acquisation of C17
- NATO/Ukraine: NATO welcomes reform in Ukraine without taking a stance on membership
- NATO/Defence/Estonia
- NATO/Afghanistan: USA forced to keep helicopters in Afghanistan - Reinforcements awaited
- Poland/Afghanistan: Polish contingent in Afghanistan is fully operational
- NATO/Kosovo: Ahtisaari plan
- OSCE: CFE
- Industry: Future JCA
- EU/NATO: Javier Solana meets NATO and Russian defence ministers
- EU/Cuba: Dialogue
- EU/External relations: Darfur
- EU/Lebanon: Solana
- Sweden/Defence: NH90
- Annex: Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Defence Ministers Session, Final Communique
- Annex: Meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission in Defence Ministers Session, Chairman's Statement
- Annex: Meeting of the NATO-Russian Council at the level of Ministers of Defence, Chairman's Statement
- Annex: Ministerial meeting of the Defence Planning Committee and the Nuclear Planning Group held in Brussels on Friday, 15 June 2007, Final Communique
2007/06/14(#0040)
- EU/Defence: Javier Solana considers EU operations centre is to everyone's benefit
- EU/Defence: EU operation planning enters a new era - General Leakey looks at where we go from here
- EU/Sudan: Javier Solana underlines importance of swift implementation of agreement on Darfur hybrid force
- EU/Middle East: EU concern as Palestine crisis worsens
- OSCE: First heated exchange over CFE treaty in Viena
- Ukraine/NATO
- NATO/Proliferation: Workshop on Manpads
- EU/EDTIB
- EDA/Netherlands
- EU/Industry
- Armaments
2007/06/12(#0039)
- NATO/Defence: Alliance could include US Missile Shield plans in reflection on Anti-Ballistic Missile System
- NATO/EU: DHS hopes to develop cooperation with EU and Russia
- NATO/United States: Alliance rebuts secret agreement sealed with United States
- NATO/Kosovo: President Bush wants indepedence for Kosovo as soon as possible
- NATO/Afghanistan
- NATO/Equipment
- NATO/EU/Turkey: DHS in Turkey
- Russia/United States: Russia and United States may engage in dialogue on Missile Defence
- Georgia/Iraq
- EU/Sudan: Darfur is back on COPS table as part of preparations for External Relations Council on 18 June
- EU/Guinea Bissau: SSR
- EU/DRC: OPLAN for EUPOL-DRC
- EU/Central African Republic
- United Kingdom/Armaments
- United States/Iraq
- WEU/Assembly: Assembly calls for clarification of mandate
- WEU/Assembly: for better cost-sharing
- OSCE/Russia: discussions of CFE Treaty open in Vienna
2007/06/07(#0038)
- NATO/Poland: President Kaczynski reaffirms Poland's role with NATO
- EU/NATO
- EU/ESDP: OPLAN for EUPOL-DRC
- WEU/Assembly: WEU assembly supports development of air and maritime components of European rapid rection force
- EU/Iran
- EU/Council
- EU/ESDP
- EU/UN
- WEU/Assembly: German presidency gives provisional CFSP report
- WEU/Assembly: WEU assembly in favour of strong ESDP
- NATO/Afghanistan: Spring offensive led by Afghan-alliance forces, not Taliban
- France/Afghanistan: France wants to adopt its contribution
- Poland/Missile Shield
- Bulgaria/Missile Shield
- NATO/Mauritania
- NATO/Moldova: United States suggests Russia take part in Transdniestria peace-keeping force
- Russia/Space: Sergei Ivanov underlines strategic interest of GLONASS
- Turkey/Armaments
- NATO/Kosovo
- EU/Industry: Qatar
- EU/Industry: Future Rapid Effect System
- EU/Industry: Sagem
- EU/ISS: Gnesotto
2007/06/05(#0037)
- Europe needs a balanced partnership with Russia by Olivier Jehin
- EU/Iran: Dialogue between Javier Solana and Ali Larijani begins to bear fruit
- EU/Defence: Operations centre to provide EU with real planning autonomy
- NATO/Missile Shield
- NATO/Somalia: NATO reflects on air support
- EU/Darfur
- EU/NATO
- EU/Afghanistan
- NATO/Cape Verde
- NATO/Afghanistan: United States remains confident despite violence and shortfall of men and equipment
2007/05/31(#0036)
- EU/Iran: Javier Solana meets Ali Larijani in Madrid on Thursday
- EU/Belarus
- EU/ESDP
- EU/Afghanistan: EU Police Operation in Afghanistan to be officially launched on 17 June in Kabul
- EU/Defence: Operations centre to be activated for MILEX 07
- NATO/Russia: Moscow wants conference on CFE Treaty review
- NATO/China: First distant contact
- NATO/Kosovo
- NATO/Russia
- France/Kosovo
- United States/Iran
- NATO/Assembly: Jose Lello considers new alliance strategy is needed
- NATO/Assembly: Connection between drugs and conflict must be addressed in Afghanistan
- WEU/Assembly: Pleanary Session 4-6 June
- WEU/Assembly: WEU Assembly members stress vital nature of Galileo project
- EU/Ukraine
- EDA/Alexander Weis to replace Nick Witney as of 1 October 2007
- Sweden/Defence: Swedish forces prepare their transformation
2007/05/24(#0035)
- EU/Middle East: Javier Solana calls for calm
- EU/Middle East: EU extends Rafah observation mission
- EU/DRC: Adilio Custodio and Pierre Michel Joana brief COPS on reform of DRC security sector
- EU/Balkans: SPSEE
- NATO/United States: DHS and George W. Bush take stock of NATO's key concerns
- NATO/Assembly: NATO Assembly plenary in Madeira from 25 to 28 May
- NATO/Mediterranean: Visit
- Poland/Afghanistan: Tanks
- Slovakia/Defence: 539 Slovalkian military deployed abroad
- EU/Strategic Transport: France, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany set up joint airlift command
- United Kingdom/Armaments: Nuclear Sub.
- Belgium/Prevention: EWI on preventive diplomacy
2007/05/22(#0034)
- EU/Middle East: Javier Solana is in Middle East until Thursday
- EU/Lebanon: EU Concern at upsurge of violence in Lebanon
- EU/ESDP: Javier Solana says Union must become "Factor for Peace" in World
- EU/Somalia
- NATO/Afghanistan: Denmark to bolster its contingent - NATO to review tactics after civilian losses
- Poland/Afghanistan: 10 Leopard tanks
- CIS/Defence
- Exercise: EULUX 2007
- NATO/Gendermerie: Poland, Croatia, Slovakia and Czech Republic set up joint military police battalion
- United States/Russia: Tension down a notch between Russia and United States
- NATO/Estonia: Cyber Attack
- NATO/Ukraine: Exercise
- Library
2007/05/17(#0033)
- EU/Research: EDA launches first call for proposals as part of force protection research programme
- NATO/United States: SG Visit
- NATO/Georgia
- EU/Afghanistan: Police Operation
- EU/NATO/Poland: Military cooperation with NATO and EU analysed by Polish Chief of Staff
- NATO/Exercise: EADRCC
- NATO/Afghanistan: German concern about rising number of civilian casualities in Afghanistan
- Italy/Afghanistan: Italy steps up presence - 60 Taliban killed in South
- Afghanistan/Pakistan: Afghan and Pakistani Military kill each other
- EU/Palestine: Europeans confirm support for Arab peace initiative in Middle East
- EU/Africa: Financial supprt for AMIS
- EU/Africa: EU-AU joint strategy
- Norway/Armaments: Eurofighter
- Turkey/Armaments: F-16
- EU/External Relations: New prospects for development of commission external service 2007-2008
- EU/ESDP: Recruitment
- NATO/Exercise: Noble Mariner
2007/05/15(#0032)
- EU/Defence: Council approves Joint Action for Afghanistan
- EU/Capabilities: Ensuring Joint force sunergy and civil-military conference
- EU/Africa: Council approves EU action plan for strengthening African Crisis Management Capabilities
- EU/Somalia: EU condemns use of force in Somalia
- EU/Uzbekistan: Sanctions are extended for six months
- EU/Kosovo
- EU/Balkans
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO announces death of Mollah Dadullah
- NATO/Military Committee: CFE treaty in danger, says Russian Chief of Staff - Training Afghan army is a priority
- EDA/EDTIB: Defence ministers adopt strategy paper for development of European defence technological and industrial base
- Poland/Anti-Missile
- Austria/Armaments
- Annex: A Strategy for the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base
- Council Conclusions on ESDP
2007/05/10(#0031)
- EU/ESDP: Jumbo Council on 14 and 15 May has full agenda
- EU/ESDP: Meeting of EU Chiefs of Staff on Friday 11 May
- EU/Central Asia: Pierre Morel explains new EU Strategy for Central Asia to MEPs
- EU/Uzbekistan: Declaration
- Carte Blanche: European Land Forces in External Operations - Avoiding Overstretch and funding problems by Doug Henderson
- EU/Serbia: EU expresses concern at election of radical as speaker of Serbian Parliament
- EU/Balkans: MTG
- EU/Ukraine: Elections
- NATO/Pakistan: Visit
- Austria/Armaments: Eurofighter
- Belgium/Mines: Ottawa Convention
- Industry: Raytheon
- Industry: BAE
2007/05/08(#0030)
- Europe must play a leading role in rethinking the world by Olivier Jehin
- EU/Africa: Council to validate package of measures to strengthen African crisis management capacities
- EU/Kosovo: Yves de Kermabon may head future EU rule of law and police operation in Kosovo
- EU/Iraq: EU supports international compact for Iraq
- NATO: Meeting of Chiefs of Defence Staff
- NATO/NRF: Air Exercise
- NATO/Afghanistan: Canada
- France/Egypt: death
- EU/Ukraine: Javier Solana wants Ukrainian crisis to be solved rapidly
- Romania/Defence: Romania to renew its fleet of fighter aircraft
- Bulgaria/Armaments: no more APC
- France/Armaments: Tiger
- Industry: BAE
- Turkey/Afghanistan: Ammunition
- UN: 50th anniversary of UN peacekeepers who must now adapt to changing world
- EU/Defence: Scandinavian battlegroup
2007/05/03(#0029)
- EU/United States: Overview of transatlantic convergence in crisis management
- NATO/Afghanistan: Taliban influence on decline in South, NATO says
- EU/United States/Missile Defence: German chancellor stands firm saying there must be discussion with Russians
- Turkey/Defence: Turkey deploys over 3,700 troops worldwide
- NATO/Russia: NRC on CFE
- United States/Japan: Cooperation with NATO on Afghan
2007/05/01(#0028)
- EU/DRC: New advisory mission for reform of Congolese police is ready
- EU/Afghanistan: Future head of mission
- EU/ISS: New director
- NATO/Afghanistan: New Large-scale offensive in South
- NATO/Afghanistan: Serious doubt cast on Afghan government
- NATO: Balkan CHODs
- EU/United States/Iran: Washington must rekindle dialogue with Iran, says Javier Solana
- NATO/Assembly: Portugal
- EU/Uzbekistan: Sanctions
- EU/Armaments: CWC
- EU/EDA: First crossborder contract based on call for tenders published in EDA on-line bulletin
- Romania/Defence: Reduction of Romanian contingent
- EU/Japan: F-22A
- United States/Africa: Visit
- OSCE/Azerbaijan: MTG
2007/04/28(#0027)
- NATO/Russia: Alliance expresses concern at Russia's decision to "freeze" CFE Treaty
- NATO/Kosovo: United States and NATO want Ahtisaari plan to be adopted as soon as possible
- NATO/Ukraine: Alliance supports Kiev's membership aspirations but remains cautious
- NATO/Jordan: MoU
- NATO/Montenegro: PFP Security Agreement
- NATO/EU: Transatlantic Dinner
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO calls for more instructors for Afghan Army
- NATO/Afghanistan: Pakistani President
- France/Afghanistan: No Stay
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: France
- Norway/Armaments: MoU with Sweden
- EU/Iran: Javier Solana rekindles dialogue with Ali Larijani
- Belgium/Kosovo: Belgium extends KFOR participation
- Sweden Armaments: Gripen
- Belgium/Armaments: NH90
2007/04/26(#0026)
- NATO/Informal: In Oslo, Foreign Ministers focus on Afghanistan and Missile Shield
- NATO/Afghanistan: Net tightens around two hundred Taliban
- United States/Missile Shield: Consultation gathers pace on US Missile Shield
- NATO/Russia: DHS on Yeltsin
- EU/Central Asia: Moving towards new partnership with Central Asia
- EU/Sudan: EU sends 7 military experts to Addis Ababa to support AMISOM
- France/Armaments: aircraft TNG
- Industry: Finmeccanica
- EU/Russia: Europeans and Russians play down difficulties in their relations
- EU/Middle East: EU confirms its readiness to speak to ministers of Palestinian government who accept quartet principles
- EU/Middle East: Quartet
- EU/Iraq: Support
- EU/Ecowas: Meeting
2007/04/24(#0025)
- EU/Afghanistan: EU Council of Ministers approves Police Operation CONOPS in Afghanistan
- EU/Iran: EU extends sanctions to step up presssure on Tehran
- EU/Central Asia: EU encourages reform in Central Asia
- EU/Kosovo: Civilian mission
- EU/Proliferation: HCOC
- EU/Sudan: Torben Brylle is appinted new EU Representative in Sudan
- EU/Somalia: EU wants continued AMISOM deployment
- EU/Balkans: How Regional Cooperation Council is to take over from Stability Pact in Balkans
- NATO/Anti-Missile Defence: Alliance is united over Missile Shield despite Moscow's opposition
- United States/Russia: Gates in Moscow
- Czech Republic/Missile Shield
- United States/Iran: Iranian weapons intercepted in Afghanistan
- EU/Intelligence: EU supports creation of European platform on analysis of unclassified information
- NATO/Afghanistan: Killing
- NATO/Exercise: Noble Manta 07
- United States/Missile Shield: Possible inspection by Russians
2007/04/19(#0024)
- NATO/Missile Shield: NATO-Russia Council discusses US Missile Shield
- NATO/Afghanistan: United States calls on Europe to send instructors to Afghanistan
- NATO/Afghanistan: NAC visits
- UN/Kosovo: UNSC trip
- UN/Sudan: Deployment
- UN/Somalia: OCHA
- EU/ESDP: Ways to improve coordination of security sector reform
- Germany/Armaments: Air Defence
- EU/Industry: Thales and Finmeccanica
2007/04/17(#0023)
- EU/Sudan: EU concern over clashes between Chadian and Sudanese armed forces - Colonel Ghaddafi convenes regional meeting
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO seeks to strengthen cohesion in Southern Afghanistan
- Canada/Armaments: Leopord 2 tanks
- EU/Defence: Battlegroup
- United Kingdom/Industry: BAE
- EU/Industry: Exhibition
- NATO/EU: DHS wants strengthened dialogue between NATO and EU
- WEU/Assembly: Edward O'hara invites Europeans to adopt common position on Missile Defence
- EU/Portuguese Presidency
- Denmark/Defence: 1,400 Danish troops are deployed abroad
- NATO/Iraq: NTM-1
- United States/Iraq: National Guard
- Germany/South Africa: Frigates
- Poland/Israel: Military Cooperation Agreement
- Industry: AV for UK
- Library
2007/04/12(#0022)
- EU/NATO: Franz Josef Jung hopes for better partnership between EU and NATO
- Netherlands/Afghanistan: Dutch must decide whether forces are to remain after August 2008
- NATO/Afghanistan: Australia bolsters contingent in South - Taliban conquer anohter town in Afghanistan
- Poland/Armaments: Poland hopes to acquire F-35 JSF as of 2015
- EU/Iran: Declaration
- EU/Cote d'Ivoire: Press Release
- Austria/Armaments: Eurofighters
- United States/Defence: Washington wants to appoint General to oversee all operations in Iraq and Afghanistan
- Poland/Armaments: MRL
- United Kingdom/Armaments: Helicopters
- China/Armaments: Eurocopter
- NATO/Accession
2007/04/04(#0021)
- EU/Somalia: Javier Solana and Louis Michel call for end to hostilities
- EU/Landmines
- NATO/Afghanistan: Allies must step up their efforts in Afghanistan in order to quash Taliban, says General Craddock, who believes it would be useful to seek effective anti-missile protection for Europe
- NATO/Afghanistan: Air war to counter Taliban Spring offensive
- NATO/Ukraine: NATO calls for Ukranian leaders to remain calm
- NATO/Kosovo: Unity Team
- EU/Kosovo: Status
- EU/Strategic Transport: Eindhoven to host single movement coordination centre from 1 July
- WEU/Assembly: Biannual meeting of WEU Assembly with COPS
- EU/DRC: EUSEC
2007/03/31(#0020)
- EDA/EDTIB: National armaments directors open way for adoption of funding charter for future defence technological and industrial base
- EDA/Industry: Defence Agency launches new bulletin board for sub-contractors
- EU/Research: Launch of new European security research programme
- Industry/Research: Industriasts set up EOS help halt fragmentation of European security market
- EU/Armaments: Eurofighter
- NATO/Belgium/Baltic States: F-16
- EU/Central Asia: EU to have central asia strategy by June
- EU/Anti-Missile: Solana
- EU/Kosovo: Civilian aspect
- EU/DRC: PSC
- NATO/Anti-Missile: United States offers Russian oppotunity to cooperate
- United Kingdom/Afghanistan: Visit
- NATO/Afghanistan: Injuries
- Russia/Afghanistan: Cooperation
- NATO/Exercise: DENUX 07 with Russia
- NATO/Georgia: Enlargement
- Annex: EDA and Industry launch new portal to widen cross-border defence contract oppotunities
- Annex: Report on implementation of EDA Code of Conduct on defence procurement
2007/03/29(#0019)
- Who will deal with Darfur? by Olivier Jehin
- EU/Defence: EU prepares joint force and better civil-military coordination - General Bentegeat explains
- EU/DRC: EU seeks to avoid derailing of Congo's democracy process
- EU/Somalia: Solana
- Czech Republic/Missile Shield
- EU/Kosovo: EU supports Ahtisaari plan and hopes security council will live up to its responsibilities
- EU/Russia: Chemical weapons
- EU/Defence: Proliferation
- United Kingdom/Defence: Apache
- NATO: Enlargement
- NATO/Kosovo: Alliance unanimously approves Ahtisaari's proposal
- NATO/Afghanistan: Alliance states security situation has improved - Italy is criticised after Mastrogiacomo affair
- Italy/Afghanistan: Budget
- EDA/Industry: European Defence Agency is to advertise defence industry offers to subcontractors on internet
- United Kingdom/Nuclear: Submarine
- Japan/Missile Shield
- UN/Nuclear: CTBT
2007/03/27(#0018)
- EU/NATO: Debate on Missile Shield to continue at NATO in transparency with Russia
- EU/Middle East: Javier Solana goes to Ryadh for Arab League Summit
- EU/Iran: UN strengthens sanctions against Iran - Javier Solana seeks to reactivate talks
- EU/Iran: Decralation
- EU/Gymnich: Informal meeting in Bremen on 30 and 31 March
- EU/Central Asia: Troika goes to Astana
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: British contingent will have left Bosnia by Wednesday
- EU/Industry: Qatar
- EU/DRC: Congolese Democratic experience must not be compromised
- EU/Somalia: EU renews call for national reconciliation in Somalia
- France/Ivory Coast
- Japan/Armaments: Eurofighter or Rafale
- United States/Transport: Bad assessment
- NATO/Germany: Jung supports missile shield
- NATO/Afghanistan: Repeat attacks by Afghan troops
- Afghanistan/United States: Civilians
- EU/Belarus: Ban
- Library
2007/03/22(#0017)
- EU/Somalia: EU speeds up aid to AMISOM
- EU/Middle East: New Palestinian government must show its worth and European support will follow
- EU/capabilities: EU seeks better management of its very limited airlift capacity
- EU/DRC: EUSR
- EU/ESDP: Visit
- United States/NATO: US missile shield will protect Europe, says Daniel Fried
- Italy/Afghanistan: Rome suggests organising international conference
- NATO/Afghanistan: Afghans are said to support Taliban
2007/03/20(#0016)
- EU/Middle East: Cautious support for new Palestinian government
- EU/United States: Visit
- Carte Blanche: Denuclearisation by default by Andre Demoulin
- NATO/Afghanistan: Afghan General calls for British troops to be doubled in South
- Germany/Afghanistan: Tornade
- France/China: Embargo
- France/Japan: Peace Keeping
- UN/Lebanon: UNIFIL
- NATO/Missile Shield: Alliance to begin discussions in April
- NATO/Montenegro
- UN/Iran/Nuclear: Security Council agrees to hear President Ahmadinejad before voting in favour of further sanctions against Iran
- United Kingdom/Armaments: In-flight tanker aircraft
- Belgium/Morocco: M-109
- IAEA/North Korea
- Russia/Armaments: Air defence
- Industry: Satellite
- NATO/Georgia: Exercise
- Russia/United States: nuclear submarine
2007/03/15(#0015)(Originally printed as #0014)
- EU/Defence: EU prepares new operational concept for reinforcement of Battlegroups
- EU/Defence: First exercise demonstrating future European Maritime Task Force
- EU/Syria: Dialogue
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO is to launch large-scale Civil-Military operation
- NATO/Afghanistan: Alliance kills senior Taliban leader
- NATO/Ukraine: Enlargement
- NATO/Assembly: Visit
- Germany/Anti-Missile: Angela Merkel calls for open discussion with Moscow
- NATO/Armenia: NATO information centre opens in Erevan
- NATO/Georgia: Enlargement
- Japan/Defence: Australia
- NATO/Kosovo: Ahtisaari
2007/03/13(#0014)
- EU/Middle East: Javier Solana on road to Damascus
- NATO/Afghanistan: New Zealand extends deployment in Afghanistan
- France/Afghanistan: French reinforcements for Afghanistan
- Germany/Afghanistan: Tornade
- NATO/Sweden: Active Endeavour
- NATO/Algeria: Alliance strengthening links with Algiers to counter terrorism
- NATO/Anti-Missiles: Alliance threatened by North Korea and Iran, says DHS
- NATO: Exercise with Morocco
- NATO/Armenia: Partnership Programme
- NATO/Georgia: Iraq and Afghanistan
- Spain/Cape Verde: Cooperation Agreement
- EU/Industry: EADS has good results in defence sector
- Saudi Arabia/United Kingdom: Destroyers
- France/Armaments: Projection and Command vessel
- Russia/Armaments: Modern weaponry
- Iran/Nuclear
2007/03/08(#0013)
- EU/ESDP: EU sets up aid to AMISOM now Beijing deployed - discussion in Brussels on Lebanon and Iraq
- EU/Cote d'Ivoire: Javier Solana welcomes Ivorian agreement
- EU/North Korea: EU delegation goes to Pyongyang
- NATO/EU/Missile Shield: Consensus likely at NATO on US Missile Shield
- EU/Guinea Bisau: Possible mission
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO launches its biggest offensive since engagement began in Afghanistan
- NATO/Afghanistan: Bulgaria to bolster its troop numbers in Afghanistan
- NATO/NRF: Netherlands to provide NRF with 3,150 troops
- EU/Afghanistan: police
- EU/Iraq: Statement
- NATO/Enlargement: US Senate
2007/03/06(#0012)
- EU/Uzbekistan: Union stresses need for more political dialogue
- EU/Iran: Union remains true to its dual approach to Iranian nuclear programme
- EU/Sudan: EU27 prepare additional financing for AMIS and continue to hope for deployment of AU/UN hybrid force in Darfur
- NATO/Afghanistan: Another weekend of bloodshed in war against Taliban
- NATO/Georgia: Alliance membership not on immediate agenda
- NATO: Greek-Turkey
- Pakistan: Taliban
- Poland/Defence: Polish army sheds excess
- UN/Kosovo: Revision
- China/Defence: Budget
- Georgia/Iraq: Reinforcement
2007/03/03(#0011)
- EU/Defence: EU will continue to support AMIS but trusts Sudan will soon accept constitution of AU/UN force in Darfur
- EU/Defence: Javier Solana again calls on member states to invest more in defence
- EU/Defence: EU defence ministers welcome start of troop withdrawal from Bosnia-Herzegovina
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Not all German troops will withdraw from Bosnia-Herzegovina
- United States/Missile Defence: United States hopes to install ABM Rader in Caucasus
2007/03/01(#0010)
- EU/Defence: EU Defence Ministers discuss operations and capabilities
- Carte Blance: Why EU Strategy is relevant today by Nicole Gnossoto
- EU/Defence: David Leakey suceeds Jean-Paul Perruche as Director General of EU Military Staff
- EU/Sudan: Javier Solana welcomes ICC decision to prosecute two Sudanese nationals responsible for crimes in Darfur
- EU/Guinea
- EU/Iran: Sanction
- NATO/Afghanistan: United Kingdom sets "example" by sending reinforcements, General Craddock says
- Afghanistan/United Kingdom: Air support
- United States/Afghanistan: Suicide Bobmer
- UN/Afghanistan: UNODC
- NATO/Ukraine: Membership
- Iraq: US-led military coalitions is clearly weakening
- EU/Iraq: Valdas Adamkus is against unilateral withdrawal of Lithuanian troops stationed near Basra
2007/02/27(#0009)
- NATO/EU: NAC-COPS takes stock of situation in Kosovo and Bosnia-Herzegovina
- EU/Palestine/Middle East: Mahmoud Abbas confirms to Javier Solana his acceptance of quartet demands regarding future Palestinian government
- EU/Iran: Six begin talks on stepping up sanctions against Iran
- UN/Chad
- Afghanistan/United Kingdom: Reinforcement
- EU/Space: Next commission communication on space policy will acknowledge importance of space for security
- EU/Space: Delays
- NATO/Energy: Pipeline
- Industry: Thales
- Poland/Defence: Structure and equipment of Polish armed forces
- Afghanistan/United States: Washington warns Pakistan
- Afghanistan/Australia: Australia may send reinforcements to Afghanistan
- NATO/Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan is not ready to join alliance
2007/02/22(#0008)
- NATO/Afghanistan: President Bush's envoy keeps pressure up on Allies
- NATO/Energy: Alliance can play energy security role
- NATO/Kosovo: Alliance step up its presence
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO to equip Afghan army
- France/Afghanistan: Mirage 2000D
- NATO/Bosnia: Karadic
- Iran/Nuclear
- Poland/Defence: New Polish Defence Minister makes first visit to Brussels
- United Kingdom/Iraq: British forces in Iraq to be trimmed down to 5,500
- EU/Zimbabwe
- Japan/United States: Dick Cheney seeks to reassure Tokyo
- EU/DRC: UN
- UN/Somalia: AMISOM
- NATO/Assembly: President
2007/02/20(#0007)
- EU/Uzbekistan: Human Rights dialogue opened in December between EU and Uzbekistan remains insufficient
- EU/Turkmenistan: Reforms
- EU/ESDP: EU continues to work on plan to support African crisis management capabilities
- EU/DRC: EU preparesrenewl of its two missions in DRC
- EU/Moldova: Common position
- EU/ESDP: Javier Solana speaks of new international situation
- EDA/United States: Visit
- EDA/Research
- Russia/Defence: Military-industrial complex
- Germany/Missile Defence: Germany in favour of consultation between United States and Russia
- NATO/Afghanistan: President Bush calls on allies to provide more troops for Afghanistan
- NATO/Afghanistan: Chinook helicopter
- United Kingdom/Afghanistan: Operation Gracier
- Canada/Afghanistan: Gendarmerie
2007/02/15(#0006)
- EU/North Korea: EU welcomes Beijing agreement on North Korean nuclear programme
- NATO/Kosovo: Visit
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: EUPM
- EU/Iran: EU still convinced economic sanctions alone will not resolve problems with Iran
- EU/ESDP: EU Council strengthens Athena mechanism
- EU/Moldova: EUSR
- NATO/Afghanistan: General Caddock is optimistic about sending reinforcements to Afghanistan - ISAF attack kills civilians
- NATO/Georgia: Mikhail Saakashvili is confident Georgia will join NATO in 2009
- Poland/NATO: Visit
- EU/Turkmenistan
- Belgium/Armaments: Frigates
- Romania/Armaments: Raders
- Russia/Defence: Budget
2007/02/13(#0005)
- EU/Afghanistan: In principle, 27 approve police mission in Afghanistan
- EU/Middle East: Palestine
- EU/Lebanon: Concern
- EU/Balkans: Serbia
- EU/Somalia: 27 confirm support for AMISOM
- EU/Iran: 27 reach agreement on sanctions against Iran
- ESDP/Aceh
- EU/Central Asia: EUSR
- EU/Middle East: EUSR
- NATO/Defence: Gates presents missile shield project to 26 NATO ministers
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO believes Taliban can be overcome in two years
- NATO/Russia: Russia in favour of strategic cooperation with NATO
- United States/Russia: US-Russian clash at Munich security conference
- Ukraine/Armaments: Sale
- Munich Security Conference: NATO SG calls for NATO-isation of Missile Defence
- Munich Security Conference: Australian Foreign Minister downer calls for NATO relations with Southeast Asia
- France/Saudi Arabia: A330-MRTT
- WEU/Assembly: Need to harmonise planning and equipment
- Poland/Defence: Defence Minister
- NATO/Bosnia: Karadic
- Industry: EADS
- Israel/Armaments: Hetz anti-missile missile
2007/02/10(#0004)
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO once again calls on Europeans to make efforts for Afghanistan - Robert Gates goes easy on his colleagues for time being - Europe applies policy of "small steps"
- NATO/Afghanistan: Spreads
- NATO/Defence: Alliance visibly confident about its operation in Kosovo
- NATO/Defence: NRF still facing problems
- Czech Republic/Afghanistan: Deployment
- NATO/Defence: Serguei Ivanov states that Russia will develop Strategic Response to American Ballistic Missile Defence Shield
- United States/Africa: AFRICOM
- United States/Defence: Budget
- Iran/Defence: Warning
2007/02/08(#0003)
- EU/Kosovo: Opening of negotiations on Ahtisaari plan could be delayed by some ten days
- EU/Afghanistan: Council of Foreign Ministers
- EU/Somalia: EU to back deployment of AMISOM, but intends to moniter closely national reconciliation process promised by Somali President
- EU/Great Lakes: EUSR
- EU/Cote d'Ivoire: Statement
- EU/Lebanon
- EU/Balkans: EUSR in BH
- EU/DRC: Javier Solana welcomes new Congolese government
- EU/Sudan: Sudan continues to block deployment of multi-national force in Darfur
- WEU/Assembly: WEU Assembly backs development of ESDP capabilities and wants to strengthen is democratic legitimacy
- WEU/Assembly: Improving ESDP Civil Capabilities and strengthening Strategic Partnerships
- NATO/Defence: NATO Defence ministers meeting in Seville focus on Afghanistan and Kosovo
- NATO/Armaments: Defence ministers consider US anti-Missile Shield
- Russia/Poland: Russia intensifies criticism of installation of anti-missile shield in Poland
- Germany/Armaments: EuroHawk
- Industry: Rafale
2007/02/06(#0002)
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO lacks helicopters to overcome Taliban
- EU/NATO/Kosovo: Union calls on Belgrade and Pristina to accept Ahtisaati's plan as a basis for further consultation
- Poland/Defence: Resignation of Defence Minister
- Belgium/Afghanistan: Reinforcement
- United States/Iraq: Reinforcement
- EU/EDA: Europe must consolidate its technological and industrial base, before it is too late
- Turkey/Armaments: JSF
- Austria/Armaments: Eurofighter
- EU/Security: Critical European Infrastructure
- EU/CFSP: Solana's personal rep.
- ESDP/Training: ESDC
2007/02/01(#0001)
- Editorial
- EDA/Conference: Silent revolution takes over defence technological and industrial base
- EDA/Research: Moving forward step by step towards European Defence Research Area
- EU/ESDP: Improving ESDP Civilian structure
- NATO/Pakistan: Pakistan and alliance show unity despite persistent problems
- NATO/Afghanistan: United Kingdom prepares to bolster troops in Afghanistan - Denmark steps up financial contribution
2007/01/30(#3842)
- NATO/Afghanistan: ISAF to have Rapid Reaction Force by next week
- Afghanistan/United States: Pelosi
- Canada/Afghanistan
- NATO/Kosovo: KFOR ready to act when trouble occurs, says DHS
- NATO: MNTF-N of KFOR
- NATO: SNMCMG1
- NATO/United States: C-130J
- NATO/Canada: SNMG1
- NATO/Armenia: IPP
- NATO/Macedonia: Alliance encourages Skopje to calm internal political tension
- EU/ESDP: In Berlin, Javier Solana calls on member nations to invest more and invest better in defence
- United Kingdom/Defence: Privatise Military training
- ESDP/EDA
- WEU/Assembly: Conference on future ESDP guidelines
- Industry: EADS
- France/Industry: Munition sector
- Canada/Industry: C-17
- Georgia: Kosovo
- United States/Pakistan: Tajik Special Force
- Iran/Space: Satellite
- India/Space: Aerospatial command
- Annex: EDA National breakdowns of European Defence Expenditure(Part II)
2007/01/27(#3841)
- NATO: Afghanistan to receive more funds and troops on its territory
- NATO: NATO supports plan unveiled by UN Special Envoy
- EU/Lebanon: Still prey to violence, Lebanon receives E7.6 billion
- EU/ESDP: EGF
- Industry: Nokia
- Industry: Michelin
- Czech Republic: Rader Base
- Poland/Armaments: F-16
- Russia/India: Transport plane
- Annex: EDA National breakdowns of European Defence Expenditure
2007/01/25(#3840)
- NATO: Alliance foreign ministers to tackle Kosovo and Afghanistan
- NATO/Afghanistan: ISAF to launch new operations this Spring
- NATO: Israel continues to contemplate NATO membership
- UK/Iraq: Withdrawal
- EU/OSCE: EU and OSCE want to strengthen cooperation in Central Asia
- EU/Somalia: Javier Solana speaks of Somalia with Denis Sassou Nguesso
- EU/Guinea: Javier Solana expresses concern about worsening situation in Guinea
- EU/China: EU recalls use of space must be limited to peaceful ends
- EU/Lebanon: Javier Solana, Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Jose Manuel Barroso attend conference on Lebanon in Paris
- EU/ESDP: Peter Feith draws first lessons from Aceh Mission before members of European Parliament sub-committee on Security and Defence
- Poland/Lebanon: Deployment
2007/01/23(#3839)
- NATO/Afghanistan: ISAF commander calls for more troops
- Canada/Afghanistan: Air support and relief for Canadian troops in Afghanistan
- NATO: Tajikistan confirms French troops will remain on ground
- NATO/Pakistan: Taliban
- Belgium/Afghanistan: Increase
- NATO/Canada: Taliban
- NATO/Ukraine: Disarmament
- EU/Weapons: Control
- United States/Poland: US missile defence interceptors may be set up in Poland by 2011
- EU/Ukraine: Council gives clearance for talks on new strengthened partnership agreement
- EU/Iraq: British withdrawal
- EU/Sudan: EUSRS
- Middle East: Quartet
- EU/Somalia: EU notes AU decision to form stabilisation force for Somalia - Louis Michel links release of E15 million to launch of national reconciliation process
- EU/Iran: EU in favour of full application of resolution 1737 without delay
2007/01/18(#3838)
- NATO/Afghanistan: DHS objects to placing mines along Pakistan-Afghanistan border and to creating new Contact Group
- NATO/Afghanistan: United States to consider more troops for Afghanistan
- NATO/Afghanistan: Key Taliban commander is caught
- NATO/Poland: Poland wants active military involvement
- NATO/Afghanistan: British soldier killed
- NATO/CSTO: NATO rejected cooperation
- EU/OSCE
- OSCE/Caucasus
- UN/Africa
- EU/ESDP: Two new major missions have already been announced as ESDP prepares to face new challenges in 2007
- UN/Lebanon: UNIFIL
- EU/Middle East: Javier Solana begins Middle East visit
- EU/China: Negotiations on new EU-China partnership and cooperation agreement are launched
- Romania/Armaments: Mowag
- Poland/Iraq: Rotation
- Slovakia/Iraq: Withdrawal
- UN/Iraq: UNAMI
2007/01/16(#3837)
- EU/Kosovo: European Union continues strengthening its engagement in Kosovo
- NATO/United States: NATO and United States reflect on ways to counter Taliban threat to step up violence in Afghanistan
- NATO/Japan: Japan hopes for closer collaboration with NATO
- NATO/Afghanistan: Alliance announces having killed 150 Taliban insurgents infiltraing from Pakistan
- NATO/Kosovo: New Command
- EU/Afghanistan: EU Member States look at feasibility of police assistance mission in Afghanistan
- EU/Iraq: EU ready to broaden committment on stabilisation and reconstruction of Iraq "If security situation allows"
- Conference: Munich
- EU/Proliferation: EU priorities for combating proliferation
- Industry: GE
2007/01/11(#3836)
- NATO: Robert Gates and Condoleezza Rice soon to visit NATO Headquarters
- NATO: DHS remains at head of NATO until 2009
- NATO/Kosovo: Alliance will maintain troop numbers till early 2008
- EU/UN: Javier Solana suggests deployment of International Peace Force in Somalia
- Canada/Afghanistan: Canada objects to mining Afghanistan-Pakistan border
- Poland/Defence: Nearly 2200 Polish troops take part in missions abroad
- Poland/Defence: Poland opens Special Force Headquarters
- EU/Armaments: Commission proposes review of regime for export of dual-use items and technology
- Poland/Defence: Polish aircraft manufacturer PZL Mielec is sold to American company Sikorsky
- Spain/Armaments: purchase
- France/Armaments: Missile
- United States/Armaments: Refuelling Aircraft
- Saudi Arabia/Armaments: Eurofighters
- Poland/Iraq: Armoured Command and Staff Vehicles
2007/01/09(#3835)
- NATO/Afghanistan: 2007 will be decisive year in Afghanistan - Operation Falcon Summit is success, NATO says
- NATO/Japan: Japan may send troops to Afghanistan
- NATO/Denmark: Denmark will no longer send its pilots to Canada for training
- NATO/Georgia: Tbilissi restates wish to join NATO
- NATO/Azerbeijan: Baku will not be requesting NATO membership
- NATO/Balkans: NATO opens military liason office in Belgrade
- Japan/Defence: Defence Minitsry
- EU/USA/Middle East: Agreement on convening quartet as soon as possible - Condleezza Rice and Javier Solana to visit region
- EU/Somalia: Europeans support inclusive process of reconciliation
- EU/Darfur: Hybrid International Force
- EU/Middle East: EUPOL CORPS
- EU/Middle East: Peace Process
2006/12/19(#3834)
- NATO/Afghanistan: New Operation is launched against Taliban
- NATO/Afghanistan: Withdrawal of French Special Forces is confirmed
- EU/Mediterranian: 5+5 Defence Ministers to create school for military and civilian defence officials in 2005
- United States/Middle East: Bush administration recommended to re-engage in Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
- EU/Capabilities: EDA to prepare capability development plan
- Germany/Armaments: Eurocopter
- EU/Satellites: Thales
- EU/Uzbekistan: Cooperation Council
- United Kingdom/Iraq/Afghanistan: British Troops
- Atlantic Library
- Annex: EU Governments launch new plan to build defence capabilities for future ESDO operations
2006/12/14(#3833)
- NATO/Afghanistan: Germany wants to send 100 Armoured Vehcles as soon as possible
- NATO/Kuwait: Security agreement is signed between NATO and Kuwait
- NATO/Jordan: JPC Naples
- NATO/Afghanistan: Pelosi
- Russia/Afghanistan: ISAF
- EU/DRC: Progress in EUFOR redeployment
- EU/Darfur: Threat of sanctions against Khartoum regime becomes more apparent
- WEU/Assembly: WEU Assembly debate on role of Europe in Middle East
- EU/Israel: Nuclear
- EU/Industry: EADS
- JHA/Terrorism: Commission proposes directive and plan for improving protection of critical infrastructure in Europe
- EU/Arms: Trade
2006/12/12(#3832)
- NATO/Balkans: Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina join Partneship for Peace
- NATO/Finland: Finland does not consider it necessary to be part of NATO
- NATO: LAIRCM
- NATO/Afghanistan: British soldiers suspected of having fired on civilians
- Ukraine/Russia: Chill between two neighbours starts to thaw
- Netherlands/United States: F-16
- France/Equipment: GE Fleet Services
- NATO/Afghanistan: ISAF
- EU/Somalia: EU obtains framework restricting IGASOM mandate
- EU/Darfur: PSC
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: ALTHEA
- EU/Caucasus: Statement
- NATO/Kosovo: MNTFE
- EU/Venezuela: Chavez
- Venezuela/Army: Russia
- EU/Defence Equipment/Internal Market: Commission outlines existing legal framework for defence procurement
- EU/DRC: EUPOL Kinshasa
- Atlantic Library
2006/12/07(#3831)
- EU/Balkans: EU Forces in Bosnia to be scaled down to 2,500 in Spring 2007
- NATO: General John Cradock is new SACEUR
- NATO/Summit: United States supports Romania's candidature
- NATO/Communications: Thales will provide communication services in Afghanistan
- NATO/Afghanistan: Car Bomb
- NATO/Caucasus: Press Release
- United States/Iraq: Gates
- EU/Somalia: EU does not support deploying regional Peace-Keeping Force in Somalia
- France/Armaments: Second Aircraft Carrier
- Russia/Lebanon: Pontoneers
- EU/Iraq: Estonian troops
- OSCE: Frozen conflicts and balance between three OSCE baskets continue to divide 56 members
- United Kingdom/Nuclear: Move towards reducing Britain's nuclear arsenal
- Netherlands/Armaments: EADS
- Japan/Armaments: UAV
- United States/Japan: Anti-Missile
2006/12/05(#3830)
- EU/NATO: NAC-COPS take stock of situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina
- EU/Middle East: European seeks to consolidate ceasefire
- EU/Ivory Coast: Javier Solana fully supports Ivorian Prime Minister
- EU/DRC: European Parliament delegation back from Kinshasa says EU's EUSEC mission in DRC should be strengthened
- WEU/Assembly: Need for new EU Stabilisation Assistance Mission in DRC
- EU/DRC: Kabila
2006/11/30(#3829)
- NATO/Summit: NATO calls on Bosnia, Montenegro and Serbia to join Partnership for Peace
- NATO/Summit: Confirmation of alliance commitment in Afghanistan with contributions and extra support to come
- NATO/NRF: NATO Response Force reaches full operational capacity
- Norway/NATO: NRF
- NATO/Assembly: In Riga, Bart Koenders renews warning - NATO must not lose battle of "Hearts and Minds" in Afghanistan
- NATO/Summit: Riga, A town taken hostage
- United Kingdom/Iraq: Browne
- NATO/Afghanistan: Cost of Canadian mission reviewed upward
- Poland/Afghanistan: 1,000 additional troops
- NATO/Afghanistan: ISAF soldiers killed
- United Kingdon/Saudi Arabia/Armaments: BAE
- India/Armaments: Missile
- NATO/Seminar: CFSP
- Annex: Riga Summit Declaration
- Annex: Comprehensive Political Guidance
2006/11/29(#3828)
- NATO/Summit: Alliance envisages gradual withdrawal from Afghanistan by 2008 - Allied countries make limited concessions
- NATO/Summit: France suggests creation of Contact Group for Afghanistan
- NATO/Summit: NATO welcomes progress made in Afghanistan
- NATO/Energy: Richard Lugar calls for extension of Article V on energy security
- NATO/Armaments: NATO signs Ballistic Missile Defence contract
- EU/DRC: Javier Solana congratulates Joseph Kabila
- EU/Somalia: Moving towards greater European diplomatic involvement
- EU/Chad: Appeal
- EU/Central Africa: Birao Airport
- EU/Kosovo: Planning mission in Kosovo
2006/11/28(#3827)
- NATO/Summit: Afghanistan tops bill at Riga Summit - Debate on alliance transformation
- NATO/Afghanistan: ISAF soldiers killed
- NATO/Afghanistan: Bush and Karzai
- NATO/CIS: CIS Summit
- EU/DRC: Just two days before EUFOR withdrawal, tension runs high in Kinshasa - MONUC clashes with Rebels in North Kivu
- EU/ESDP: Seminar on spending up decision - Making and planning process for EU Rapid Response Operations
- EU/Darfur
- EU/Armaments: Code of Conduct
- NATO/Conference: Can Atlantic Alliance enlarge or forge new partnerships?
- WEU/Assembly: Goerens report recommends NATO-EU Strategic Partnership
2006/11/23(#3826)
- NATO/Assembly: Bert Koenders wants to enhance NATO's parliamentary dimension
- NATO: New SACEUR to arrive on 7 December
- NATO/Iraq: Call for NATO deployment in Northern Iraq
- NATO/Afghanistan: Blair
- NATO/Afghanistan: Flood
- NATO/Summit: Poland
- EU/ESDP: Last leg in preparation for German, Finnish and Dutch Battlegroup
- EU/UN/Bosnia-Herzegovina: UNSCR 1722
- EU/DRC: EUPOL Kinshasa
- EU/DRC: Calm
- EU/Belarus: Commission outlines advantages of EU rapprochement with Belarus
- EU/Lebanon: Assasignation
- Romania/Armaments: Procurement
- NATO/Equipment: Thales
- Annex: European Defence Agency, European Defence Expenditure in 2005
2006/11/21(#3825)
- NATO/Afghanistan: Some alliance members could lift restrictions in Riga
- NATO/Enlargement: US Senate on Albania, Croatia, Georgia and Macedonia
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO nations must give ISAF greater flexibility
- NATO/Afghanistan: Torrential flloding in West of country
- Canada/Afghanistan: Equipment
- WEU/Assembly: Afghan Assembly President accuses Islamabad of contributing to taliban resurgence in Afghanistan
- NATO/Assembly: Pierre Lelouche voices concern about future of Alliance
- NATO/Iraq: Dutch soldiers
- UN/Lebanon: UNIFIL
- EU/ESDP: European Parliament for more robust ESDP
- EU/NATO: Future
- Canada/Army: Training
- EP/Armaments: Supporting reinforcement of international conventions on different kind of Weapons(BTWC and CCW)
- Belgium/Armaments: Armoured Vehcle
- EU/Industry: Seminar of naval defence
- United Kingdom/Industry: Submarine
- India/Pakistan: Missile
2006/11/16(#3824)
- NATO/Assembly: NATO mission in Afghanistan is in trouble
- NATO/Summit: Rumsfeld
- NATO/Afghanistan: 3,700 killed since early 2006
- NATO/Enlargement: Summit
- NATO/Afghanistan: ISAF
- NATO/Afghanistan: Dutch F-16
- NATO/Albania: Accession
- EU/ESDP: Karl von Wogau urges for creation of operations HQ in Brussels
- EU/Caucasus: Cooperation Council
- EU/Middle East: Rafah BAM
- NATO/Russia: Gas
- NATO/Afghanistan: Humanitarian organisations
- UN/Darfur: UN-African Union meeting in Addis Ababa on 16 November
- UN/Chad: HCR calls for multilateral force to protect civilians in Chad
- Poland/Russia: F-16
- France/Afghanistan: Rafale
- Greece/Turkey: Joint Unit
2006/11/15(#3823)
- EU/Balkans: Total troop withdrawal from Bosnia by 2008 - 1,000 personnel to be posed to ESDP mission in Kosovo
- EU/Iran: Slow progress at UN Security Council - Tony Blair considers new partnership with Tehran is possible
- EU/Middle East: European Union Rafah Border Mission extended
- EU/Lebanon: EU calls for resolution 1701 to be upheld and for end to violation of Lebanese airspace by Israel
- EU/Nepal/Bhutan: Troika Visit
- EU/Seminar: CFSP
- EU/Somalia: Javier Solana and Louis Michel call for reconciliation in Somalia
- EU/Cote d'Ivoire: EU fully supports application of resolution 1721
- EU/Uganda
- EU/ESDP: Strengthen African capability
- EU/Armaments: CCCW
- Italy/Defence: Nearly 8,500 Italian troops take part in missions abroad
- NATO/Research: First COST-NATO meeting
- EU/Research
- EU/Budget
2006/11/14(#3822)
- EU/DRC: EU looks at best way to pull out of DRC
- EU/Bosnia: EU endorses force reduction in Bosnia
- EU/Afghanistan: Idea of sending European mission to train Afghan police gaining ground
- EU/Uzbekistan: EU renews sanctions but resumes dialogue with Uzbekistan
- EU/NATO: Unanimous condemnation of South Ossetian referendum
- EU/Defence: Battlegroups are operational
- EU/Kosovo: Postpone
- EU/Defence: Helios II
- EU/Defence: HG2010
- EU/Research: Defence ministers agree to entrust EDA with first force protection research programme
- EU/EDA/Budget: Ministers do not agree on EDA multiannual budget
- EU/Armaments: A400M
- UN: New record of peacekeepers deployed throughout the world
- Italy/Afghanistan: Visit
- Belgium/Lebanon: UNIFIL
- France/Armaments: New Strategic Missile M51
- Austria/Armaments: Eurofighter
- United Kingdom/Spain/Africa: Cape Verde
- Annex: Council conclusions on European Security and Defence Policy
2006/11/09(#3821)
- NATO/Afghanistan: Poland to send one thousand more troops to Afghanistan in December
- NATO/Afghanistan: Kabul does not want fence on border with Pakistan
- EU/Afghanistan: Police Training Mission
- UN/Afghanistan: Special mission
- NATO/Romania: Summit
- France/NATO: France wants closer ties to be forged between NATO and countries of Asia and Oceania
- EU/Africa: Javier Solana speaks with Thabo Mbeki
- EU/Cote d'Ivoire: UNSCR 1721
- Italy/Defence: Nearly 10,000 Italian troops take part in missions abroad
- Poland/Defence: Volunteer
- NATO/AGS: Air-base in Poland
- NATO/Exercise: Gordian Knot '06
2006/11/07(#3820)
- NATO/EU: EU to train police in Afghanistan, says DHS
- NATO/Afghanistan: Netherlands speaks of closing Pakistani-Afghan border
- NATO/EU: Poland proposes setting up European Army linked to NATO
- EU/DRC: EUFOR strengthens deterrent pending results of presidential election
- EU/Middle East: Gaza
- EU/NATO/Afghanistan
- EU/ESDP: French General Henri Bentegeat takes over as new chairman of European Union Military Committee
- EU/Terrorism: EU prepares to face major crisis
- EU/North Korea: Welcomes Agreement
- EU/CFSP: Guide
- UN/United States/Darfur: US President puts pressure on Khartoum to allow international force to be sent to Darfur
- Turkey/Armaments: JSF
- Poland/Armaments
- Denmark/Armaments
- Industry: EADS
- Belgium/Bosnia-Herzegovina: ALTHEA
- Conference: IPSE
2006/10/31(#3819)
- NATO/Russia: Alliance calls on Russia to lift sanctions against Georgia
- NATO/Israel: Cooperation agreement is sealed with Alliance
- NATO/Afghanistan: Alliance apologises for civilian deaths
- Belgium/Afghanistan: ISAF
- NATO/Serbia: Liason office in Belgrade
- EU/Middle East: Solana confirms EU commitment in Middle East and calls on Israel to stop incursions into Lebanese airspace
- EU/Defence: SATCEN
- France/Armaments: Exports
- Germany/Bosnia: berlin to begin gradually withdrawing troops
- EU/DRC: Javier Solana welcomes smooth unfolding of presidential election
- NATO/United States: Washington wants alliance to be "Global Security Trainer"
- EU/Industry: Merkel and EADS
2006/10/26(#3818)
- EU/Iran: EU-3 draft resolution prohibits all nuclear cooperation with Tehran but makes exception for Bushehr site
- France/Lebanon: France casts increasing doubt on UNFIL II effectiveness wondering whether deployment should continue
- EU/Middle East: Javier Solana tours Middle East to revive Israelo-Palestinian Peace Process
- UN/Sudan: Khartoum calls for Jan Pronk's departure
- United States/United Kingdom/Iraq: Take Over
- United Kingdom/Armaments: Hawk 128 Advanced Jet Trainer
- Libya/Armaments: Rafale
- NATO/Afghanistan: Germany opens investigation ion into act of profanation
- NATO/Afghanistan: 38 Taliban are killed in South - Mostar kills child in East
- NATO: Israel is front line of Euro-Atlantic values
- NATO/Afghanistan: Canada
- NATO: AGS industries now only awaits NATO clearance
- NATO/Switzerland: Liason
- NATO/Russia: Workshop
- NATO/Estonia: Riga summit
- Estonia/NRF: Police unit
- Spain/Venezuela: EADS
2006/10/24(#3817)
- Belgium/NATO: Belgium does not wish to extend NATO cost sharing
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO-Pakistan logistical transit agreement in few day's time
- NATO/Afghanistan: ISAF continues task of reconstruction
- France/Lebanon: Michele Alliot-Marie warns Israel against consequences of violating Lebanese airspace
- EU/Lebanon: UNIFIL
- Romania/Defence: Transformation
- United Kingdom/Iraq: Al-Amarah
- NATO/Assembly: Annual session in Quebec
- EU/DRC: EUFOR-DRC is reinforced as presidential elections draw near
- NATO/Exercise: Lazio 2006
- Belgium/Exercise: NRF
- United Kingdom/Industry: BAE
- Netherlands/Armaments: Air-defence
- France/Defence: Funding
2006/10/19(#3816)
- NATO/Croatia: George W. Bush supports Croatia's membership in 2008
- NATO/United Kingdom: DHS to be in London on 19 October on tour that will take him to Budapest and Berlin
- UN/WMD: Total ban
- NATO/Afghanistan: General Richards stresses need to speed up reconstruction in Afghanistan
- Afghanistan/France: Withdrawal of Special Forces
- NATO/Kosovo: Ahtisaari
- United States/Space: New Space Strategy
- Slovakia/Iraq: Withdrawal
- United States/North Korea: United States wants sanctions to be swiftly imposed
- EU/North Korea: EU strongly condemns Korean nuclear test
- EU/Russia/Georgia: EU calls for dialogue and offers to help find peaceful resolution to crisis
- NATO/Georgia: Russia
- NATO/Russia: Exercise
- EU/Sudan: EU extends civil and military support for AMIS II until 31 December
- EU/ESDP: EUJUST LEX
- NATO/Israel: ICP
- NATO/Israel: Visit
- France/Lebanon: UNIFIL
- EU/Ukraine: Solana
- Belgium/Kosovo: Deployment
- United Kingdom/Estonia: Armament
2006/10/17(#3815)
- North Korea/Nuclear: Security Council imposes sanctions on North Korea
- EU/India: EU and India confirm their strategic partnership
- EU/Africa: Second Europe-Africa summit in Lisbon in 2007 with adoption of joint EU-Africa strategy
- EU/Defence: Nick Witney confirms European Defence Agency's priorities over coming months
- WEU/Assembly: Major European debate is launched on security and defence issues
- WEU/Assembly: Assembly to take stock of EU missions in Democratic Republic of Congo during December session in Paris
- EADS/Airbus: 100% Control
- UN/Georgia: UNOMIG
- NATO/Afghanistan: Fighting continues in South and East
- NATO/Russia: Joint Exercises from 16 to 25 October
- Eurocorps/Exercise: NRF
2006/10/12(#3814)
- EU/ESDP: EU has difficulty establishing coherent tool to support African crisis management capabilities
- EU/United States: Crisis management
- Belgium/Bosnia-Herzegovina: EUFOR
- United Kingdom/Africa: Cocaine
- UN: PKO
- NATO/Afghanistan: General Richards stresses need to use next six months for rebuilding southern Afghanistan
- EU/Industry: Francois Gayet recommends adoption of roadmap for European defence market
- NATO/Intelligence: Intelligence Fusion Centre
- North Korea/Nuclear: UNSC
2006/10/10(#3813)
- EU/NATO/North Korea: EU and NATO condemn North Korean nuclear test
- EU/Iran: "Six" to consult on deffining sanctions against Tehran
- EU/NATO/Bosnia^Herzegovina: Constitutional reform and police reform are two main challenges facing new Bosnian government
- EU/Uzbekistan: PSC
- Sweden/Defence
- EU/ESDP: Javier Solana assigns European Union new mission: preventing global fragmentation through dialogue and action
- EU/Georgia/Russia
- NATO/Afghanistan: ISAF force of 31,000 in Afghanistan
- NATO/Ukraine: NATO and Ukraine discuss security sector reform
- UN/Darfur
- EU/Central Asia
- NATO/Kosovo: Ammunition
2006/10/05(#3812)
- EU/DRC: EUFOR-DRC loses second UAV
- NATO/Georgia: Alliance to continue dialogue with Georgia
- NATO/Ukraine: High Level consultations between NATO and Ukraine
- NATO/North Korea: NATO and United States condemn North Korean decision to conduct nuclear test
- Russia/Poland: MD
- Ukraine/Defence: Transformation
- NATO/Afghanistan: Further attack against Canadian soldiers
- NATO/Assembly: Alliance must send more troops to Afghanistan, Assembly says
- NATO/Assembly: Georgia
- NATO/Belarus: Technical assistance
- NATO/Exercise: Maple Arch
- Czech Republic/NATO: CBRN
- Annex: An Initial long-term vision for European Defence Capability and Capacity needs
2006/10/04(#3811)
- EU/Defence: Defence Ministers approve EDA's long term vision
- EU/DRC: Solana does not expect violence to get out of hand after scond round of presidential elections
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: EU Defence Ministers consider scaling down EU troops in Bosnia
- EU/Gendarmerie: Poland hopes to join EGF
- OSCE/Georgia: Russian agents return to Russia
- EU/North Korea: Statement
- UN/DRC: Extension of MONUC
- EU/Iran: Negotiations cannot go on for ever, Solana warns
- EU/Lebanon: EU contact mission due to arrive very soon
- EU/Sudan: Solana notes some opening on Khartoum's part
- NATO/Afghanistan: ISAF to take over command of operations on Afghan terrirory on Thursday
- NATO/Iceland: Closure of US airbase
- NATO/Enlargement: US Senate
2006/10/03(#3810)
- EU/ESDP: EU must adapt defence policy to challenges of 21st century with four objectives in mind: Synergy, Agility, Selectivity and Sustainability
- NATO/Afghanistan: Announcement of Czech and Danish reinforcements for ISAF
- EU/Caucausus: Visit
- EU/Georgia
- Atlantic Library
2006/09/30(#3809)
- NATO/Defence: NATO to deploy to Eastern Afghanistan in a few week's time - ISAF will be 32,000 strong
- NATO/Defence: NATO maintains commitment - tension grows in Kosovo
- NATO/Defence: DHS seeks to pacify Russia and Georgia
- NATO/Defence: Last ministerial preparations before Riga summit
- EU/Defence: EU Defence Ministers to take stock of operations and capabilities, in Kittila on 2-3 October
- EU/Thailand: EU calls for return to constitutional order and organisation of democratic elections
- OSCE: Need for confidence in OSCE to be restored
- EU/Africa: European Commission to go as collegial entity for working with Commission of African Union
- EU/Iran: Solana and Larijani advance on nuclear dossier
- Estonia/Armaments: EADS
2006/09/28(#3808)
- NATO/Defence: Alliance Defence Ministers take stock of transformation operations
- Germany/Defence: Germany to exceed 10,000 Mark for military deployed abroad
- NATO/Afghanistan: Italian soldier killed
- United Kingdom/Estonia/Exercise
- EU/Defence: EU Defence Ministers to look at tomorrow's world and what EU needs to face up to it
- EU/Darfur: COPS
- UN/Darfur
- France/Chad
- EU/Lebanon
- EU/Space: Space dimension, as guarantor of Europe's autonomy, deserves greater investment
- France/Armaments: Helios IIB
- Poland/Missile Shield
- United States/Armaments
2006/09/26(#3807)
- NATO: Afghanistan and NATO-Georgia relations are focus of Foreign Ministers' meeting in New York
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO presence to be bolstered
- United States/Afghanistan: Washington seeks to reconcile Afghanistan and Pakistan
- NATO/Russia: NATO-PA
- NATO/Exercise: NRF
- NATO/France: Rafale
- Russia/Uzbekistan
- United States/Russia: Protocol
- EU/Afghanistan: Vendrell supports NATO troop reinforcement - connection between military success, reconstruction and better governance
- EU/Lebanon: Contact for assessing Lebanese security needs
- EU/Middle East: Quartet encourages formation of Palestine national unity government and resumption of Israeli transfers of revenue to Palestinian authority via temporary international mechanism
- EU/Defence/Industry: Characteristics for developing European industrial and technological base
- EU/Industry: EADS
- EU/Congo: Elections
- Belgium/Lebanon: trade
- Annex: European governments gear up to address defence, Technological and Industrial base
2006/09/21(#3806)
- EU/Lebanon: EU looks at EUSEC formula to support Lebanese security sector - Bundestag gives go-ahead to deployment of German Navy
- EU/Thailand: EU condemns military coup
- UN/Darfur: International Community must be content with keeping African Union force in Darfur
- EU/DRC: Further tension in Kinshasa after fire breaks out in building housing Bemba's television stations
- EU/Somalia
- EU/Middle East: PSC
- EU/Lebanon: Common position
- NATO: Foreign ministers to meet in New York on Thursday
- NATO/Russia: Operation Active Endeavour
- United States/Middle East: Abizaid
- Belgium/Lebanon: Trade
- OSCE/Moldova: Independence
- OSCE: Belgian King
- Portugal/Cape Verde: Maritime Surveillance
- NATO/Armaments: NATO chooses SAIC consortium for Ballistic Missile Defence contract
- United States/Poland: Poland may allow US Interceptor Missile Bases on its territory in exchange for armaments package
- Poland/Iraq: Reinforcement
- Mines: ICBL
2006/09/19(#3805)
- NATO/Afghanistan: MEDUSA Operation ends - Poland offers to send 1000 soldiers - Coalition offensive to East is launched
- NATO/Georgia: Visit
- NATO/Baltic States: Air surveillance
- NATO: EAPC on humanitarian crisis and disasters
- NATO: Landmine
- EU/Middle East: European contribution for Lebanon-Syria border?
- EU/Iran/Nuclear: Solana notes progress but Council remains cautious
- EU/Ukraine: Tanukovich seeks stable relations with EU - "Aide Memoire" on energy cooperation
- NATO/Ukraine: Relations remain positive despite differences expressed in Kiev
- EU/Defence: EDA meeting on 20 September focuses on strengthened EU industrial and technological base
- Germany/Armaments: RDE
- Pakistan/Armaments: submarines
- South Africa/Armaments: New Frigate
- EU/UN: Solana on General Assembly
- EP/ESDP: Survey commissioned by Karl von Wogau shows how much defence duplication costs EU
2006/09/14(#3804)
- NATO/Afghanistan: Operation MUDUSA about to conclude - NATO seeks to form additional battalion in south
- NATO/Strategic Transport: NATO to acquire Boeing C-17 Transport Aircraft
- NATO/OSCE: SACEUR
- NATO: NY
- UN/Darfur
- Finland/Afghanistan: PRT
- Saudi Arabia/Armaments: BAE
- EU/Lebanon: German troops should soon reach Lebanon
- EU/Palestine: EU hopes formation of government of national unity will relaunch peace process
- EU/Kosovo: EU to send team to Kosovo end September to prepare possible international civilian mission
- EU/NATO/Ukraine: Viktor Yankovic in Brussels on Thursday to meet EU and NATO leaders
- Canada/Gulf: Operation ALTAIR
- EU/DRC: EU and African partners mobilise to ensure Congolese electoral process continues smoothly
- NATO/Exercise: Cooperative lancer-Longbow 2006
- NATO/Exercise: Mediterranean
- NATO/Exercise: CC-MAR
- United States/Defence: Budget
- United States/Iraq: Agreement
2006/09/12(#3803)
- NATO/Afghanistan: Alliance seeks additional troops - Operation MEDUSA to corner Taliban
- NATO/EU/United States: European support for Alliance declines
- United States/Czech Republic: Missile Defence
- United States/Serbia: SOFA
- EU/DRC: Javier Solana is in Kinshasa
- EU/Darfur: China
- EU/Somalia: Joint Declaration
- EU/Aceh: Extension of AMM
- EU/Burundi: Ceasefire
- Belgium/Exercise: Quick Response
- EU/Iran: Javier Solana is pleased after meeting with Ali Larijani
- NATO/Equipment: NSRS enters service in June 2007
- United States/Disarmament: Chemical
- United States/Armaments: GAU-21
- Saudi Arabia/Armaments: NH90
- Netherlands/Armaments: IMVs
- Annex: Declaration by the NATO and the Islamic Rep of Afghanistan
2006/09/07(#3802)
- NATO/Afghanistan: Severe clashes in south - North Atlantic Council in Afghanistan
- NATO: AGS revision to meet cost cap
- NATO/Kosovo: German command KFOR
- NATO: Drug
- NATO/Iraq: Training
- UN/EU/Darfur: Koffi Annan recalls Sudan agreement is needed for deployment of UN force
- EU/DRC: EUFOR-DRC continues training and communication activities
- EU/Belgium: HG2008&2010
- EU/Czech Republic: New government
- UN/EU/Lebanon: Formation of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon continues
- Indonesia/Armaments: Air Carrier
- Turkey/Armaments: Eurofighter
- Industry: Russian share of EADS
- United States/Armaments: Successful Missile Defence test
- United States/Japan: Aegis
- United States/Mines
- Israel/Armaments: Submarine
- Finland/Armaments: NH90
2006/09/05(#3801)
- NATO/Afghanistan: MEDUSA Operation begins - Twenty ISAF personnel and two aircraft lost since 1 September
- NATO/Afghanistan: New NATO senior civilian representative
- NATO/Montenegro: Montenegro requests NATO membership
- NATO: Poland will join AWACS programme
- Canada/Afghanistan: Visit
- Denmark/Afghanistan: Attack
- EU/Iran: Diplomacy must remain top priority for resolving nuclear issue, EU says - Solana/Larijani meeting to clarify Iran's response to offer from six
- EU/UN/Sudan: Still opposed to any UN deployment, Sudanese government now wants to expel AU
- United States/Africa: Donald Rumsfeld looks at creating African Command
- EU/DRC: Presiedntial elections
- EU/DRC: EUFOR
- United States/Russia: Donald Rumsfeld considers conversion of Trident missiles for conventional strikes
- Canada/Armaments: End of first phase of CF-18 modernisation
- United States/Armaments: JSF
- Saudi Arabia/Armaments: Eurofighter
- France/Defence: 15,000 French troops in missions abroad
2006/08/31(#3800)
- UN/EU/Lebanon: EU could have played a greater role in Lebanese crisis - UNFIL: mission, Command Chain - Contributions
- Industry: EADS and India
- Germany/Armaments: EADS
- EU/United States/Defence: Saving
- EU/DRC: EUFOR-DRC and MONUC restore calm to Kinshasa
- UN/DRC: Appeal
- Belgium/DRC: UAV
- France/Defence: EADS
- NATO/Afghanistan: Since expanding southward, ISAF has entered into direct confrontation with Taliban - Results of one month of fighting
- Portugal/Afghanistan: ISAF
- Australia/Afghanistan: ISAF
2006/08/03(#3799)
- UN/Lebanon: Countries ready to contribute to International Force in Southern Lebanon to meet in New York on Thursday - EU calls for immediate cessation of hostilities
- EU/DRC: Recomposition of Congolese Armed Forces is not an easy task
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO counts first losses in South
2006/08/01(#3798)
- EU/UN/Lebanon: Extraordinary meeting of EU foreign ministers on Tuesday - French and American draft resolutions this week before UN Security Council - International Community shocked by Qana bombing but does not condemn Israel
- EU/DRC: EUFOR is operational
- EU/DRC: EUFOR loses UAV during first test flight
- United States/Germany: Stoiber believes large part of US troops stationed in Germany should remain there
- UN/Cote d'Ivoire
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO assumes command of operations in South
2006/07/27(#3797)
- EU/Lebanon: Special General Affairs Council meets on 1 August - Rome conference calls for ceasefire "with utmost urgency" and "urgent" despatch of international force to help Lebanese army restore security
- NATO/Lebanon: NATO does not wish to speculate on mission in Lebanon
- UN/Cote d'Ivoire
- NATO/Afghanistan: Alliance is focusing on Afghanistan, Victoria Nuland says
- NATO/Baltic states: Spain patrols Baltic airspace
- NATO/Georgia: Visit
- United States/Iraq: Human Rights Watch
- EU/Defence: France and Germany support Poland's entry to Eurocorps
- United Kingdom/Armaments: UK acquires new equipment to help protect its forces in Iraq and Afghanistan
- Japan/Iraq: Nippon troops return home
- New Zealand/Armaments: NH90
2006/07/25(#3796)
- EU/Middle East: EU mobilises to restore peace in Lebanon - Premise for military operation
- EU/Somalia: Contact Group on Somalia calls on all parties to respect ceasefire and states its readiness to support development of security sector
- EU/ESDP: European Security and Defence College
- WEU/Assembly: JSF
- NATO/Exercise: Russian Illushin at Ramstein Air Base
- United Kingdom/Canada: Training
- NATO/Afghanistan: SG and SACEUR visit
- Canada/Afghanistan: Death
- Australia/Afghanistan: Reinforcement
- EU/Kazakhstan: Cooperation Council
- EU/Kyrgyzstan: Cooperation Council
2006/07/20(#3795)
- EU/Middle East: As Israel promises Hezbollah a war with no time limit, Javier Solana calls on "those who have influence" to help resolve conflict as swiftly as possible
- EU/Afghanistan: Europeans must prepare for losses in Afghanistan, Francesc Vendrell says
- EU/United States/Armaments: US experts in Czech Republic to study installation of Missile Defence site
- Industry: A400M
- Industry: Libya
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: ALTHEA
- United States/Kyrgyzstan: Air Base
- France/Africa: Supprt for Central Africa
- NATO/Council of Europe: Kosovo
2006/07/18(#3794)
- NATO/Middle East: EU calls for calm in Middle East - International intervention force with robust mandate?
- NATO: General Bantz J. Craddock is nominated SACEUR
- EU/Sudan: No fewer than 72 delegations are expected in Brussels on Tuesday for international conference on Darfur
- EU/DRC: Deployment
- EU/Defence: It should be possible to use ESDP means for EU disasters - External action contributes to internal security
- NATO/Afghanistan: Coalition continues offensive in South
- NATO/Nuclear: NATO welcomes US-Russia Global Initiative to combat nuclear terrorism
- NATO/Exercise: NATO CBRN training
- Belgium/Defence: In 2018
- France/Defence: Poll
2006/07/13(#3793)
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO welcomes British troop reinforcements
- NATO/Spain: Afghanistan is "Most complex" mission in history of alliance
- Finland/Defence: Modernisation of Finnish Armed Forces mainly includes improved Communication, Control and Command and better Intelligence
- EU/Iran: Ali Larijani announces long negotiation process
2006/07/11(#3792)
- NATO/Afghanistan: Spain calls for North AtlanticCouncil debate on ISAF deployment to Southern Afghanistan
- NATO/Afghanistan: British reinforcements in Afghanistan
- EU/DRC: Deployment
- NATO/Croatia: NATO praises Croatia's progress toward membership
- NATO/Albania: NATO invites Albania to progress toward membership
- NATO/Transformation: Airlift and interoperability
- NATO/Canada: Reserve
- OSCE/Assembly: OSCE Assembly seeks to promote Afghan participation in OSCE activities
- NATO/Macedonia: Election
- UN/North Korea: Total War
- UN/Central African Republic
- United Kingdom/Bosnia-Herzegovina: United Kingdom to pursue destruction of small arms in Bosnia-Herzegovina - In favour of international treaty on small arms trade
- Industry/Armaments: UAV
- United States/Armaments: SAFRAN-EADS
- India/Armements: Nuclear Ballistic Missile
- NATO/Greece: CBM with Turkey
2006/07/06(#3791)
- EU/United States/Middle East: Concerned, EU calls on Israelis and Palestinians to show restraint - United States urges Hamas to release corporal shalit
- EU/NATO/North Korea: International community condemns Pyongyang's "provocation"
- UN/Sudan: UN welcomes extension of AU mission in Darfur until end of year
- EU/Slovakia: New government
- NATO/Afghanistan: Kabul is new taliban target
- NATO/Assembly: Cooperation between alliance and Russia is tarnished by imbalance of trust
- NATO/Kosovo: KFOR celebrates its Seventh anniversary
- Canada/Armaments: Canada announces acquisation of 21 military aircraft
- United Kingdom/Armaments: Trucks
- Turkey/Armaments: Eurocopter
- EU/Defence: Informal meeting of Defence ministers
- OSCE/Assembly: New president
- Canada/Exercise: RIMPAC
2006/07/04(#3790)
- NATO/Afghanistan: As coalition troops continue to fall in Southern Afghanistan, reconstruction mission continues elesewhere in the country
- NATO/Iraq: Alliance provides 300 tonnes of tank ammunition to Iraq Army
- EU/Defence: Code of Good Conduct on Defence markets takes effect on 1 July
- EU/Georgia: South Ossetia
- EU/Industry: EADS
- India/Armaments: Eurocopter
- France/Armaments: Michele Alliot-Marie takes stock of France's major armaments programmes
- United States/Armaments: Eurocopter receives order for 352 helicopters
- Australia/Armaments: NH90
- Belgium/Armaments: NH90
- Atlantic Library
2006/06/29(#3789)
- NATO/FYROM: NATO warns against rising tide of violence in Macedonia
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO welcomes Itary's continued troop presence in Afghanistan
- United States/EU/Middle East: Despite international community's entreaty, Israeli army launches ground offensive in Gaza
- EU/ESDP: Appointment of new commander for ALTHEA
- EU/Iran: Solana
- Turkey/DRC: C-130
- OSCE/Assembly
- EU/Defence: Yves-Thibault de Silguy calls for creation of European Reconstruction Agency - Consolidating industrial and technological defence base
- WEU/Assembly: WEU Assembly hopes for more cooperation on Defence research - In favour of creating an international nuclear fuel bank
- Canada/Defence: Canada modernises its military arsenal
- South Korea/Armaments: First Communication Satellite
- Russia/Armaments: Budget
2006/06/27(#3788)
- NATO/Exercise: Alliance conducts major force demonstration in Cape Verde
- NATO/Afghanistan: Aid to Afghanistan must be doubled, says Hikmet Cetin
- WEU/Assembly: Analyses of WEU Assembly and one of its delegations differ over how Bosnians view ALTHEA mission
- EU/Military Committee: French General Henri Bentegeat to be chairman of European Union Military Committee from November 2006
- EU/United States: United States and EU envisage strengthened partnership in energy supply security
- EU/Energy: France calls for European Policy aimed at securing energy supllies
- Spain/Armaments: Spain acquires new frigates
- On Brief: EU/NATO, Belgium/Bosnia-Herzegovina, WEU/Assembly, WEU/Assembly, Defence/Industry
2006/06/22(#3787)
- NATO/NRF: Active phase of exercise Steadfast Jaguar kicks off
- WEU/Assembly: WEU Assembly expresses concern and calls on ISAF participant nations to maintain their commitments on the ground
- WEU/Assembly: Displaced with attitude of European Parliament, WEU Assembly wants greater parliamentary control and synergy for EU Security and Defence Issues
- United Kingdom/Defence: British reserve troops
- WEU/Assembly: Recommendations for consolidating European Gendarmerie Force
- UN/Africa: France suggests creation of African Gendarmerie Force
- Australia/Armaments: Australian orders from Eurocopter increase fourfold
- Germany/Armaments: NH-90 Airlift helicopters
- NATO/Energy: Conference
- NATO/Iceland: Visit
- Iran/Syria: Military Cooperation Agreement
- Japan/Iraq: Withdrawal
2006/06/20(#3786)
- NATO/Canada: Canada wants more involvement in Afghanistan
- NATO/Summit: No invitation
- EU/United States: Agenda of EU-US Summit in Vienna will include trade, energy and Iran
- NATO/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Trust fund project in support of demobilisation
- NATO/Exercise: French-German Brigate
- NATO/Exercise: Mediterraniean Dialogue
- WEU/Assembly: Geoff Hoon hopes to strengthen EU Military capabilities and public support for ESDP - WEU Assembly: "A Vital Platform"
- NATO/Kazakhstan: NATO scientific committee visits Almaty
- Middle East: Palestina
2006/06/15(#3785)
- EU/DRC: General Viereck states personnel and equipment are available for successful mission
- NATO/NRF: Spain
- NATO/Cape Verde: Rescue
- NATO/Kosovo: Determined Effort
- Germany/Afghanistan: ISAF
- Croatia/Afghanistan: ISAF
- Canada/Afghanistan: Operation Archer
- United States/Denmark/Iraq: George Bush assures Danish minister that those responsible for torture in Iraqi prisons will be punished
- United States/Montenegro: Independence
- Finland/United States: Visit
- Defence: Spending
- France/United Kingdom/Defence: Paris and London reaffirm shared committment in arms programmes
- Industry: Thales
- Industry: Thales
- WEU/Assembly: 52nd session of WEU Assembly from 19 to 22 June in Paris
- EU/Armaments: UAV
- Portugal/Armaments: Selling
- Greece/Armaments: UAV
- Canada/Armaments: Budget
- Morocco/Armaments: Rafale
- EDA/IRIS
2006/06/13(#3784)
- EU/DRC: Council decides to launch EUFOR-DRC mission
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: EUFOR
- EU/Iraq: EUJUST LEX
- NATO/Afghanistan: British
- EU/Somalia: EU calls on all parties to put end to violence - Unfailing support for transitional federal institutions
- EU/UN/WMD: Solana and Blix discuss European and UN strategies for combating proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
- UN/Ivory Coast
- EU/Sudan: Meeting to support AMIS in Brussels on 7 July
- UN/Lebanon: Brammertz report underlines cooperation by Damascus during Rafic Hariri assasination probe
- EU/Iraq: Commission's ideas for greater EU commitment
- NATO/Bosnia-Herzegovina: NATO transfers Dragan Zelenovic to the Hague
- NATO/Afghanistan: Hamid Karzai hopes to involve tribes in combating Taliban
- NATO/United States: Heritage Foundation
2006/06/10(#3783)
- NATO/Defence: Defence ministers take stock of alliance capabilities
- NATO/NRF: Canada
- NATO/Financing: Towards pilot project on joint financing
- NATO/Ukraine: Anatoliy Grytsenko presents white paper on Ukrainian defence policy to his counterparts at NATO
- NATO/Darfur: Defence Ministers
- NATO/World Cup: AWACS
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO confirms support for Afghan people that must assume its future
- NATO/Iraq: Rumsfeld
- NATO/Middle East: Michele Alliot-Marie
- Annex: Ministerial meeting of the Defence Planning Committee and the Nuclear Planning Group held in Brussels on Thursday, 8 June 2006, Final communique
2006/06/08(#3782)
- NATO/Defence: Atlantic Alliance defence ministers discuss joint funding of NRF
- NATO/Exercise/NRF: NATO Force deployment in Cape Verde has begun
- NATO/Afghanistan: Alliance to double its force size in south
- NATO/Israel: Israel to take part in naval exercise with Alliance
- OSCE/Montenegro: Montenegro asks to join OSCE
- NATO/Montenegro: Independence
- NATO/Afghanistan: Clinic
- EU/Iran/Nuclear: Javier Solana presents Iranian authrities with EU-3 offer of cooperation - Angela Merkel hopes for positive response
- EU/Middle East: Javier Solana visits Ramallah and Jerusalem and assures Palestinians of EU aid
- EU/DRC: Solana visits HQ DRC
- WEU/ESDP: Jean Pierre Masseret wants to make WEU Assembly an interparliamentary forum devoted to defence and security issues
- OSCE/Transnistria: Karel de Gucht calls on tiraspol to return to negotiating table
- Russia/Syria: Russian press states Moscow is planning to set up military base in Syria - firm denial by Ivanov
- Slovakia/Defence: Slovakian army seeks specialisation but struggles to modernise
2006/06/01(#3781)
- NATO/Afghanistan: Great wave of violence in Afghanistan - ISAF extracts EU delegation staff from Kabul
- NATO/Assembly: Michele Alliot-Marie recommends placing NATO role within new framework
- NATO/NRF: NRF will not operate in Afghanistan
- NATO/Assembly: NATO aims to acquire four C-17
- NATO/Assembly: NATO Assembly supports membership by Albania, Croatia, Macedonia and Georgia
- NATO/Assembly: Debate on Nagorno-Karabakh - Pierre Lelouche deplores Robert Kotcharian's absence
- NATO/Assembly: NATO and EU, schizophrenic
- Russia/United States: Moscow accuses Washington of double speak on subject of forces deployed in Europe
- United States/Armaments: Pentagon seeks to extend its range of missiles
- Canada/Armaments: C-17
- Belgium/Armaments: UAV
- Annex: European Defence Agency, Defence Research & Technology Spend
2006/05/30(#3780)
- NATO/Assembly: Report denounces precarious security situation in Afghanistan
- NATO/Assembly: France's involvement in integrated alliance command not indispensable
- NATO/Assembly: Pierre Lelouche pleads in favour of anti-missile in Europe
- NATO/Assembly: Iceland seeks NATO support in order not to remain defenceless
- NATO/Future: NATO will be more flexible and proactive in future, says General Jones
- NATO/Darfur: Until September
- NATO/UN: Visit
- NATO/Assembly: Visits
- United Kingdom/Iraq: Soldiers killed
- Italy/Iraq: Reduce
- EU/Defence: Franco-Germany army
- Industry: BAE
- Armaments: Meteor missile
- EU/Iran: Security Council makes progress towards agreement on EU-3 package of proposals
- EU/Russia: EU-Russia summit shows the differences of opinion on energy are still strong
2006/05/25(#3779)
- EU/DRC: Preparations for Eufor-DRC operation gather pace
- EU/Sudan: COPS
- United States/Europe: Another attempt by United States to sell Missile Defence System
- EU/Iraq: EU welcomes formation of new government
- Italy: F-16
- Greece/Turkey: Crash of planes
- UN/Africa: Darfur and DRC
- NATO/GUAM: GUAM Summit focuses on energy cooperation
- NATO/Exercise: Towards better post-conflict management
- Switzerland/Afghanistan: ISAF
- NATO/Assembly: NATO Assembly pleanary in Paris
- EU/Armaments: Production of first two Italian frigates
- Switzerland/Armaments: Budget
- Industry: Thales
- Defence/Industry: Finmeccanica
2006/05/23(#3778)
- EU/NATO/Montenegro: EU and NATO note referendum results
- NATO/Pakistan: NATO logistics transit facility via Pakistan
- NATO/Ukraine: Ukraine adjusts to NATO standards
- NATO: Top military officials of 54 countries examine practical ways of working together for world security
- NATO/Russia/Exercise: Strategic Communications Exercise
- NATO/Poland: Awacs
- EU/Iran: Permanent Security Council members seek compromise on basis of EU-3 package
- EU/Belarus: EU freezes financial assets of Alexander Lukashenko and 35 members of his regime
- Canada/Afghanistan: Canadian parliament extends Canadian forces' presence in Afghanistan till 2009
- Afghanistan: Taliban
- EU/Armaments: 22 member states sign up to Code of Conduct
- EU/Research: Latest figures for defence research in Europe
- Venezuela/Armaments: F16
- Lithuania/Iraq: Troops
- OSCE/Forum: Economic Forum
- Annex: EDA Steering Board Decision no. 2006/09 of 15 May 2006 on approving the Code of best practice in the supply chain
2006/05/18(#3777)
- EU/Defence: Seppo Kaariainen seeks to promote better EU-NATO association
- EU/Cote d'Ivoire: EU recommends UNOCI reinforcement
- UN/Sudan: Security Council hopes to accerate deployment of UN force in Darfur
- EU/Iran: Solana says Iranian refusal on new EU-3 proposals package means Tehran is not just seeking to develop nuclear energy for civilian goals
- EU/Russia: EU ready for summit on 25 May - Energy, four common areas and new agreement on agenda
- Russia/Iran: SCO
- EU/Armaments: Member states to rethink their aquisation systems
- EU/DRC: Setting up camps
- United States/Armaments: Delay in destroying Chemical Weapons
- NATO/Afghanistan: New ISAF commander's priorities
- NATO/Kosovo: NATO calls for rapid compromise to be found in Kosovo
- NATO/Canada/Exercise: Canada hosts vast coalition exercise
- EU/Balkans: Althea
- NATO/Afghanistan: French killed
2006/05/16(#3776)
- EU/Defence: EU makes headway on strategic airlift thanks to SALIS - In theory, EU may conduct two key operations of Battlegroup size as of January 2007
- EU/Defence: Defence ministers prepares ground for European defence procurement market - Member states do not spend enough to sustain industrial base
- EU/Defence: European Union hopes to set mechanisms in place for identifying airlift capabilities available in times of crisis
- EU/ESDP: Developing a broader approach to help Balkans reform security sector
- EU/Sudan: Council ready to provide swift response to any request for support in implementing peace agreement
- NATO/Moldova: Alliance assists Moldova in eliminating dangerous chemicals
- NATO/Uzbekistan: Dissapointment
- NATO/Afghanistan: Training
- NATO/Afghanistan: CIMIC
- United States/NATO: Multilateralism
- United States/EU: Visit of Assistant Secretary of State
- Annex: Council Conclusions on ESDP
2006/05/11(#3775)
- NATO/Defence: NATO notes feasibility of Missile Defence for Europe
- NATO/Kosovo: Ahtissari
- NATO/United States: Ukraine and Georgia ought to join Membership Action Plan
- EU/Middle East: Quartet agrees on limited, temporary mechanism to deliver aid to Palestinians after suspension of direct aid to Hamas-led government
- EU/Defence: Defence and External relations council in Brussels on Monday 15 May
- EU/CFSP: Michel Barnier proposes twelve measures for for improving EU Crisis Management
- EU/Kosovo: EUPT Kosovo
- WEU/Belarus: Freeze
- Belgium/Maghreb/Israel: Military contact
- EP/Defence: Karl von Wogau encourages EU member states to create European Union of Security and Defence
- Canada/United States: NORAD
- Asia/Defence: ASEAN Security Community
- NATO/Exercise: Belgian troops train with view to NATO Response Force participation
- Belgium/Exercise: Kosovo
- United States/Defence: In-flight Refuelling Aircraft
- Industry: Border Surveillance System
- Industry: EADS
- Sweden/Air Fleet
2006/05/09(#3774)
- EU/Belgium/NATO: Andre Flahaut to launch public debate on role of NATO
- NATO/United States/Adriatic: Dick Cheney supports Croatia, Macedonia and Albania's request for membership
- NATO/Japan: Tokyo is resolved to strengthen political and military links with NATO
- NATO/Afghanistan: Great Britain takes over ISAF command in Afghanistan
- NATO/Afghanistan: Explosion kills two Italian soldiers
- NATO/Afghanistan: Ten US soldiers die in helicopter crash
- NATO/Afghanistan: 240 Australian troops are sent to Afghanistan
- NATO/Russia: NATO-Russia rally on future of NATO-Russia Council
- EU/Middle East/Iran: Javier Solana in New York to attend Middle East quartet and UN meetings on Iran
- EU/Sudan: Javier Solana welcomes Abuja agreement opening way to UN force in Darfur
- EU/Defence: EU's schizophrenic nature on international scene
- EU/Defence: EDA to suggest member states jalt application of fair return system on all research projects
- EU/United Kingdom: Election
- EU/Research: A-la-Carte European Agency
- Canada/Defence: Defence budget reviewed upward for recruitment and new equipment
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2006/04/27(#3771)
- NATO/Ministerial: NATO Foreign Ministers discuss strengthened partnerships, Iran, Afghanistan and Darfur
- NATO/Sudan/Darfur: NATO is ready to extend peace support mission to Darfur
- NATO/Afghanistan: Phase three of NATO deployment will be complete end July
- NATO/Riga Summit: Latvia calls for Riga Summit to be made secure
- NATO/Egypt: Terrorist attack
- EU/DRC: Council expected to adopt joint action on April 27 for deployment of EU force in DRC
- EU/DRC: EU Strengthens its police mission in Kinshasa
- EU/DRC: Extension
- EU/Exercise: European gendermerie force tests its intervention ability
- EU/NATO/Exercise: Eurocorps continues to prepare for NATO Response Force
- France/Armaments: EADS
- Emirates/Armaments: Missile
- Canada/Afghanistan
- Iraq/United States: Zarqawi
2006/04/25(#3770)
- NATO/Military Committee: General Henault speaks of Strategic Concepts for future alliance
- NATO/Afghanistan: Trimming down US troops in Afghanistan should not reduce intensity of fight against Taliban
- Afghanistan: Cargo plane crash
- NATO/Afghanistan: Training
- NATO/Afghanistan: Multinational Engineer Group
- Canada/Afghanistan: Soldiers killed
- United Kingdom/Afghanistan
- Spain/Afghanistan: Reinforcement
- United States/Canada: Supporting a common security and defence vision between Canada and United States
- United States/Europe: Rice
- Germany/Defence: Improve the readiness of peacekeeping troops
- China/Saudi Arabia: Strategic oil reserve and defence contract
- Belgium/Niger: Military and humanitarian partnership
- Iraq: Government, finally
- EU/Industry: Gunter Verheugen consults defence industry on ways to improve competitiveness of European defence industry
- Belgium/Armaments: Belgium is finally to take part in Neuron programme
- Belgium/Netherlands/Jordan: Belgian and Dutch F-16s
- Canada/Armaments: Contarct
2006/04/20(#3769)
- EU/DRC: EU Awaits UN green light for DRC deployment
- EU/Asia: Solana's visit for Indonesia and Japan
- EU/Chad: EU condemns attempts to take power by force
- UN/Sudan: Darfur peace agreement "within reach" says Salim Ahmed Salim
- EU/ESDP: EU Examines ways to enhance rapid deployment of civilian capaiblities
- EU/BH
- NATO/Russia: SACEUR visits Moscow
- Kyrgystan/United States: US base in Manas is threatened with closure
- NATO/Afghanistan: ISAF to be better prepared for ground operations
- NATO/Afghanistan: Spanish troops
- Canada/Slovenia: ISAF
- EU/Industry: European Military naval sector acquires procurement club
- EU/Exercise: Ambitious exercise coordinated by European air group
- Albania/Armaments: helicopters
- NATO: CNAD
- OSCE/Belarus: Briefing on military exercise planning
2006/04/13(#3768)
- EU/Council/Iran: Solana considers Union should begin to study possibility of sanctions against Teheran
- EU/Middle East: EU direct aid to Palestinian Authority to to remain suspended until quartet's three conditions are accepted - Council unanimous on continuing humanitarian aid
- UN/EU/DRC: MONUC redeployment
- EU/Kosovo: EUPT Kosovo
- EU/Iraq: EU JUST LEX
- NATO/Afghanistan: Further attacks
- NATO/Exercise: Simulated attack against naval base
- NATO/Netherlands: F-16 in ISAF
- NATO/France: Standing mine warfare naval force
- NATO/Afghanistan: Security situation in French responsibility
- UN/Darfur: UN hopes to take over from African Union by 30 September at least
- Council of Europe: Assembly calls for human rights to be respected within armed forces
- EU/Turkey/ESDP: Turkey to take part in Crisis Management
- Germany/Armaments: Theatre Ballistic Missile Defence
- United States/Defence: Special Operation Command
- United States/Defence: Missile Shield
2006/04/11(#3767)
- NATO/Mediterranean: Morroco, Algeria and Israel are ready to take part in operation Active Endeavour
- NATO/Turkey: Air patrol
- United States/NATO: NATO priorities for Riga summit
- NATO/Darfur: United States favours sending advisers to Darfur
- OSCE: Russo-Georgia
- EU/Belarus: Visa ban on Lukashenko and 30 other Belarusian officials
- EU/Defence: Steering board of European Defence Agency prepares entry into force of future EU Code of Conduct
- Industry: EADS-BAE
- Industry: Alcatel-Thales
- Spain/Defence: Minister
2006/04/06(#3766)
- EU/DRC: Future EU Operation in DRC takes shape
- EU/Kosovo: EU to send several police and justice experts to Kosovo
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Belgium to send three Agusta helicopters to Bosnia
- WEU/Assembly: Low public awareness of ESDP and ALTHEA in Bosnia-Herzegovina
- EU/Capabilities/Sweden: Sweden completes contribution to EU capabilities
- EU/ESDP: EU to conduct citizen evacuation exercise
- France/Exercise: 27th Mountain Infantry Brigade
- Industry: Thales
- Industry: BAE and EADS
- NATO/Morocco: Rabat hosts meeting of NATO and Mediterranean dialogue countries
- NATO/Georgia: Georgian president sees his country in NATO by 2009
- NATO/Afghanistan: Weapons cache discovered in Northern Afghanistan
- NATO/Exercise: Brilliant Mariner
- OSCE/Tajikistan: Dogs for landmine
- OSCE/Assembly: Conference
- OSCE/United States: New Rep.
2006/04/04(#3765)
- NATO/Bosnia-Herzegovina: NATO launches its trust fund for reintegration of former Bosnian soldiers
- EU/Kosovo: Belgian-Luxembourg contingent
- Iceland/United States: Base
- NATO/Afghanistan: Phase 4 of NATO deployment in Afghanistan in August maybe
- Canada/Afghanistan: Suicide attack against Canadian soldiers
- Romania/Afghanistan: Wounded
- NATO/Afghanistan: Road repair
- United States/Weapons: Shoulder-fired missiles
- NATO/Belarus: NATO reminds Belarus of its democratic obligations as member of Partnership of Peace
- United Kingdom/Northern Ireland
- Japan/Space: Military
- Ukraine/Fleet: Submarine
- EU/Armaments: Commission considers free movement of defence-related products within community
- Belgium/Transport: Belgian takes part in SALIS programme
- Industry: Alcatel and Lucent
2006/03/30(#3764)
- EU/Bio-terrorism: European Task Force on bio-terrorism is set up - Commission intends increasing biosecurity budget nine-fold in three years
- NATO/Exercise: Joint exercises to prepare for full NRF operational capability
- UN/EU: DRC
- UN/Ivory Coast: UNICO
- UN/Sudan: Establisment of UN operation
- France/India/Exercise
- Japan/Defence: Single command
- WEU/Assembly: WEU assembly members received by DHS - Assembly to examine NATO report in December after Riga Summit
- WEU/Assembly: Assembly delegation goes to Kabul
- France/Exercise: Digitalisation
- NATO/SHAPE: Over E340000 is raised for cancer research
- NATO/SHAPE: NATO accused of moonlighting
- Belgium/Armaments: Belgium signs contract for Piranha III procurement
- United Kingdom/Armaments: CLVs
- Bulgaria/Armaments: multi-mission corvettes
- Turkey/Armaments: Fighter planes
2006/03/28(#3763)
- NATO/Ukraine: NATO welcomes way elections were conducted in Ukraine
- NATO/Mediterranean: NATO ships to take part in operation against illegal immigration
- Netherlands/Afghanistan: Dutch special force deliver prisonners up to United States
- NATO/Afghanistan: Change of command
- NATO/Georgia: Visit
- NATO/Macedonia: Visit
- germany/Armaments: Drone
- Russia/Armaments: Exports
- EU/Belarus: EU prepares sanctions against Lukashenko
- EU/DRC: Planning for EU operation in DRC is off to good start
- EU/Defence: Nick Witney calls on EU to invest in strategic transport
- EU/Research: ISL takes further steps towards Europeanisation
- EU/Armaments: OCCAR on EuroGrid
2006/03/23(#3762)
- EU/DRC: EU begins planning its crisis management operation in DRC
- EU/Defence: France and Germany hope to develop EU naval and space observation capacities
- EU/Africa: EU is not ready to replace France to head reinforcement of African peacekeeping capabilities, RECAMP
- EU/Armaments: Code of Conduct
- UN/Uzbekistan: Refugees
- NATO/Sudan: George W. Bush supports hightened NATO role in Darfur
- NATO/Bosnia: NATO conducts search operation to bring in Radovan Karadzic
- NATO/Transport: An-124-100
- Canada/Lebanon
- NATO/Belarus: Euro-Atlantic security oeganisations criticise undemocratic elections in Belarus
- NATO/Afghanistan: New weapons cache in western Afghanistan is dismantled
- Germany/Afghanistan: Imprisonment
- Russia/India: Lorries
- EU/Middle East: Pending official composition and policy agenda of new Palestinian government, European Union's message has not changed, Ursula Plassnik says
- EU/Lebanon: EU supports Lebanon's sovereignity but expresses concern at violence against Lebanese citizens, journalists and politicians
2006/03/21(#3761)
- EU/DRC: Josef Kabila in favour of EU mission during electral period
- NATO/United States: DHS and George W. Bush discuss peace operations in Darfur
- NATO/Ukraine: Ukraine not ready to join NATO
- NATO/Afghanistan: Command handover in northern Afghanistan
- NATO/Kyrgyzstan hampered by inadequate transport
- United States/Europe: Iceland
- United States/Iraq: Rumsfeld
- EU/Moldova: European Parliament calls on Russia to cease support for regime in transnistria and to withdraw its troops
- Armaments/Netherlands: APV
- Portugal/Armaments: C-295M
- Spain/Space: Ariane 5
- NATO: CFE
- NATO/Germany: Visit
- Exercise: Caribbean 2006
2006/03/16(#3760)
- NATO/Transformation: General Lance Smith visits NATO Headquarters
- NATO/United States: DHS visits Washington
- United Kingdom/Iraq: Withdrawal
- NATO/Afghanistan: Afghan Defence Minister wishes to believe his country has a secure future
- NATO/Afghanistan: Biggest ever cache of weapons in north-west Afghanistan
- NATO/Kosovo: NATO reserve forces rehearse in Kosovo
- United States/Japan: MDA
- Russia/Defence: lost
- EU/UN/Middle East: Appeal for calm in Middle East
- UN/EU/Lebanon: Terje Roed-Larsen welcomes disarmament of Palestinian militia in Lebanon
- EU/Capabilities: Belgian participation in EU battlegroups will be 700 men at most for 2006-2007
- Germany/Armaments: Digital radio
- Estonia/Armaments: Rader
- Czech Republic: A319
- EU/Trade: Dual-use
2006/03/14(#3759)
- NATO/Afghanistan: More Australian troops are sent to Afghanistan
- NATO/Afghanistan: Afghan Defence Minister visits NATO to backdrop of tension between Afghanistan and Pakistan
- NATO: Visit
- NATO/Morocco: Mediterranean dialogue in Morocco in April
- NATO/Ukraine: Yushchenko recommends referendum on NATO and EU membership
- UN/EU/Sudan: UN to take on African Union operation in Darfur
- Germany/Armaments: Frigates
- NATO/Bosnia: DHS
- EU/Palestine: If future Palestine Government does not respect quartet principles all aid, apart from humanitarian aid, will be "seriously affected"
- EU/Iran: IAEA formally sends Iranian nuclear dossier to UN Security Council
- EU/Georgia: Tibilissi wants European observers in South Ossetia
- NATO/Israel: Accession
- United States/Caucasus: Visit
- EU/Belarus: EU deplores repression of opposition on eve of Presidential election in Belarus
- EU/ICTY/Balkans: International community regrets Slobodan Milosevic died before end of trial and calls on Serbs to bring nationalist past to an end
2006/03/09(#3758)
- NATO/Afghanistan: Allowing good governance in Afghanistan
- NATO/Afghanistan: United Kingdom to lead anti-drug operations
- EU/Finland: Finnish contribution to EU battlegroups
- EU/United States/Sudan: European and Americans unite for deployment of UN force in Darfur
- NATO/Afghanistan: Rockets
- United States/Africa: Africa holds key strategic importance for United States
- Israel/Hamas
- China/Taiwan
- Iran/Defence: Submarine
- Industry: Alcatel and Thales
2006/03/08(#3757)
- EU/DRC: EU allows itself more time for considering wheather to send support force to Democratic Republic of Congo
- EU/Sudan: Javier Solana says EU should support operation in Darfur wheather it is under auspices of African Union or United Nations
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: EU contemplates scaling down forces after October elections
- EU/NATO/Kosovo: Innsbruck
- EU/Defence: Defence Ministers in favour of research fund - UK will not be taking part
- France/United Kingdom/Armaments: Bilateral cooperation agreement on aircraft carriers is signed
- EU/Defence: France starts debate on end-of-life ships
- EU/ESDP: Solana calls for modern crisis-management approach and on Member States to develop real EU disaster relief capability
- Annex: Suggestions regarding ESDP assets for improving the European Union's disaster response capacities, presented by Javier Solana, Secretary-General/EU High Representative for CFSP at the informal Defence ministerial meeting in Innsbruck, on 6 March 2006
- Annex: Ministers welcome EDA proposals to boost defence R&T cooperation, Innsbruck, Austria, 7 March, 2006
2006/03/07(#3756)
- NATO/Afghanistan: New victims among Canadian and French forces in Afghanistan
- NATO/Norway: Norwegian troops to remain in Afghanistan
- EU/Defence: Defence Ministers take stock of EU military operations in Insbruck on Monday and Tuesday - European Defence Agency needs funding to launch initial research work
- NATO/EU/Algeria: EADRCC and EUMIC
- NATO/Sudan: DHS rules out sending NATO troops to Darfur
- DRC/Defence: Security planning for Congo's elections
- NATO/Georgia: Assessment Mission
- NATO/Afghanistan: SACEUR
- Finland/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Halonen
- Iran/Nuclear
- NATO/Israel: AWACS on orientation visit to Israel
- Israel/China: Israel authorises resumption of military exports to China
- United States/India: Visits
- EU/Defence: UAV
- Austria/Armaments: Cancelation of Eurofighter
- Industry: Dassault
- Industry: Thales
2006/03/02(#3755)
- NATO/Darfur: Khartoum opposes deployment of UN or NATO force in Darfur
- Canada/Afghanistan: Canada now commands south Kandahar region - structure of Canadian forces in Afghanistan
- NATO/Algeria: NATO ships call in at Algiers
- EU/DRC: Andre Flahaut speaks of security work by African troops during DRC electoral period
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Cooperation between European civil and military players in Bosnia-Herzegovina can be improved, General Leakey believes
- EU/Energy: lunch
- Industry: LFG GmbH
- Industry: Rheinmetall
- NATO/EU/Capabilities: Salis provides temporary strategic airlift solution for NATO and EU pending Airbus A-400M delivery
- NATO/Exercise: 4th multinational experiment
- France/Armaments: Mistral
2006/02/28(#3754)
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO may remain in Afghanistan for at least ten years
- NATO/Afghanistan: New surge in attacks against ISAF troops
- United States/NATO: Kurt Volker considers NATO can "deliver solutions" to trouble spots worldwide
- NATO/Canada: New Canadian foreign minister visits NATO headquarters
- EU/Aceh: EU Aceh monitering mission is extended by three months
- EU/Defence: Debate on EU military intervention criteria
- WSC/Terrorism: Third conference on global security calls for new counter-terrorism measures
- United Kingdom/Armaments: Rafale
- NATO/Exercise: Eurocorps continues preparing 7th rotation of NATO Response Force
- NATO/Exercise: Crisis Management exercise to improve cooperation within alliance when under asymmetric threat
- Belgium: Frigate
- United States/Armaments: EADS in Homeland Security contract
2006/02/23(#3753)
- NATO/Italy: DHS stresses importance of strategic training
- NATO/Darfur: United States increasingly insist on role for NATO in Darfur
- EU/NATO/Capabilities: Europe's future nwtwork centric capabilities must guarantee interoperability with United States
- NATO/United Kingdom: Structure of UK troops in Afghanistan
- NATO/Finland: PFP
- Industry: SIGINT
- EU/NATO/Assemblies: Towards reinforcement of relations between EU and NATO
- EU/CFSP: Mandates of EU Special Reps extended
- EU/Research
- EU/Armament: First steps for Barracuda drone
- Spain/Armament: Ground-Ground Missile
- Bulgaria/Armament: Transport
- France/Argentina: Warships
- Malaysia/Armament: Pilatus
- India/Armament: Eurofighter
- Singapore/Armament: Eurocopter
2006/02/21(#3752)
- NATO/ISAF: Poland plans to deploy up to 1000 soldiers in Afghanistan
- NATO/ISAF: Germany to take regional command in north-west Afghanistan
- NATO/Disaster: Algeria
- NATO/Russia: Joint exercise between Russia and NATO over
- United States/Defence: Budget
- United States/Defence: Anti-Missile Defence
- United States/UN: Bolton
- United States/Armaments: RFID
- EU/Russia: Consensus between EU and Russia on approach to Iran and Hamas
- EU/Moldova: Sanctions
- EU/Aceh: AMM
- UN/Cote d'Ivoire: UNMIL
- NATO/Exercise: Finland
2006/02/16(#3751)
- EU/DRC: EU reflects on operation deploying 200 to 1250 in DRC
- EU/OIC: OIC members call for UN resolution to outlaw religious defamation - OIC proposals at EU
- EU/Iran: Putin and De Villepin encourage Iran to meet its international obligations
- EU/Balkans: Barroso and Rehn in Balkans
- WEU/Assembly: Agenda of WEU Assembly from 19 to 21 June
- UN/Darfur: Bush-Annan
- EU/Cote d'Ivoire: Sanction
- EU/Space: ASTRO+ Exercise
- Germany/Defence: Constitutional Court
- Russia/Defence: raders
- Russia/Defence: Russian Army
- France/Wreck: Clemanceau
- NATO/Mediterranean: Strengthened military cooperation within Mediterranean Dialogue
- NATO/Exercise: Largest NATO anti-submarine warfare exercise to take place off Sicily from 17 February to 1 March
- NATO/Exercise: Multinational exercise to improve cooperation during post-conflict stability and reconstruction missions
2006/02/14(#3750)
- EU/NATO/Kosovo: EU and NATO welcome election of Kosovo's new president
- NATO/Mediterranean: NATO hopes to amplify its military cooperation with countries taking part in Mediterranean dialogue
- NATO/Russia: Russia and alliance seek to step up military
- United Kingdom/Armaments
- United States/Defence: While waging its "Long War", United States adapts military capabilities and hopes to work constructively with China, India and Russia
- EU/Research: European Commission launches third call for security research proposals
- United States/Computer technology
- United States/Poland
- Belgium/Army
- NATO/Research
- Conference: East-West Institute
2006/02/11(#3749)
- NATO/NRF: NATO defence ministers cannot agree on procedure for financing initial cost of NRF deployment
- NATO/Afghanistan: alliance ministers remain determined to deploy new troops in Afghanistan despite recent violence
- NATO/Germany
- EU/Middle East: Javier Solana in Middle East after Muhammad cartoon affair and palestinian elections
- EU/DRC: first discussion at COPS on EU expert report on 14 February
- WEU/Assembly: Assembly is determined to exercise parliamentary control
- EU/Ireland
- EU/Defence/Research: Defence industry is ready to collaborate with EDA to develop innovation - more should be spent on research, Javier Solana says, suggesting a joint fund
- Eurocorps/Exercise
- EU/Defence/Research: Independence and control of strategic tools - two good reasons for giving EDA means to work - member states must give up notion of fair return
- EU/Defence/Research: European Defence Agency identifies first series of themes and priorities for research
- EU/Armaments: Neuron UAV project is finally initiated
- South Korea/Indonesia
- UN/Cote d'Ivoire
2006/02/09(#3748)
- WEU/Assembly: Given NATO's development, EU must develop defence policy to remain world player, Jean-Pierre Masseret says
- NATO/Defence: NATO defence ministers in Taormina discusses cost of NRF development
- NATO/Afghanistan: Five Norwegian soldiers wounded by Muslim fanatics in Afghanistan
- United States/Defence: US military spending up 6.9%
- NATO/Kosovo: Rumsfeld
- UN/Ivory Coast: sanctions
- Munich Conference: DHS underlines importance of strategic partnerships
- Munich Conference: DHS deplores obstacles to developing cooperation between NATO and EU
- Munich Conference/Nuclear
- EU/Defence: EU to review global strategy and perfect civil and military capabilities
- EU/USA: Washington wants economic sanctions against Iran, if necessary even without UN support
- Industry: MBDA and EADS
- OSCE/Seminar
2006/02/07(#3747)
- Munich Conference: Future of transatlantic relations, as seen by Angela Merkel
- Munich Conference: DHS presents alliance agenda leading to Riga summit
- Munich Conference: Michele Alliot-Marie calls for role-sharing between NATO and EU
- NATO/ISAF
- Munich Conference: Donald Rumsfeld scolds Europeans for not pulling weight
- NATO/Afghanistan: Dutch contingent expected in Afghanistan for August
- NATO/Syria/Lebanon
- EU/Belarus: Belarus refuses to issue visas to European and American officials
- Russia/OSCE: EU has too much influence within OSCE, Russia says
- Iran/Nuclear: IAEA
- Iran/Nuclear: UNSC
- UN/Cote d'Ivoire
- United States/Armaments: Calls for tenders on US in-flight refuelling aircraft may be made this Autumn
- France/Armaments: UAV
- United States/Defence
- NATO/AWACS
- NATO/Russia
2006/02/02(#3746)
- NATO/Pakistan: NATO mission in Pakistan comes to an end
- NATO/Russia: Exercise
- UN/Afghanistan: London conference endorses pact for Afghanistan together with financial support of over two billion dollars
- EU/Aceh: EU extends monitering mission
- EU/New Zealand: Visit
- NATO/AWACS: Olympic games
- EU/Palestine: Quartet urges new Palestinean government to recognise state of Israel and commit to non-violence
- EU/Iran: Five permanent members of UN Security Council plus Germany agree to send Iran nuclear issue to Security Council
- OSCE/Reform: Ljubljana's proposals for OSCE reform must be bolder
- United Kingdom/Iraq: Injury
- Denmark/Iraq: Cartoons
- Iraq/Japan: Withdrawal
- EU/United States: Future of transatlantic defence market will greatly depend on role and choice of European Defence Agency
- Hungary/Armaments: EADS
- UN/Georgia: MONUG
- EU/Armaments: France hopes other countries will soon announce participation in "Euromale" UAV project
2006/01/31(#3745)
- NATO/Germany: Franz Josef Jung meets DHS to prepare informal meetings in Taormina
- NATO/Croatia: Croatian Prime Minister visits NATO
- NATO/Slovakia: Visit
- NATO/Afghanistan: United Kingdom to deploy 3300 additional troops in Afghanistan
- NATO/Iraq: Slovenia to join NATO training mission
- NATO/Afghanistan: Caches of weapons
- NATO/Pakistan: Withdrawal
- NATO/Canada: NRF
- EU/DRC: EU experts arrive in Kinshasa and New York to assess United Nation's needs with view to June elections
- EU/Middle East: Hamas commitment for peace with Israel is condition set by EU for continued financial support to Palestinian authority
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Special Reps.
- EU/Balkans: ICTY
- Council of Europe: Torture
- Belgium/Armaments: Belgium procures 242 "Piranha" armoured vehicles
- Czech Republic/Armaments: Armoured vehicles
- France/Armaments: Procurement
- United States/Industry: Northrop Grumman
- Iran/Nuclear
- Canada/Defence: New commands
- Atlantic Library
2006/01/26(#3744)
- EU/Defence: Austria aims to strengthen EU military capabilities
- EU/DRC: EU sends probe mission to New York and Kinshasa to assess needs for possible operation mission during June elections in DRC
- EU/NATO: Rupert Smith speaks of changing nature of conflicts
- EU/Kosovo: Austria wants EU to be more actively involved in Kosovo and will send police mission there in 2007
- EU/AU: Presidency
- Canada: Politics
- NATO/United Kingdom: Deployment
- EU/Gendarmerie: European Gendarmerie force may serve in Balkans, says Michele Alliot-Marie
- WEU/Assembly: Masseret speaks out in favour of strengthening ESDP
- NATO/Finland: Election
- Russia/Caucasus: Peacekeeping
- EU/Defence: European Defence Agency to focus on developing EU C3 capabilities, in-flight refuelling and heavy airlift
- United Kingdom/France/Armaments: Continued Franco-British cooperation on aircraft carriers
- NATO/IFC: Intelligence fusion centre is launched
- NATO/NITC: Infosec technical centre's operations centre
- NATO/Mediterranean: 100th boarding since operation Active Endeavour was launched
2006/01/24(#3743)
- Kosovo: International community calls on Kosovo leaders to continue to work according to example set by President Ibrahim Rugova
- NATO/Slovakia: Accident
- UN/Ivory Coast: UN to end impunity in Cote d'Ivoire and extend mandates for Onuci and Licorne force
- EU/Gendermarie: EGF
- Belgium/Space: Interparliamentary conference
- NATO/Afghanistan: Ambulance
- France/Nuclear capability: Safeguarding allies is a French vital interest covered by nuclear deterrent whose mechanism has become more flexible, Jacques Chirac says - Jean-Pierre Masseret welcomes commitment which lends credibility to French voice and strengthens that of Europe
- Iran/Nuclear: EU3 considers Russian idea of stage by stage approach for referring Iran to Security Council
- Belgium/Armaments: Armoured vehicles
- NATO/United States: NATO is place where transatlantic power is translated into action, Daniel Fried says
- NATO/Iraq: NATO trains over one thousand Iraqi officers
- Iraqi/Italy: Italian troop withdrawal from Iraq expected by end of 2006 but civilian and military personnel may remain for reconstruction mission
- EU/United States: Ambassador
2006/01/19(#3742)
- NATO/Sudan: Situation in Darfur calls for deployment of over 12000 men, Jan Pronk says visiting NATO
- EU/DRC: EU excamines UN request for reinforcement in DRC
- UN/EU/Ivory Coast: UN condemns unrest in Abidjan - EU to extend sanctions by twelve months and impose new embargo on diamends
- EU/Iran/Nuclear: Special meeting of IAEA board may be held on 2 and 3 February
- NATO/Pakistan: NATO troops begin to pull out of Pakistan
- NATO/Afghanistan: Post-Bonn
- NATO/NRF: French command
- NATO/Eurocorps: NRF7
- Russia/Japan/Exercise
- EU/Armaments: Neuron project to be launched by end of month
- France/Armaments: France adjusts Rafale orders in anticipation of technological developments
- Germany/Armaments: Mowag
- Denmark/Armaments: Mowag
- Russia/Armaments: Nuclear
2006/01/17(#3741)
- UN/Sudan: Visiting NATO on Wednesday, Jan Pronk will speak of situation in Darfur
- Iran/Nuclear: Europeans and Americans prepare Security Council for possible referral of Iranian nuclear dossier
- Canada/Afghanistan: Killing
- Czech Republic/Afghanistan: Deployment
- Australia/Afghanistan: Deployment
- Belgium/Afghanistan: F-16
- NATO/Pakistan: College
- EU/Sudan: Solana and Konare discuss Darfur situation
- EU/Defence: Belgian national heads European Air Group
- EU/United States: Visit
- EU/Palestine: Visit
- EU/Middle East: Elections
- EU/Armaments: Sweden is fourth country to participate in neuron drone
- EU/Ivory Coast: Meeting
- United States/Iraq: Protection
- France/Defence: Overseas
- Tunisia/Armaments: Type 143 B
2006/01/13(#3740)
- NATO/Kosovo: Terry Davis demands Council of Europe access to all KFOR detention facilities
- NATO/Hungary: Hungary becomes 14th participation in AWACS programme
- NATO/SHAPE: General James Jones expects NATO milistones in 2006
- NATO/Pakistan: leave
- UN/EU/DRC: UN calls on EU to send Rapid Reaction Force to cover June elections
- EU/CFSP: President Barroso welcomes decision to entrust Michel Barnier with report on civil crisis management
- EU/Defence: French national may head EU military committee from 2007
- EU/Defence: Innsbruck
- EU/NATO/Afghanistan: Francesc Vendrell concerned by EU credibility in event of Dutch refusal to send troops to southern part of country
- OSCE: Belgian presidency plans to give priority to settlement of frozen conflicts and to combatting orgnised crime
- UN/Syria: Belgian prosecuter Serge Brammertz succeeds Delev Mehlis to investigate assassination of Rafic Hariri - United States threatens Damascus with Security Council referral
- EU/United States: Amnesty international calls on EU to pressurise United States into closing Guantanamo prison
- Balkans/United States: CIA
2006/01/10(#3739)
- NATO/Afghanistan: DHS calls on Netherlands to send troops to Afghanistan
- NATO/Germany: NATO may ensure air surveillance during football world cup
- EU/Defence: Discussion between Michele Arriot-Marie and Javier Solana fucuses on improved defence capabilities and Africa
- EU/United States: Washington would like good transatlantic cooperation in 2006
- EU/Chad: Solana
- EU/Palestine: EUPOL COPPS
- Iran/Nuclear: Iran resumes nuclear research
- Indian ocean/Terrorism: Netherlands takes over command of task force 150
- Industry: Aquisation
- Norway/Armaments: Nuclear
- Russia/Armaments: Purchase
- UN: PKO
2005/12/22(#3738)
- NATO/Pakistan: Italian heavy engineering begins to take effect - last progress report on NATO action in Pakistan
- NATO/Poland: MIG-29
- United States/Kosovo: Frank Wisner is appointed US special representative to Kosovo
- OSCE/Budget: Slight decrease in OSCE budget
- EU/Lebanon/Syria: Common position
- EU/Proliferation: OPCW
- United Kingdom/Armaments: F-35
- Netherlands/Armaments: Infantry Fighting Vehicles
- NATO/Afghanistan: Injury
- United States/Afghanistan: Reduce
- Japan/United States: MD
- EU/Aceh: GAM weapons decommissioning opens road to completion of Aceh peace process
- NATO/Iraq: NATO member countries donate Euro 100 million worth of equipment to Iraqi armed forces
- France/Armaments: Thales
- Saudi Arabia/Armaments: Eurofighters
- Italy/Iraq: Withdrawal
- Ukraine/Iraq: Withdrawal
2005/12/20(#3737)
- NATO/Afghanistan: DHS welcomes inauguration of new Aghan parliament - visits by Michele Alliot-Marie and Jose Luis Zapatero
- EU/CFSP: Javier Solana stresses need to develop defence capability and operational command structures - increasing budget for CFSP and improving cohrence of action in Balkans
- Iran: European Council slams Iranian president's 'Unacceptable' remarks about Israel and expresses grave concern about Iran's nuclear programme
- EU/Iraq: 25 pleased with way Thursday's elections unfolded and state their willingness to form contractual relations
- EU/Middle East: EU harshly criticises Israel's "illegal" activities in palestinian territories
- EU/Montenegro: Javier Solana appoints personal representative for Montenegro
- EU/Research: European Defence Agency identifies research priorities
- EU/Research: European Defence Agency signs first demonstration contract for UAV
- France/Industry: Thales
- EU/Middle East: Germany
- EU/Middle East: Solana
- NATO/Turkey: DHS
- Annex: Council of the European Union, Letter sent by Javier Solana to Tony Blair
2005/12/15(#3736)
- EU/Caucasus: EU offers mediation in conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia
- UN/Lebanon/Syria: Assasination
- OSCE/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Ashdown
- EU/Ivory Coast: EU highly diplomatic warning to Laurent Gbagbo
- EU/Mediterranean: In western mediterranean, 5+5 format works well: 13 new cooperations to see light of day in 2006
- NATO/Equipment: RFID
- Industry: Acquisation
- Malaysia/Armaments: Submarines
- EU/General Affiars Council/Terrorism: EU strategy is approved with view to adoption by summit
- NATO/Belgium: Active Endeavour
- Canada/Afghanistan: Injury
- United Kingdom/Exercise
- EU/Armaments: EDA
- Greece/Armaments: Athens finalises procurement of 30 American F-16
- Belgium/Armaments: Belgium buys ten NH-90 helicopters
- South Korea/Armaments: Seoul buys 245 helicopters from Eurocopter
- Industry: Thales and DCN
- Annex: NATO-Russia compedium of financial and economic data relating to defence
2005/12/13(#3735)
- EU/ESDP: Australian presidency to launch work with view to EU police mission in Kosovo
- EU/Africa: EU expresses concern about violence in Darfur and at border between Ethiopia and Eritrea
- EU/Africa: Twelve EU countries taken part in RECAMP V
- WEU/Assembly: Better parliamentary scrutiny of fight against terrorism
- WEU/Assembly: Call for consolidation of European naval defence industry
- Belgium/Defence: Belgium to scale down troop presence in Kosovo and strengthen its contingent in Afghanistan
- NATO/Earthquake: Focus on last relief mission in Pakistan
- EU/Lebanon: Beirut
- NATO/Sweden: ISAF
- NATO/Bosnia-Herzegovina: ICTY
- NATO: Christmas
- EU/Uzbekistan: Base
- Colloquia: TEPSA
2005/12/10(#3734)
- NATO/Ministerial: North Atlantic Council formally approves revised Operation Plan for 3rd phase of ISAF expansion in Afghanistan - Defence reform support programme in preparation
- NATO/Russia: NATO calls on Russia to complete withdrawal from Moldova and Georgia
- NATO/Croatia: Ante Gotovina is arrested
- NATO/Kosovo: Status
- NATO/Pakistan: Earthquake
- OSCE/United States: Belgian presidency
- France/Armaments: DGA
- NATO/Middle East: Foreign Ministers hold real discussion on Middle East
- EU/NATO: Condoleezza Rice explains US detainee policy to European partners - NATO complies with international conventions in Kosovo and Afghanistan, DHS assures
- Germany/Israel/Armaments: Submarines
- WEU/Assembly: Call for closer cooperation between EU and NATO
- WEU/Assembly: Naval capabilities should also be used for combatting terrorism, drug trafficking and transport of illegal immigrants
- Japan/Iraq: Japan extends its military presence in Iraq by one year
- WEU/Assembly: ALTHEA
- EU/Defence/Mediterranean: Defence ministers
- Annex: Ministerial meeting of the North Atlantic Council held at NATO headquarters, Brussels, on 8 December 2005
- Annex: Meeting of NATO-Russia Council at the level of Foreign ministers held in Brussels on Thursday, 8 December 2005
2005/12/08(#3733)
- NATO/Ministerial: NATO foreign ministers discuss Afghanistan, Middle East, Balkans, Transformation and enlargement - NATO/EU informal dinner
- EU/Ivory Coast: EU commitment
- WEU/Assembly: Upcoming Austrian EU Council presidency to make concrete proposals for improving civil-military cooperation
- WEU/Assembly: Goris calls for permanent parliamentary forum in Brussels
- WEU/Assembly: CFE
- Russia/United States: CFE
- WEU/Assembly: Support for European diplomatic service
- WEU/Assembly: Call in favour of creting Euro-African peace and security fund
- WEU/Assembly: Jean-Pierre Masseret is new WEU Assembly president
- WEU/Assembly: Code of Conduct
- OSCE/Ministerial: Slovenia hands OSCE leadership to Belgium - Results of Ljubljana ministerial council
- EU/Armamets: Commission decides to prepare new, more transparent, defence procurement rules
2005/12/06(#3732)
- NATO/Cooperation: NATO Secretary General promotes Istanbul initiative while in Doha
- OSCE/Ministerial
- NATO/Earthquake: NATO engineers work on roads, hospitals and schools in Pakistan - Italians arrive, Canadians leave
- EU/UN/NATO/Kosovo: Sohlstrom is Javier Solana's personal representative in Pristina
- EU/Balkans: Solana
- EU/Belarus: EU calls for anti-revolution bill to be rejected
- EU/DRC: Technical support for improving DRC defence ministry chain of payments
- Belgium/Armaments: DRC
- United States/Balkans: Meeting
- NATO/Assembly
- UN/EU/NATO: Guehenno
- United States/Iraq: JCS
- EU/Ukraine: EU helps destroy 400 000 Ukranian light weapons
- Russia/Iran/Armaments: Defence agreement of over one billion dollars
- NATO/Ukraine: NUC
- WEU/Ukraine: Assembly delegation
- Germany/Nuclear: Pole
2005/12/01(#3731)
- NATO/Afghanistan: Command changeover at Kabul airport - Sweden is ready to step up ISAF contribution - Netherlands concider matter
- NATO/Georgia: Georgia is on road to Euro-Atlantic integration but there is still a long way to go
- EU/Euromed: Barcelona summit adopts code of conduct for fight against terrorism
- NATO/Qatar: Visit
- Germany/Kosovo: Visit
- United States/Spain: Venezuela
- United States/Europe: Tour
- EU/NATO/Ukraine: Kiev strengthens links with EU
- EU/Defence: Headquarters of European Gendermarie force is officially inaugulated
- WEU/Assembly: Future of ESDP, Balkans and arms industry on agenda of WEU assembly from 5 to 7 December
- Industry: EADS
- Atlantic Library
- Annex: 10th anniversary Euro-Mediterranean Summit
2005/11/29(#3730)
- NATO/Afghanistan: OPPLAN for third phase of extended ISAF coverage is now ready
- EU/Middle East: European observers attend opening of Rafah border crossing - Solana is pleased
- EU/FYROM: New EU police mission in Macedonia
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Extension of EU police mission under leadership of Italian General Vincenzo Coppola from 2006
- Pakistan/Armaments: Pakistan defers purchase of F-16 after earthquake
- United Kingdom/Defence: Cutting Spending
- Russia/Armaments: ICBMs
- EU/Iran: IAEA
- EU/Exercise: MILEX 05 allows EU to train for autonomous operations or as NATO complement
- NATO/Exercise: Testing NRF air component capability
- NATO/Georgia: Visit
- NATO/Earthquake: injuries
- Industry: Block offer
2005/11/24(#3729)
- NATO/Uzbekistan: Uzbekistan closes territory and airspace to NATO forces
- NATO/Afghanistan: two new weapons caches are discovered
- NATO/Enlargement: Jose maria Aznar suggests opening NATO to Israel, Australia and Japan
- EU/Africa: Javier Solana stresses EU must provide financing for new support and training tools as part of its strategy for Africa
- NATO/Kosovo: Belumokos contingent arrives in Kosovo
- United States/Balkans: Condoleezza Rice is firm about arresting war criminals
- United States/Italy: Base
- Malta/Armaments: vessels
- EU/NATO/Germany: Visit
- EU/Industry: Fragmentation of European naval sector has adverse effect on global competitiveness but it suits some
- NATO/Disarmament: 15000 tonnes of munitions destroyed in Ukraine
- NATO/Disarmament: Clearing unexploded ordnance in Azerbaijan
- OSCE/Disarmament: Plan to destroy 20000 tonnes of munitions in Kaliningrad
- NATO/Earthquake: Frigate
- United States/Iraq: Steel Curtain
- Annex: Contribution by EU high representative Javier Solana to the EU strategy for Africa
2005/11/23(#3728)
- EU/Defence: Defence ministers approve European Defence Agency work programme for 2006
- EU/Defence: Michele Alliot-Marie fears Africa will flame up and urges strong European Union committment to stabilise black continent - John Reid and Javier Solana say one must not be obsessed with constitution but make defence Europe move forward
- EU/Romania: Traian Basescu confirms Romanian choice in favour of strategic partnership with United States
- Canada/Armaments: Transport aircraft
- United States/Uzbekistan: last American plane
- EU/Iran: Thursday's IAEA board meeting will be decisive for continuation of talks on nuclear issues
- EU/Middle East: EU civilian mission to be operational at Rafah border crossing allowing it to be opened on 25 November
- Seminar: Military law
- Colloquy: ESDP
- Annex: Report by the head of the European Defence Agency to the Council
2005/11/22(#3727)
- EU/Defence: EU completes timetable for battlegroups
- EU/Defence: EU military capabilities have not really improved over past six months
- EU/Defence: Member States pledge to remedy ESDP civilian capabilities shortfalls
- EU/Armaments: Spain will not be taking part in liberalisation defence markets
- EU/Bosnia: EU keeps military force in Bosnia-Herzegovina practically unchanged and decides to refocus its police mission
- Belgium/Armaments: Belgium buys two Dutch frigates
- EU/Exercise: EU discovers new kind of exercise in MILEX 05
- EU/United States: Daniel Fried says Washington and Brussels should improve way their partnership works - too early to talk about timetable for withdrawal of troops from Iraq
- EU/ESDP: Canada
- Annex: Council conclusions on Military Capabilities Issues
2005/11/19(#3726)
- EU/Defence: Military and civilian capabilities, code of conduct on defence markets and ALTHEA operation on agenda for Monday's meeting
- NATO/Afghanistan: Military committee prepares operations plan for ISAF extension to southern Afghanistan
- EU/Afghanistan: European Union and Afghanistan conclude new partnership
- EU/Armaments: Parliament eagerly waits for code of conduct on arms exports to become legally binding
- Czech Republic/Armaments: Infantry attack vehicles
- EU/Defence: Frigates
- Ukraine/Czech Republic/Armaments: Aircraft
- Romania/Armaments: MIG-21
- EU/EP/Industry: Call for European defence market legislation
- EU/Iraq: MEPs call for investigation into use of white phosphorus bombs by americans in Fallujah
2005/11/17(#3725)
- EU/Palestine: EU to send support mission to control Rafah crossing point at end of month
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Paddy Ashdown recommends adjusting Dayton agreements to prepare Bosnia for EU integration
- EU/Defence: Rome finally finds funds for building European multi-mission frigates
- Russia/Uzbekistan: Defence agreement
- NATO/Assembly: DHS gives vibrant appeal for major NATO role in international arena
- NATO/Afghanistan: London wants greater NATO involvement in combating terrorism
- UN/United States: Nowak demands unconditional UN inspection in Guantanamo
- United Kingdom/Industry: Carriers
- Russia/India/Armaments: Sales
2005/11/15(#3724)
- NATO/Assembly: Hikmet Cetin urges for strengthening NATO role in Afghanistan
- NATO/Earthquake: 100 NATO flights to Pakistan
- NATO: Meetings at Chief of Staff level
- NATO: PFP
- EU/Uzbekistan: Sanction
- Baltic States/Defence: Anti-air
- EU/Defence: Conference
- EU/Middle East: EU ready to swiftly deploy observers at Rafah pending agreement
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Belgian troops come home early
- EU/Kosovo: More resources needed for civil crisis management, says Martti Ahtisaari
- NATO/Kosovo: final status
- France/Spain/Defence: Franco-Spanish security and defence council is set up
- United Kingdom/Iraq: Reid confirms British troops withdrawal to begin 2006
- NATO/Iraq: Recovery vhecles
- Poland/United States: Warsaw negotiates installation of missile shield with Washington - Poland reflects on future of its troops in Iraq
- EU/United States/Syria: Hariri
- Serbia/ICTY: Mladic
2005/11/10(#3723)
- NATO/Earthquake: 60-bed inpatient facility opens Wednesday in Bagh and first two helicopters have already delivered over 12 tonnes of supplies to mountanious areas
- NATO/Azerbaijan: DHS regrets irregularities at parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan
- EU/Defence: EU finds missing battle group for 2007
- EU/Middle East: Javier Solana leaves on Middle East visit
- EU/Enlargement: FYROM
- United Kingdom/Iran/Iraq
- United Kingdom/Defence: jobs lost
- OSCE/Terrorism: Conference
- EU/Kosovo: EU gives Martti Ahtisaari practical and political backing - Stefan Lehne appointed EU representative in Kosovo
- EU/Belarus: EU urges Belarus to respect human rights and civil liberties or face 'Restrictive measures'
- EU/Syria/Lebanon: EU calls on Syria to cooperate with UN and stop supporting groups hostile to peace process in Middle East
- EU/Iraq: EU asks neighbouring countries to re-establish diplomatic relations with Iraq and help stop terrorists getting through
- Turkey/Germany/Armaments: Leopard
- United States/Israel/Armaments: F-35
- Russia/Armaments: ICBM
2005/11/08(#3722)
- NATO/OSCE/Capabilities: DHS hopes to improve cooperation between EU and OSCE - United States would like more easily deployable European expeditionary forces
- EU/Russia: Visit
- NATO/Earthquake: NATO continues air-bridge with Pakistan - Spanish troops have trouble getting to disaster area - whole engineering unit to be operational by 25 November
- France/Afghganistan: Return
- Estonia/Afghanistan: Increase
- NATO/Serbia-Montenegro: Transition
- EU/Iran: Through its actions, Iran may improve or worsen relations with EU
- EU/Sudan: EU will continue to support African Union mission in Darfur
- EU/DRC: EU Police Mission in Kinshasa extended till end 2006
- EU/Africa: Standby force
- EU/Palestine: Go-ahead to launching EU police mission for Palestiniean territories
- NATO/Assembly: NATO parliamentary assembly plenary session from 11 to 15 November
- Israel/Armaments: Unmanned speedboat
- Brazil/Space: Satellite
- United States/Kazakhstan: Logistic support
2005/11/03(#3721)
- NATO/Earthquake: NATO troops to remain in Pakistan until end January 2006
- NATO/Afghanistan: British troops attacked in Northern Afghanistan
- UN/NATO/Kosovo: Maritti Ahtisaari heads talks on status of Kosovo
- Kosovo/Exercise: Belgium
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: ALTHEA
- EU/India: Terrorism
- Middle East: Hadera market
- Iraq: Italy
- France/Switzerland: Bilateral air police agreement is signed
- France/Armaments: 108 light AMX-10p armoured vehicles are revamped
- France/Armaments: New military vessel
- United Kingdom/Drugs: Nicaragua
- UN/ICC: Mexico
- UN/United States: Guantanamo
2005/10/27(#3720)
- EU/Palestine: EU to launce police mission in Palestine
- UN/Syria: Franco-American common front to deal harshly with Damascus
- NATO/Earthquake: First NRF elements arrive in Islamabad
- NATO/EU/Iraq: Solana and DHS welcome Iraqi approval of constitution
- United States/Iraq: Bush warns battle against enemy in Iraq will require more sacrifice
- United States/Iraq: Kurds
- Romania/United States: Base
- Europe/Canada: Pre-emption
- UN/Kosovo: belgrade and Pristina welcome decision to open talks on status of Kosovo
- Poland/Ukraine/Defence: Joint military brigade
- Estonia/Russia: violation
- NATO/Armenia: Visit
- United States/Humanitarian Aid: Budget
- Spain/Russia: Fire-fighting squadron
- Trade: SIPRI
- EU/NATO/Exercise: Eurocorps exercises readiness as NATO Response Force
- NATO/Armaments: Report from Alliance ground surveillance risk reduction study
- OSCE/Decontamination: Elimination of stocks of "melange" in Ukraine and Azerbaijan
- Military Spending: SIPRI
- Seminars: Cuba
2005/10/25(#3719)
- NATO/EU/Earthquake: NATO and EU enhance assistance to Pakistan
- NATO/Ukraine: NATO door remains open to Ukraine through progress is still to be made, especially on security
- Afghanistan: Afghan government calls on United States to put end to blunders by its armed forces
- United States/France/Lebanon: Condoleezza Rice and Michele Alliot-Marie evoke sanctions further to investigation into Rafic Hariri's assassination
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Olli Rehn recommends opening of SAA negotiations this year, now police reform has been passed
- NATO/Armaments: CNAD presents latest innovations on non-lethal weapons
- NATO/Appointment: DPC
- NATO/Georgia: Visit
- Russia/Tajikistan: Base
- Russia/Armaments: Communication
2005/10/20(#3718)
- NATO/EU/Earthquake: NATO steps up humanitarian relief effort to Pakistan
- NATO/Afghanistan: Synagy of forces
- NATO/Ukraine: Visit
- NATO/Exercise: Ukraine
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: EU-led operation ALTHEA may be scaled down by 300-400 next year
- EU/FYROM: New EU Special Rep.
- France/Armaments: Ships
- Bulgaria/Armaments: Frigate
- Switzerland/Armaments: Armasuisse
- Iraq/Armaments: T-72
- United States/China: US still concerned about Chinese military build-up
- EU/United States: Rebalancing
- Industry: EADS and Thales
- Industry: Eurocopter for South Korea
- OSCE/Georgia
- Germany: Jung
- NATO: Charity
2005/10/18(#3717)
- EU/ESDP: Solana stresses need to improve civil-military crisis-management coordination
- OSCE/Kosovo: Dimitrij Rupel calls on all parties to be ready to compromise in talks about to open on status of Kosovo
- OSCE: Dimitrij Rupel in Russia, Moldova and Ukraine
- NATO/Ukraine: Delegation
- United Kingdom/Armaments: Nuclear deterrence
- Bulgaria/Armaments: Cougar helicopters
- EU/Iran: United States, United Kingdom and France make common cause against Iranian nuclear programme
- NATO/EU/Earthquake: NATO sends material to establish base camp in Pakistan and commission makes more humanitarian aid available
- United States/Canada: Joint naval warfare exercise
- Russia/India/Exercise
- United States/Saudi Arabia: Sale
2005/10/15(#3716)
- EU/Bosnia: EU completes update of ALTHEA operation mandate in Bosnia-Herzegovina
- EU/Defence: Ten Member States make commitment on tanker aircraft
- EU/Defence: European defence ministers hope to give fresh impetus to EU military capabilities
- NATO/Egypt: Visit
- NATO/EU/Defence: Bridging the gap between strategy and capabilities
- Russia/NATO: Exercise
- France/Space: Syracuse 3A in orbit, affording France, EU and NATO new communication tool
- NATO/Afghanistan: Condoleeza Rice confirms that American and NATO will stay for as long as Afghans need them
- NATO/Kazakhstan: Visit
- Annex: Press Release from the European Defence Agency, New European move on air-to-air refuelling launch, Brussels, 13 October 2005
- Annex: Ten EU governments launch new EDA initiative to fill air-toair refuelling gap, Brussels, 13 October 2005
2005/10/13(#3715)
- EU/Defence: Gens. Ralston and Naumann call on Europeans to improve capabilities - with support of Javier Solana, Nick Witney and DHS
- NATO/Earthquake: Humanitarian air bridge to Pakistan
- NATO/Exercise: Cape Verde reconnaissance mission
- United States/Earthquake: Rice
- NATO/Egypt: Visit
- EU/Defence: EU defence ministers to discuss ALTHEA operation in Bosnia and arms market on Thursday
- EU/NATO/Kosovo: KFOR
- EU/Defence: Russia hopes to be associated with European Defence Agency
- Spain/Armaments: KEPD 350
- France/Armaments: System
- India/Armaments: Submarine
- Industry: Hellas
2005/10/11(#3714)
- NATO/EU/Earthquake: NATO and EU answer Pakistan's cry for help
- NATO/Afghanistan: DHS continue STO contemplate prospect of single force to cover whole of Afghan territory
- EU/Darfur: Solana denounces upsurge of violence in Darfur
- United States/Central Asia: Rice
- United States/Uzbekistan: Payment
- NATO/Saudi Arabia: Visit
- United States/Iraq: Budget
- NATO/United States: During visit to NATO on Tuesday, Nicholas Burns hopes to speak of Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iran
- Switzerland/Armaments: Purchase of 18 Eurocopters is blocked
- Slovakia/Armaments: Mig-29
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: UAV
- EU/Defence: Eurocorps
- Lithuania/Russia: Incident
- Belgium: Award
- EU/Armaments: New call for creation of real European defence market
- EU/Armaments: For effective application of new rules for controlling arms exports
- EU/United States/IAEA: Congratulation
2005/10/06(#3713)
- EU/Moldova: Agreement on EU mission at Moldova border to be signed on 7 October
- EU/Georgia: EU to help reform of Georgian border control corps
- NATO/Spain: AWACS
- EU/Aceh: EU urges Djakarta to address issue of GAM rebels still awaiting amnesty
- EU/Uzbekistan: One year sanctions approved
- EU/Iran: EU continues to seek diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear programme issue
- EU/Sudan: EU concern at upsurge in violence in Darfur
- EU/DRC
- United Kingdom/Pakistan: Terrorism
- France/Italy: Summit
- NATO/Afghanistan: North Atlantic Council in Kabul
- NATO/Exercise: Major maritime/amphibious exercise in Mediterranean
- NATO/United States/Katrina: Last NATO plane carrying international aid landed in United States on Sunday
- EU/UN/Weapons: Trades
- United States/Hungary: Destruction
2005/10/04(#3712)
- NATO/Afghanistan: London confirms larger troops deployment in Afghanistan
- NATO/EU/OSCE/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Are Karadzic and Gotovina still in Bosnia?
- EU/Sudan: EU condemns escalation of violence in Darfur
- EU/NATO/Defence: HQ of French rapid reaction force is inaugurated
- EU/France/Defence: Do nuclear weapons have future in Europe?
- Belgium/Exercise: Belgium deploys 50 percent of its ground forces
- EU/United States/Industry: Lockheed Martin chairman calls on Europeans to leave defence market open
- Industry: Finmeccanica
- France/Morocco: Mirage F1
- Think Tank: DCAF opens office in Brussels
- Switzerland/Armaments: Procurement of 20 helicopters is snag in Swiss armaments programme
- NATO/Latvia: Summit
- United States/Appointment: JCS
- United States/Iraq: Journalists
2005/09/29(#3711)
- NATO/Iraq: Training centre for Iraki security personnel is inaugurated
- NATO/Kosovo: Mongol military to go to Kosovo
- NATO/Exercises: Training in Ukraine to combat chemical terrorism
- EU/Aceh: End of first phase of decomissioning GAM rebels' arms
- EU/Iran: Jack Straw considers military action against Iran inconceivable
- Lebanon/Terrorism: France and United States
- Russia/Terrorism: High-precision weapons
- EU/Uzbekistan: EU to impose sanctions against Tashkent on Monday
- EU/Defence: French report sees challenges as political
- EU/Defence: WEU Assembly and COPS
- EU/Chile: Solana
- Industry: Safran
- WEU/Africa: ESDP African progress
- EU/Africa: France places RECAMP in European context
2005/09/27(#3710)
- EU/CFSP: Javier Solana wants more EU action in Balkans, Middle East and Africa
- EU/NATO: Victoria Nuland sees no reason for division of labour between EU and NATO
- Canada/Afghanistan: Bill Graham confirms and justifies Canadian troop deployment in Afghanistan early 2006
- EU/Defence: France and Greece hope to strengthen military capabilities needed for European credibility
- EU/Defence: Greece, only European country exposed to environment of instability
- Belgium/Defence: Manoeuvres
- Kosovo: Independence
- Canada/Armaments: Canada is to acquire new, light armoured multi-mission vehicle
- Germany/Armaments: C&C system for frigates
- Industry: Thales
- NATO/Transformation: Speech by DHS
- Iraq: Blair
- Lithuania/Defence: Su-27
2005/09/22(#3709)
- EU/Defence: Belgian General is new head of Eurocorps
- NATO/Afghanistan: ISAF should continue work for another five to six years
- NATO/Darfur: Aid to African Union will continue and new requests examined
- EU/United States: American official sees EU-US relationship as harmonious
- EU/North Korea: EU welcomes agreement scrapping nuclear programme
- EU/Ukraine/Moldova: EU mission due to begin 1 December
- OSCE/Georgia: Georgian shelling against civilians in South Ossetia is condemned
- United States/Uzbekistan: Washington willing to pay rent for using Uzbekistan air base
- Middle East: Quartet
- WEU/Africa: Europeans and Africans discuss practical arrangements for crisis management and peace-keeping - Armand de Decker proposes joint military base on African soil
- Germany/Armaments: EADS equips German army with tetrapol radioelectric networks
- Canada/Armaments: Night vision
- Russia/Lithuania: Su-27
- Russia/Kyrgyzstan: Military asistance
- Iraq/Italy: Scale down
2005/09/20(#3708)
- NATO/Afghanistan: International community pleased with well-managed election process
- NATO/United States/Hurricane: NATO will have carried 200 tonnes of donated aid by 23 September
- NATO/Balkans: War criminal arrested - property of Ratko Mladic's team is searched
- EU/NATO/Defence: Europeans train for search and rescue
- NATO/Belarus: Seminar
- NATO: Lithuanian presidency
- NATO/France: Rep.
- United Kingdom/Armaments: British navy procures new small-calibre gun systems
- Russia/Defence: Spending
- Russia/Manoeuvres: Uzbekistan
- Russia/Lithuania: Su-27
- United Kingdom/Iraq: Stay
- Iraq/Defence: Fraud
- United States/Syria: Speech
- Greece/Aviation: Air show
- UN: Reform
- EU/Research: Sait-louis Institute has 217 patented inventions to its credit and ambition to become privileged partner of European Defence Agency
- Industry: Submarine
- Industry: ThyssenKrupp and EADS
- EU/Council: EU-ISS
2005/09/15(#3707)
- NATO/Defence: In Berlin, ministers discuss alliance transformation, budget and NRF means - vital decisions for future of NATO may be taken end 2006
- NATO/Afghanistan: Opinions differ over expansion southward although timetable will still be kept
- NATO/Russia: Russia confirms effective participation in active endeavour in January 2006 - rejection of deterrent nuclear strikes suggested by Pentagon
- EU/Ukraine/Moldova: COPS agreement of principle on border surveillance mission
- EU/Defence: Michele Alliot-Marie presses for European armaments market that is both integrated and flexible
- EU/Terrorism: Guy Teissier supports creation of European Intelligence Agency
- WEU/Africa: Conference on peacekeeping in Sub-Saharan Africa
- NATO/Exercises: Manoeuvres in Adriatic
- EU/NATO/Defence: MD
- EU/United States: Catholic
2005/09/13(#3706)
- NATO/Defence: Informal NATO defence ministers' meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday in Berlin focuses on transformation and Afghanistan
- NATO/United States: First NATO plane to provide assistance after hurricane Katrina
- NATO/Exercise: Military personnel training in Georgia
- EU/Aceh: EU decides to send observer mission on 15 September
- United States/NATO: Washington does not foresee further NATO enlargement until 2008
- NATO/Kosovo: General Kermabon's report after one year KFOR command
- Serbia-Montenegro/Defence: Resign
- France/Armaments: First campaign for firing airborne guided munition AASM comes to end
- United Kingdom/Chile/Armaments: Chile buys three British frigates
- Chile/Armaments: Submarine
- India/Armaments: Submarine
- China/Russia: Iliuchine-76
- Industry: KC-30
2005/09/08(#3705)
- EU/India: Closer political and economic links for two partners
- EU/Ukraine/Moldova: First results of EU fact-finding mission in Moldova
- United States: Washington accepts aid from some forty countries after hurricane Katrina
- NATO/AWACS: Command changes hands at Geilenkirchen
- Russia/China: Russia seeks to step up military cooperation with China
- EU/United States: 72% of Europeans disapprove of Bush's international policy - confidence in NATO on the wane
- Belgium/Armament: Belgium has still not resolved problems on participation in "neuron" unmanned air vehicle
- Singapole/Armaments: F-15
- United Kingdom/Industry: BAE
- NATO: Manfred Woerner Fellowship
- OSCE/Reform
2005/09/06(#3704)
- EU/NATO/United States: EU and NATO answer appeals with aid after hurricane Katrina
- NATO/Kosovo: KFOR restructuring and change of command
- NATO/Afghanistan: DHS confirms need for greater synagy between ISAF and enduring freedom
- NATO/Russia/Afghanistan: Informal meeting of NATO defence ministers
- NATO/Afghanistan: Cache
- EU/Iran/Nuclear: Teheran's inflexibility could lead to matter being brought before United Nations Security Council
- EU/China: EU and China reaffirm commitment on non-proliferation
- NATO/Industry: EADS joins Northrop and Indra to pursue NATO ballistic missile defence contract
- NATO/Industry: ACT
- NATO/United Kingdom: Visit
- UN/Lebanon: Ukraine
- Russia/Turkey
- United States/Proliferation: American report criticises Teheran, Pyongang and Moscow
- NATO/Mines: NATO finances programme for destruction of mines in Serbia and Montenegro
- United States/Mines
- NATO/Exercise
- Ukraine/Defence
2005/09/01(#3703)
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO completes deployment of 2000 additional troops for Afghan election security
- EU/Afghanistan: "Message of Hope" from head of European mission to observe elections in Afghanistan
- EU/Iran/Nuclear: Teheran will unveil proposals to EU3 in a month's time
- NATO/Iraq: NATO and EU welcome publication of Iraq's constitution
- Bosnia-Herzegovina: Bosnia commemorates NATO strikes that ended war
- Greece/Armaments: Leopard
- France/Armaments: Air transport
- Latvia/Armaments: minehunters
- United States/Armaments: Attack UAV
- Russia/Defence: Sergei Ivanov speaks of creating European Missile Defence
- Russia/Belarus: S-300
- Russia/Canada: Visit
- Industry: Flight training
- Industry: Helicopter
- Ukraine/United States: Bio
- Iraq/Media/United States
2005/08/04(#3702)
- NATO/Afghanistan: Italy takes over command of ISAF on Thursday 4 August - troop reinforcements to cover election period
- NATO/Afghanistan: Austria sends 93 soldiers to oversee elections
- Russia/Defence: Equipment
- Uzbekistan/United States: Pentagon seeks solution after Uzbek ultimatum
- Russia/China: Major Chinese-Russian manoeuvres
- Belgium/Russia: Visit
- Russia/Georgia: Withdrawal
- United States/Georgia: Vessel
- France/Indian Ocean: Task Force 150
- Czech Republic/Armaments: Call for Tenders
- NATO/Research: Communication systems
- Industry: CEU of EADS
- Atlantic Library
2005/08/02(#3701)
- Iran/Nuclear: Iran chooses trial of strength with Europe
- Canada/Sudan: Canada sends armoured vehicles to support AU mission in Sudan
- NATO/EU/Darfur
- NATO/Balkans: Karadic
- NATO/Afghanistan: Airport
- OSCE/Uzbekistan: Visit
- Russia/United States: Visit
- Afghanistan: Drugs
- France/United Kingdom: Franco-British agreement on protection of airspace
- United States/Germany: US to return eleven bases to Germany
- Industry: Nokia-EADS
- Russia/Industry: Satellite
- Russia/Armaments: Missle
2005/07/28(#3700)
- EU/Aceh: EU to decide in September to send observer mission to Indonesian province of Aceh
- NATO/Representatives: New American and French Ambassadors
- United States/Kyrgyzstan: United States able to maintain base at Manas
- Russia/Nuclear: SS-18
- Russia/Nuclear: Command center
- United States/Russia: Inspectors
- Canada/Afghanistan
- Iraq: UK
- Japan/Defence: Missile
- EU/CFSP: Move toward extending Mandate of EU Special Representative in Macedonia till mid-November
- EU/Georgia: EU to monitor implementation of Georgia's judiciary reform during six months
- Georgia: Declaration
2005/07/26(#3699)
- NATO/Terrorism: Sharm el Sheik attack is strongly condemned
- NATO/Terrorism: Framework agreement for centre of Excellence against terrorism
- NATO/Afghanistan: International community steps up means before legislative elections in Afghanistan
- Canada/Afghanistan: Background on Canadian forces operations in Afghanistan
- EU/ESDP: Civilian crisis management rapid reaction teams
- EU/ESDP: European crisis management exercise from 24 September to 6 October 2006
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Chile
- Middle East: Evacuation
- France/Armaments: More funding for French frigates in 2006
- United Kingdom/Defence: Restructuring of UK armed forces
- Russia/Exercise: Manoeuvres in Russian Far East
- Germany/Armaments: War Ship
- United Kingdom/Armaments: UAV
- Industry: Acquisation
2005/07/21(#3698)
- NATO/Afghanistan: ISAF command takeover begins
- NATO/Bosnia-Herzegovina: NATO welcomes single military force agreement
- NATO/Balkans: Agreement signed on transit of NATO troops to Kosovo via Serbia and Montenegro
- NATO/Balkans: NATO SG urges Serbia-Montenegro to take reforms further
- Sudan: United States calls on African Union to speed up troop deployment to darfur
- EU/Darfur: Joint Action
- EU/CFSP: Special Reps.
- Kosovo: Police and Justice
- United States/India: Agreement
- EU/Ukraine/Moldova: EU to help improve border control and demarcation along Ukraine's border with Moldova
- EU/Middle East: EU urges Israel to continue withdrawal from Gaza and not to return to the cycle of violence
- EU/Indonesia: EU prepares to send observers to moniter peace agreement with Aceh rebels
- EU/Terrorism: Germany is not pocket of peace
- EU/Galileo: Thales tasked with Galileo safety
- United Kingdom/Nuclear: Warheads
- Iraq: Poland
- Greece/Armaments: F-16
- Chile/Armaments: A400M
- Brazil/Armaments: Mirage 2000
- EU/ESDP: ESDC
- NATO/Norway: CoE
- NATO/Flooding
2005/07/19(#3697)
- NATO/Darfur: US starts airlifting Rwandan troops
- EU/Uzbekistan: Despite EU threats no sanctions are as yet imposed on Uzbekistan
- NATO/Balkans: NATO releases Radovan Karadzic's son - NATO SG visits Belgrade
- NATO/Balkans: UN Special Representative wants NATO to help ensure better cooperation by Belgrade
- NATO/Afghanistan: ISAF
- NATO/Afghanistan: F16
- NATO/Russia: Visit
- OSCE/Russia: Meeting
- Slovakia/Defence: Abolition of service
- EU/United States: Rejection of law authorising US sanctions against EU if arms embargo against China is lifted
- EU/Civil protection: EU hopes to continue improving European Civil Protection cooperation
- United States: Steeping up air transport security - releasing department of Homeland security
2005/07/14(#3696)
- Afghanistan: Canbera sends special forces to Afghanistan and United States announces reinforcements
- Italy/Iraq: Italy scales down troops in Iraq by 10%
- EU/Sudan: Pekka Haavisto to be EU Special Representative in Sudan
- EU/Terrorism: EU action plan against terrorism picks picks up the pace
- United States/North Korea: Rice
- EU/Armaments: Gunter Verheugen confirms need for better integration of public defence markets
- NATO/Russia/Nuclear
- Atlantic Lib.
2005/07/12(#3695)
- EU/NATO/Terrorism: Calls for strengthening international counter - terrorism increase after attacks on London
- NATO/Balkans: Srebrenica ten years later
- NATO/Balkans: NATO arrests Radovan Karadzic's son in Bosnia
- NATO/Exercise: New deployable air centre
- Belgium/Defence: Belgian armed forces seek to strengthen presence in external theatres and foresee further equipment procurement
- EU/Armaments: European parliament reitrates ambitions for mine-free world
- United Kingdom/Iraq: Withdrwal
- OSCE/Assembly
2005/07/07(#3694)
- Belgium/Afghanistan: First deployment of Belgian F-16s in Asia
- NATO/Sudan: NATO aid to Darfur is specified
- NATO/Afghanistan: Synagy
- NATO/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Srebrenica
- NATO/NRF: France takes over at head of NRF air component for six months
- EU/NATO/Defence: HQ of French Rapid reaction Corps established in Lille
- Afghanistan: Enduring Freedom
- Afghanistan: RAF
- Kosovo: Bombs
- United States/Defence: Pentagon reviews dual conflict concept
- Belgium/Armaments: legislation
- Canada: Chief of Staff
- France: Military Governor
- France/Belgium: Ecoles
- Guatemala/Belgium: Procurement
- NATO/Mediterranean: Tour
- NATO/Kosovo: Statement
2005/07/05(#3693)
- EU/NATO/Sudan: African troop transport to darfur begins
- NATO/Afghanistan: Visit to Kandahar to prepare third phase of expansion and synagy with OEF - ISAF ready for elections
- NATO/Baltic States: Airspace
- France/Armaments: Thales
- EU/Central Asia: Special Rep.
- EU/Armaments: Towards new common rules for arms export control
- Canada/Defence: Abroad
- OSCE: Panel makes 70 recommendations for reform of OSCE
- United States/Russia: Nuclear
- United States/Non-proliferation: Iran, Syria and N. Korea
2005/06/30(#3692)
- Afghanistan: American helicopter crash with 17 men on board caused by hostile fire
- Russia/Uzbekistan: Russia steps up support for President Karimov
- EU/ESDP: Exercise to prepare integrated deployable police units
- EU/ESDP: ESDC
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Chile
- United Kingdom/Armaments: UAVs
- NATO: NRF Command
- Serbia: Mladic
- Industry: Thales
- Canada/Defence: Canadian forces begin transformation
- United States/Iraq: George W. Bush asks Americans to be patient - troops will not be withdrawn from Iraq or reinforced
- Iraq: Security
- United States/Egypt: Avenger
- France/Egypt: technical agreement
- OSCE/Assembly: OSCE parliamentary Assembly meets in Washington from 1 to 5 July
- United States/UN: US priorities for UN reform
- United States/UN: Secret camps
2005/06/28(#3691)
- NATO/Russia: NATO SG hopes to convince Russians of importance of cooperation, while recognising differences
- NATO/Ukraine: Road to NATO "is in your hands", SG says in Kiev
- EU/Iran: No reason to change EU policy for now, Javier Solana says after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's election victory
- EU/NATO/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Javier Solana hoping for "Good news" on arrests before commemorating Srebrenica massacres
- EU/Defence: National preferences distort competition
- EU/Industry: CEOs of EADS
- Israel/Armaments: exports
- EU/Defence: Establishment of European Security and Defence College
- United States/Iraq: Donald Rumsfeld believes Iraqi insurgency could last twelve years
- NATO/Afghanistan: Reinforcement
- EU/Kyrgyzstan: Refugees
- EU/United Kingdom: Sexual harrassment
- NATO/Exercise: Sorbet Royal
- EU/Seminar: CM
- Nuclear: Lugar
2005/06/23(#3690)
- NATO/Iraq: United States may gradually begin pulling out early 2006, Gen. Vines says - Iraq would not be "surprised"
- NATO/Darfur: Order of mission adopted, force generation underway
- EU/United States: Summit adopts eight joint declarations - towards transatlantic market
- EU/Lebanon: Benita Ferrero-Waldner announces programmes for support of reform after elections
- EU/ESDP: European gendarmerie force completes first exercise
- WEU/Assembly: Wider Middle East
- EU/Nuclear: El-Baradei
- France/Defence: French strategy
- United Kingdom/Armaments: Thales
- Denmark/Armaments: F16
- France/Africa: AU
- WEU/Assembly: Upcoming British EU presidency plans to work on building ESDP capabilities
- WEU/Assembly: Developing European capabilities for network-centric warfare
- WEU/Assembly: Franck Asbeck calls for more cash for satellite centre
- WEU/Assembly: Terrorism
- EU-US Summit declaration, Working together to promote peace, stability, prosperity, and good governance in Africa, Washington, 20 June 2005
2005/06/21(#3689)
- EU/Canada: Efficient multilateralism as common EU Canadian objective
- NATO/Middle East: First discrete visit of NATO delegation to Palestinian authority
- United Kingdom/Iraq
- EU/Iran: EU trusts agreement can still be reached
- EU/Balkans: Appeal to Kosovo to "redouble its efforts" ahead of negotiations on province's status
- EU/Defence: Progress made on military capability
- EU/UN: EU confirms its support for UN reform
- EU/Space: Seventh inter-parliamentary conference on space underlines strategic character of European space activities
- EU/Industry: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles pride of place at Paris airshow (Salon international du Bourget)
- Annex: Canada-European Union Summit, Joint Declaration, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, june 19, 2005
2005/06/16(#3688)
- EU/ESDP: British Presidency invited to pursue development of European Defence
- EU/Aceh: EU assessment mission to begin 24 June
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: General Gian Marco Chiarini is to take over command of ALTHEA mission as of 5 December 2005
- Industry: MBDA
- WEU/Assembly: Yulia Tymoshenko evokes Ukraine's contribution to stability and defence of Europe
- WEU/Assembly: New apppeal for keeping WEU
- WEU/Assembly: Observer voting
- EU/Ukraine: Crisis-Management operations
- NATO: Gen. Hehault takes over at head of military committee
- EU/Iraq: EUJUST LEX mission to start on 1 July
- EU/Space: VIIth interparliamentary space conference in Paris
- United Kingdom/Defence: ability
2005/06/14(#3687)
- EU/Uzbekistan: EU envisages partial suspension of cooperation with Uzbekistan
- EU/Central Asia: EU decides to create post of Special Rep. for Central Asia
- OSCE: Marc Perrin de Brichambault takes over from Jan Kubis
- IAEA: United States supports re-election of Mohamed El-Baradei
- EU/Aceh: EU mission to asses situation in Aceh
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: ALTHEA
- EU/DRC: Visit
- NATO/Georgia/Azerbaijan: Manoeuvres
- Russia/India/China: Exercise
- Russia/China: Exercise
- EU/United States: European Parliament hoping for new transatlantic partnership agreement
- United States/Defence: Senator Biden speaks of bringing national service back
- EU/Armaments: EADS choses Goodrich for M51 missile programmes
- EU/Industry: Eurocopter
- EU/Industry: Dassault
- United States/China: Israel
2005/06/11(#3686)
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO prepares for legislative elections and debate on drugs
- EU/Iraq: Visit
- NATO/Kosovo: NATO will make no changes to presence in Kosovo in order not to disrupt discussions on region's status
- NATO/Russia: Cooperation between alliance and Russia moves forward with differences over Uzbekistan
- NATO/Ukraine: Allies confirm commitment to help Ukraine
- Annex: Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Defence Ministers Session held in Brussels in Thursday, 9 June 2005, Final Communique
- Annex: Ministrial Meeting of the Defence Planning Committee, and the Nuclear Planning Group held in Brussels on Thursday, 9 June 2005, Final Communique
- Annex: Meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission in Defence Ministers Session, Statement
2005/06/10(#3685)
- NATO/Darfur: NATO to lend a hand to African Union in Darfur with troop transport and training
- NATO/Transformation: Defence Ministers frown on time they have lost, while 2004 table of military spending shows persistent imbalance
- NATO/Nuclear: Peter Struck evokes debate in his country on presence of American nuclear arsenal
- EU/Defence: After French and Dutch "No" to Constitutional Treaty, Michele Alliot-Marie hopes to resume initiative and reinforce defence industry in France and Europe
- EU/Defence: General Bentegeat illustrates impact of Battle Groups on transformation of European armed forces
- EU/Defence: Economic Defence Council suggests creation of new European think-tank
- EU/Defence: EDA
- WEU Assembly: After French and Dutch "No" modified Brussels Treaty can no longer be scrapped, Stef Goris says
- WEU/Assembly: In support of strengthening EU satellite resources
- Annex: NATO-Russia compendum of financial and economic data relating to defence compendium, defence expenditures of NRC countries(1980-2004)
2005/06/07(#3684)
- NATO/Defence: NATO prepares proposals on Darfur for ministerial defence meeting on Thursday and Friday
- NATO/EU/Bosnia: EU and NATO remove Bosnian Serb army chief
- UN/OSCE/Kosovo: Kai Eide of Norway is entrusted with task of preparing talks on status
- Netherlands/Afghanistan: 750 troops
- Lithuania/Afghanistan: PRT
- NATO/Belarus: Lukashenko
- EU/United States: United States raises eyebrow at inviting Iran to conference on Iran but does not raise objection
- EU/Defence: EDA
- Lebanon/Elections
- Canada/Defence
- EU/Uzbekistan: Uzbekistan does not wish to receive EU envoy
- EU/United States: MEADS
- France/Communications
- Russia/Armaments
- Russia/Industry
- China/Industry: Open
- United States/Africa: manoeuvres
- United States/North Korea
2005/06/02(#3683)
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO deploys to west of Afghanistan
- NATO/United States: Strong European presence in United States
- NATO/Darfur: parliamentary Assembly welcomes NATO decision to help African Union and calls for close cooperation with EU
- NATO/Assembly: Assembly debates in Ljubljana focus on NATO evolution
- NATO/Uzbekistan: Parliamentary Assembly calls for partnership with Uzbekistan to be reviewed if it persists in refusing inquiry
- NATO/Mediterranean/Middle East: Parliamentary Assembly
- United States/Armaments: Robotics
- Russia/Georgia: Solana, Rupel and DHS welcome Russian-Georgian agreement
- Kyrgystan/Defence: Base
- EU/Aceh
- UN/Iraq: mandate
- UN/Haiti: MINUSTAH
- EU/United States/Iraq: International Conference
- NATO/United States: Senator Gordon Smith stresses NATO is only one instrument among others
- EU/Armaments: Agreement of principle on content of revised code of conduct on arms exports
- France/Armaments: Sea trials of first naval surface drone begin
- Iran/Armaments: Missile
2005/05/31(#3682)
- Slovenia/OSCE: Interview with Dimitrij Rupel who advocates "rebalancing" OSCE without weakening its role of democratisation - Marc Perrin de Brichambault to become OSCE Secretary general
- Slovenia/Defence: Slovenia's Defence Minister warns situation in Kosovo requires all NATO troops to be kept there - European defence and reform priorities
- EU/NATO/Darfur: Donors' conference has positive result on strengthening mission in Darfur
- EU/ESDP: Lo Casteleijn appointed chair of European Defence Agency capabilities steering board
- EP/Armaments: Parliament calls for new EU effort with view to developing treaty on small arms
- UN/Nuclear: NPT review conference amounts to nothing
- UN/Blue Helmets
2005/05/26(#3681)
- NATO/Darfur: NATO offers logistical support to African Union for Darfur - meeting in Addis Abeba on Thursday
- EU/Sudan: EU presents Addis Abeba with global support package for Darfur mission
- Uzbekistan: NATO and EU condemn violence and call for UN inquiry
- Uzbekistan: Activist
- EU/Defence: Defence Agency to prepare next generation of Armoured Fighting Vehicles
- EU/Defence: Agency speeds up preparation of future European defence market
- EU/Defence: Constitution
- Ukraine/NATO: Membership
- EU/United States: US seeks to develop "Security Envelope" with EU
- NATO/Parliamentary Assembly: Session in Ljubijana 27-31 May
- UN/Nuclear: Nuclear proliferation causes IISS concern
- UN/Iraq: Mandate
- Russia: Suicide
- Atlantic Library
- Annex: Steering Board Conclusions on Armoured Fighting Vehicles
- Annex: Steering Board Decision no. 2005/03 on European Defence Equipment Market
2005/05/24(#3680)
- EU/Defence: Progress expected in military capailities field
- EU/Darfur: EU undertakes to support mission in Darfur
- EU/DRC: Military Council mission to start 8 June
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: ALTHEA
- NATO/OSCE/Uzbekistan: DHS and Dimitri Rupel call for international inquiry
- OTSC/Afghanistan: CSTO
- NATO/Middle East: NATO-PA
- Switzerland/Defence: Federal Council
- NATO/Mediterranean: SACEUR calls for more for Active Endeavour - demonstration exercise
- NATO/Exercise: Canada leads Maple Flag XXXVIII exercise
- NATO/Exercise: multinational air-naval exercise off Norfolk
- Exercise: Russian-American exercise Torgau 2005 starts Monday
- Spain/Defence: Modernisation
- Industry: Thales
- Annex: EU Capability Improvement Chart I/2005
2005/05/19(#3679)
- NATO/Darfur: After Oumar Konare's visit, NATO will seek to meet AU's request for logistical support as quickly as possible
- EU/Sudan: EU presents offer of support to Darfur mission
- Canada/NATO/Afghanistan: Canada to strengthen its presence in Afghanistan
- NATO/Afghanistan: Kidnapping
- NATO/Kosovo: Discussions on final status of Kosovo may be deffered
- NATO/Uzbekistan: Alliance, deeply concerned, awaits results of observations mission before reacting
- EU/Middle East: Israel
- Iraq: Rice
- OSCE/Balkans: ICTY
- Armenia/Azerbaijan: CoE
- NATO/United States: Appointment of US Ambassadors to NATO
- NATO/Exercise: Standing NRF Maritime Group demonstration and Active Endeavour
- UN/Russia: Russia a good pupil when it comes to nuclear disarmament
- Russia/Armaments: S-400
- Russia/Ukraine/Armaments: AN-70
2005/05/12(#3678)
- NATO/Afghanistan: Hamid Karzai calls on international community to stay for many years to come
- NATO/Transformation: Former Military Committee Chairman calls for creation of NATO-EU-US Steering Committee to share tasks in times of crisis
- NATO/Armed Force: Meeting between NATO Chiefs of Staff and NATO Partners
- NATO/EU/Darfur: AU
- NATO/Kosovo: SG's visit
- NATO/Iraq: Security
- NATO/Georgia: IPP
- India/Nuclear: Review Conference
- EU/China: Thirtieth anniversary of diplomatic relations between EU and China, and ministerial meeting in Beijing
- Finland/Defence: Finland prepares to play active role in EU operations
- Industry: FCA
- EU/Defence: WEU Assembly
- EU/Russia: Moscow Summit adopts roadmaps for four common spaces
- United States/Georgia: Bush supports Georgia's territorial integrity
- Annex: European Union Military Staff(EUMS) Terms of Reference and organisation
2005/05/10(#3677)
- NATO/Nuclear: Germany hopes to tackle withdrawal of US nuclear weapons at NATO
- WEU/Defence: Ambition, power and autonomy - three key words allowing Europe to truly exist on international scene, Stef Goris says
- EU/Lebanon: Lebanon prepares for elections - EU sends observers
- United Kingdom/Defence: New Defence Minister
- United States/Europe: Withdrawal
- United States/Russia: US criticises Russia during George W. Bush's visit to Moscow for 60th anniversary celebration of end of Second World War
- Russia/Ukraine: Commission
- United States/Armenia: reform
- OSCE/Azerbaijan/Armenia: NGO
- NATO/Georgia: EADRCC
- NATO/Jordan: NATO-PA
- Japan/Defence: Constitution
- EU/Armaments
2005/05/05(#3676)
- EU/Sudan: EU looks at strengthened role in Darfur - France and Germany propose air surveillance operation
- NATO/Darfur: NATO takes part in exploratory EU mission in Addis Ababa
- NATO/Iraq: Protection of instructors to be ensured by private security firm
- NATO/Balkans: Albania, Macedonia and Croatia hope to join NATO next year and Serbia applies for Partnership for Peace
- NATO/Mediterranean: Chairman of MC's visit
- United States/Afghanistan: replacement
- Russia/Venezuela: Su-27 and 25
- NATO/Germany: 50th anniversary
- EU/Mediterranean: EU-ISS
- Iraq/Press: Reporters without Borders
- EU/Russia/United States: George W. Bush's third visit to Europe - Moscow a focal point of international current events
- EU/Defence: EU Military Staff mandate is updated
- EU/Aceh: EU to closely monitor peace talks in Aceh
- EU/Exercise: Major manoeuvres for Italian, Hungarian and Sloveniean troops
- Seminars: IRRI
- EU/Japan: Koizumi calls for caution on lifting embargo on arms to China
- Moldova: EU in transnistria
- Iraq: Zebari
- Annex: "Annual Council Report on fundamental choices facing up" by Council of Ministers of the European Union
2005/05/03(#3675)
- UN/NPT: Nuclear Treaty review opens in New York on Monday
- EU/United States: General Jones speaks of regrouping US forces stationed in Europe in Spain
- EU/DRC: Launch of Kinshasa Police Mission and decision on military advisory mission
- United Kingdom/Nuclear: Tony Blair decides to upgrade British deterrent
- EU/United States: Solana visits US
- EU/Georgia: Special Rep.
- France/Brazil: Mirage 2000
- NATO/Crisis: Revised plan for civil anti-terrorist measures is adopted
- NATO/Russia: Russian and allied parliamentarians differ over Weapons of Mass Destruction
- NATO/Russia: peacekeeping
- NATO/Tunisia: DHS' visit
- NATO/EU: Finland
- United States/Torture: Abu Ghraib
2005/04/29(#3674)
- NATO/Sudan: NATO examines possibility of mission in darfur
- NATO/Armaments: Signature of AGS contract and appointment of deputy director of Missile Defence programme
- NATO/Capabilities: NATO has its first standing multinational logistic capability
- Canada/Defence: Pride and influence are two words Canada chooses to describe its role in world - New goals for transformation of Canadian forces
- Germany/Afghanistan: Germany could take charge of all northern Afghanistan - Hamid Karzai to be in Brussels in near future
- Russia/Ukraine: Russian Black Sea fleet to remain in Crimea until 2017
- Russia/Ukraine: AN-70
- United States/Turkey: F-16
2005/04/28(#3673)
- Belgium/Defence: Europeans must learn to play their own game within NATO, Jean-Arthur Regibeau says
- Syria/Lebanon: Syrian troops leave Lebanon
- Georgia: Russia may leave military bases this year
- NATO/Seminar: NATO and PFP senior NCOs meet for seminar
- EU/Balearic Islands: "Mine warfare" exercise with EUROMARFOR
2005/04/26(#3672)
- NATO/Georgia: May meeting to discuss cooperation, less advanced than with Ukraine
- United States/Defence: Appointment of JCS
- North Korea: Tension returns concerning North Korean nuclear issue
- Nuclear: Conference opens to examine nuclear non-proliferation treaty
- EU/Enlargement: Bulgaria and Romania
- EU/Defence: Must not have an instrument without a head
- United States/Ukraine: Nuclear
- EU/DRC: Javier Solana and Louis Michel to launce EU Police Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo
- EU/Defence: EDA formally endorses transfer of WEAG/WEAO activities to EDA
- Czech Republic/Armaments: Gripen
- Industry: EADS and Brazil
- France/Germany: Council of Ministers
- Council of Europe: Guantanamo
- EU/Neighbours: ENP
- UN/Afghanistan: Report on torture in Afghanistan in damning for US coalition
- France/Rwanda:Genocide
- Belgium/Weapons: Cluster bombs
- Venezuela/United States
- Iraq: Bosnia
- Russia/Nuclear: Dismantle Nuke Subs
2005/04/23(#3671)
- NATO/Ukraine: Ukraine believes it will be ready to join NATO by 2008 - Alliance highlights necessary reforms
- NATO/Russia: NATO and Russia sign status of forces agreement - US and Russia disagree over Belarus
- Germany/Afghanistan
- Netherlands/Afghanistan
- Industry: Singapore
- NATO/Darfur: United States presses for NATO role, France for EU role
- NATO/Policy: First step towards political dialogue within Alliance but France publicly stresses limits to such debate
- Germany/Armaments: Germany to take part in development of MEADS programme
- Annex: Enhancing NATO-Ukraine cooperation, short-term actions
2005/04/21(#3670)
- WEU/CIS: Call to combat rise in nationalism among young and strengthen cooperation between EU and Commonwealth of Independent States(CIS)
- NATO/Middle East: France
- EP/Russia: Russia hopes to reinforce cooperation with EU, but Major General Gennady Savostyuk of Russia's mission to EU feels latter is more reluctant
- NATO/Iraq: Training
- EU/Iraq: Training
- EU/Mediterranean: Euromarfor
- UN/Middle East: Special Rep.
- EU/Defence: Constitutional Treaty
- EU/Caucasus: EU examines possibility of taking over from OSCE for monitoring in Georgia
- EU/OSCE: As main fund provider, EU wants to have its say on future of OSCE
- Industry: Spain
- EU/Defence: Exchange of views between director of European Defence Agency and EP's sub-committee on security and defence
- EU/Research: First meeting of EDA steering committee in "research" format
- Industry: LFK
- Industry: Rafale in Singapore
2005/04/19(#3669)
- NATO/Foreign Affairs: Ukraine and NATO's political role, especially in Middle East, at top of agenda at informal meeting in Vilinus on 20 and 21 April
- EU/China: Unsuitable moment for lifting arms embargo against China - Beijing must make move to facilitate consensus
- United States/Kyrgystan: Base
- UN/Middle East: Special Representative
- NATO/Demonstration
- EP/ESDP: Parliament approves Security Strategy and hopes to give fresh impetus to transatlantic partnership
- NATO/Transformation: DHS urges for strengthened NATO military capabilities and political dialogue within Alliance
- EU/Research: EDA
- France/Research: Gap
- France/Space: Helios 2A
- France/Communications: Syracuse 3A
2005/04/14 (#3668)
- NATO/Africa: NATO to test response force at Cape Verde in June 2006 - general Jones supports alliance involvement ini Africa
- NATO/Transformation: Annual NATO conference on transformation
- NATO/Kosovo: General Jones hopes to reorganise KFOR
- NATO/SEAT
- EP/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Karl von Wogau says Bosnia has still many challenges to face
- NATO/Middle East
- NATO/Training
- United States/Iraq: US Administration begins to contemplate withdrawal of US troops from Iraq
- United States/Defence: 38000 US troops to leave European soil in next ten years
- France/Ivory Coast
- Lebanon/Syria
2005/04/12 (#3667)
- NATO/Assembly: Pierre Lellouche wants Parliamentary Assembly to exercise real control on NATO
- NATO/Middle East: NATO to send envoy to Palestinian Authority
- UN/Lebanon
- NATO/Iraq
- NATO/Venezuela
- UN/Sudan: Italy to send 220 soldiers to Sudan in UN mission - alarming financial shortfall for Darfur
- Belgium/Armaments: Belgium risk missing out on taking part in neuron programme
- USA/Armaments: Henry hide thinks controls on UN arms sent abroad are very lax
- Greece/Arms
- Atlantic Library
050407(#3666)
- NATO/Vatican: AWACS to provide air surveillance for funeral of John-Paul II
- NATO/Japan: NATO and Japan hope to strengthen cooperation, especially in Afghanistan
- NATO/Afghanistan: Netherlands heads ISAF air support
- EU/NATO/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Bosnia, and especially Republika Sprska, must pursue efforts to improve cooperation with ICTY
- NATO/Kosovo
- NATO/Parliamentary Assembly
- NATO/nomination
- EU/Russia: Euro-Russia honeymoon at the Black Sea
- NATO/Ukraine: USA in favour of Ukraine's accession to NATO, Bush says
- UN/Sudan
- EU/OSCA/Moldova
- EU/United States: Bob Zoelick conjures up spectre of transatlantic defence community's ruin to block lifting of European embargo on arms to China
- EU/DRC
- UN/Ivory Coast
- Colloquy
050405(#3665)
- NATO/Australia: NATO Secretary General signs Military Cooperation Agreement with Australia before travelling to Japan
- NATO/Afghanistan: DHS wants new international conference to deal with problem of drugs in Afghanistan - Australia does not intend further involvement
- EU/Russia: Javier Solana in Russia
- NATO: One year anniversary of expansion
- NATO/Afghanistan: ISAF
- NATO/Russia: Cooperation
- Russia/Exercise
- Russia/Moldova
- Pakistan/Armaments
- Syria/Lebanon: Syria promises troops and intelligence units will leave Lebanon by 30 April at least
- EU/China: Protest about lifting embargo takes on industrial face
- United States/Appointment
- India/Defence
- NATO/Tsunami
- UN/Sudan: International Criminal Court will finally be able to crack down on crimes perpetrated in Darfur
- United States/UN
- OSCE/Caucasus
- Bulgaria/Iraq
- United States/Venezuela
050331(#3664)
- NATO/Afghanistan: Security level is stable, Gen. Jones says
- OSCE/Kyrgyzstan: EU and United States ready to support Kyrgyzstan on road to democracy - Dimitrij Rupel in Bishkek
- NATO/Balkans: Croatia, Macedonia and Albania wish to join NATO very soon
- Bosnia-Herzegovina: Cooperation with ICTY makes progress but, Paddy Ashdown says, Ratko Mladic is still missing
- Bosnia-Herzegovina: ALTHEA
- NATO exercise: Alliance reaction force put to the test
- Terrorism/Exercise: United States, United Kingdom and Canada join in counter-terrorism exercise
- NATO/France: France hopes to be declared apt to command alliance operation
- UN/Sudan: Security Council imposes sanctions and decides to send mission to Sudan
- United States/Defence: In its revised defence strategy, United States still focuses on prevention
050325(#3663)
- NATO/Kosovo: Kosovo to double efforts to implement democratic standards of international community
- NATO/WEU: DHS hopes to enlarge EU-NATO relations
- EU/Defence: Netherlands wants to entrust key role of coordination of military means and development cooperation to EU planning cell
- EU/Space: Specialist report stresses strategic importance of space for European security
- OSCE/EU/Kyrgystan: OSCE seeks mediation - Sergei Lavrov criticises EU's stance
- NATO/Mediterranean: NATO ships in Red Sea
- Arab League
- NATO/Middle East
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina
- NATO: SG in Australia, NZ and Japan
- NATO/Appointment: ASG for political affairs
- UN: Kofi Annan wants in-depth reform of United Nations system
050322(#3662)
- EU/Defence: EU reflects on solutions for deploying theatre of operations mission within five days
- EU/Arab League: Javier Solana to attend Arab League Summit
- EU/Defence: Member States satisfied with role played by military after tidal wave in Asia - Solana reflects on procedures for rapid deployment of military means
- Lithuania/Terrorism: EU team
- Belgium/Bulgaria: frigate
- EU/Terrorism: Defence Ministers admit ESDP does not play "crucial role" in combating terrorism
- EU/ESDP: Luxembourg wants to make European Defence Policy more popular with citizens
- EU/Sudan: EU awaits UN decisions to assess contribution
- EU/DRC: advisory and assistance mission
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: EU plans to trim down its mission in Bosnia
- EU/Georgia: EU to take decision in coming days on sending experts to Georgia
- EU/Russia: Invitation to shared destiny
- EU/China: Javier Solana highlights importance of Asia and EU strategic partnership with China
- NATO/Russia: NRC
- Iraq: Italian troops
050317(#3661)
- NATO/Missiles: Move towards active layered theatre ballistic missile defence system in 2010
- EU/United States/Terrorism: United States challenges Hezbollah to "prove" it is not a terrorist organisation
- EU/Kosovo: International community condemns assassination attempt against Ibrahim Rugova
- EU/Macedonia: Stabilization of country may allow reduction of police mission on ground
- Macedonia: ICTY
- EU/Croatia: ICTY
- EU/NATO/Afghanistan: ceremony jeld in Strasbourg to mark end of Eurocorps presence in Afghanistan
- EU/OSCE: EU accepts idea of rebalancing OSCE missions if human dimension is safeguarded
- Russia/Georgia: Russia prepared to evacuate Georgian bases in three years' time
- WEU/Assembly
- EU/Somalia: EU may provide technical assistance for military planning of AU peace-keeping mission
- EU/China: Concern about adoption of anti-secession law
- Iraq: Silvio Berlusconi announces Italian troop withdrawal from September
- Venezuela: "South Atlantic Treaty Organisation"
- Venezuela/Russia: Helicopters
- France/Defence: Gen. Bentegeat reitrates that French nuclear deterrent contributes to European security
- EU/Competitation: Green light to Eurosystems project between BAE systems and Finmeccanica
- United Kingdom/Weapons: UK suggests treaty on conventional weapons
- UN/Syria
050315(#3660)
- NATO/Russia: Military Committee visits Russia to prepare joint exercise and examine fight against terrorism
- EU/Moldova: Adriaan Jacobovits of Netherlands to be EU's special envoy for Moldova
- United States/Iran: USA steps up support for European^led negotiations with Iran
- NATO/Terrorism: Atlantic alliance countries are determined to continue fight against terrorism
- NATO/Afghanistan: ISAF helps to send convoy of ordnance surrendered to authorities to Kabul
- EU/Cuba: EU insists all political prisoners should be released
- OSCE: difficulty in finding a new secretary general persists
- OSCE/Budget: Dimitrij Rupel says budgetary solution will soon be found
- WEU/Assembly: Paul Duhr presents COPS work to parliamentarians
- Syria/Lebanon
- United States/Iraq
- France/China/United States
- NATO/Canada
050310(#3659)
- Israel/NATO: Israel discusses participation in NATO operations and May contemplate membership - Interview with Ambassador Oded Eran
- NATO/Terrorism: NATO ready to play counter-terrorist role
- NATO/Kosovo: 1100 additional troops till early April
- NATO/Russia: NATO-Russia missile defence exercise
- EU/Lebanon: Javier Solana meets Lebanese opposition
- Industry: BAE Systems
- OSCE/Moldova: Dimitrij Rupel sets out four-point plan to help Moldova
- EU/Moldova: EU soon to appoint special envoy for Moldova
- EU/Georgia: EU envisages strengthening team of EU special representative for southern caucasus
- Russia/Chechenya
- Russia/Germany
- EU/Defence: Balkans, EU military capabilities and counter-terrorism on agenda of informal EU defence ministers' meeting on 18 March
- EU/Iraq: UK national to head EU mission for Iraq
- EU/Mediterranean
- NATO/OSCE/Kosovo: Ramush Haradinaj resigns after indictment by ICTY
- EU/Proliferation
- Slovakia/Armaments
- France/Singapore: Rafale
- Spain/Venezuela: C-295
- United States/India: Patriot
- NATO/Appointment: JFC Naples
- United States/Appointment: Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs
050308(#3658)
- EU/Syria/Lebanon: Presidents of Syria and Lebanon hold discussion in Damascus on withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon - EU wants clear timetable
- EU/Syria: Velonique de Keyser "agrees on political pressure, but not on conditions" prior to signature of association agreement
- Iraq: tension after top Italian intelligence officer is killed in Iraq while freeing hostage
- China/Defence: China's defence budget up 12.6%
- EU/Cuba: EP
- France/Yemen: Security cooperation agreement
- Afghanistan: Hamid Karzai works patiently on rebuilding Afghan political scene pending legislative elections in September 2005
- UN/Sudan: UN Security Council calls urgent meeting on Sudan as situation on ground deteriorates
- NATO/EU/Georgia: Georgia does not officially ask for NATO border aid but speaks of accession
- NATO/Ukraine: Visegrad group supports NATO membership for Ukraine
- OSCE/Moldova: Moldovans opt for European integration
- OSCE/NATO/Kosovo: OSCE hopes to play key role during discussion on final status of Kosovo - NATO to send 600 more troops as provisional measure
- EU/Albania: Albania to send 50 soldiers to Bosnia-Herzegovina - Belgium and Albania strengthen their military cooperation
- Russia
050306(#3657)
- EU/Armaments: European Defence Agency wants to promote voluntary intergovernmental system for defence procurement
- EU/NATO/Georgia: Salome Zourrabichvili wants to reinforce intergovernmental presence in Georgia - EU hesitating
- Russia/Germany: Anti-terrorist exercise
- EU/Iraq: EU mission "EUJUST LEX" for Iraq to start on 1 July at latest
- Libya/Syria: Syria still vague about possible withdrawal from Lebanon - Lebanese opposition wants head of the Security services Lebanese and people call for President's head
- EU/Middle East: At London conference, EU reitrates commitment to help Palestinians create structures for future state
- NATO/Croatia: President of Croatia speaks in his country's defence to the EU and NATO and claims that Croatia is striving to arrest General Gotovina
- Belgium/Balkans: Belgian defence minister tours Balkans
- NATO/Baltic countries: Baltic countries prepare their contribution to extension of ISAF - Russia demands rights of Military passage to Kaliningrad
- Industry: EADS finally wins contract for British supply planes
- NATO/Exercise: NATO to assess JHQ Lisbon ability to head mission involving NRF
- Russia/Armaments: Missile inspection
- Russia/United States: US base in Georgia
- Seminar: European Values in Action, Trans-atlantic relations
- Seminar: A Year After Madrid
050301(#3656)
- NATO/Israel: During visit to Israel, DHS mentions NATO role for guaranteeing peace but wants practical cooperation developed first
- Libya/Syria: Uncertainties surrounding possible Syrian re-development in Lebanon - UN Investigates death of Rafic Hariri
- EU/Serbia/Montenegro: EU calls on Serbia-Montenegro to focus on European integration Serbia want's to avoid split
- USA/Russia: Tension mounts
- EU/Russia/Ukraine: Vaclav Havel calls for border between EU and Russia
- OSCE/Reform: Panel in charge of preparing OSCE reform begins work
- OSCE/USA: Anne-Marie Lizin appointed special representative of President of OSCE Assembly for Guantanamo bay
- CANADA/Defence: Canada says No to US Anti-Missile Shield - Canadian forces to get Euro 7.85 billion over 5 years
- EU/Exercises: EU to test autonomous crisis management capability
- [depeche]EU/Russia, Europe/Russia, EU/Balkans, OSCE/Elections, EU/Ukraine, NATO/Exercise, Canada/Exercise
050224(#3655)
- EU/United States: George W. Bush is reconciled with Europe but there is still an Ocean separating the EU and the United States
- NATO/Iraq: Allied contributions to Iraq training mission
- United States/Ukraine: President Bush supports Ukraine's candidature to NATO
- United States/Russia: Difficult renewal of ties between Bush and Putin
- Russia/NATO: Vladimir Putin considers NATO's enlargement does not meet current challenges
- Germany/NATO
- EU/Ukraine: Action plan for neighbourhood policy signed - no immediate accession request
- EU/Moldova: Adoption of "Neighbourhood policy" action plan
- NATO/Afghanistan
- EU/Balkans: Frieden makes trips to Balkans
- Serbia-Montenegro: Montenegro suggests divorce from Serbia
- EU/Kosovo: EU issues on multi-ethnic democratic Kosovo "no return to pre-1999 situation"
- France/Defence: Supporting European Defence autonomy and development of European satellite policy
- NATO/NRF: SHAPE prepares new proposals for NRF exercise, LIVEX
050223(#3654)
- NATO/Summit: 26 heads of State and Government want to strengthen alliance's political dimension
- NATO/Ukraine: Viktor Yuschenko confirms Ukraine's wish to join NATO and EU
- EU/China: US Congress could react to lifting of arms embargo against China, George Bush warns
- NATO/Iraq: 26 allies to contribute to NATO-led mission to train Iraqi forces
- EU/NATO: European caucus
- NATO/Iraq: NATO establishes military college in international protected zone
- EU/Iraq: Green light for launching integrated EUJUST LEX mission for training Iraqi police officers and magistrates
- EU/Middle East: EU wants elections without foreign interference in Lebanon
- EU/Moldova: Transnistrian leaders cannot enter EU territory for a further six months
- EU/Croatia: last EU warning before decision on 16 March
- Serbia-Montenegro: Serb-General gives himself up
- EU/Zimbabwe: Council extends EU's targeted sanctions by one year
- EU/Tajikistan: security vacuum
- Russia/Chechenya
- France/Exports
050224(#3655?)
- EU/United States: George W. Bush is reconciled with Europe but there is still an Ocean sepatating the EU and the United States
- NATO/Iraq: Allied contributions to Iraq training mission
- United States/Ukraine: President Bush supports Ukraine's candidature to NATO
- United States/Russia: Difficult renewal of ties between Bush and Putin
- Russia/NATO: Vladimir Putin considers NATO's enlargement does not meet current challenges
- Germany/NATO: Middle East
- EU/Ukraine: action plan for neighbourhood policy signed - no immediate accession request
- EU/Moldova: Adoption of "neighbourhood policy" action plan
- NATO/Afghanistan: Belgian and Dutch force
- EU/Balkans: Frieden makes trip to Balkans
- Serbia-Montenegro: Montenegro suggests divorce from Serbia
- EU/Kosovo: EU insists on multi-ethnic and democratic Kosovo "no return to pre-1999 situation"
- France/Deffence: supporting European autonomy and development of European satellite policy
- NATO/NRF: SHAPE prepares new proposals for NRF exercise, LIVEX
- Statement issued by the Heads of State and Government participating in a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Brussels
050222(#3653)
- Transatlantic relations: US President George W. Bush invites Europe to "Transatlantic unity" and renewal of a great alliance of freedom
- EU/United States: EU recommends pragmatic approach to strengthen transatlantic relations
- EU/Defence: EDA
- EU/United States: Javier Solana plans to use warmer transatlantic relations to advantage without forgetting other major players on international scene
- EU/United States: Amnesty International calls on Europeans to reassert their attachment to fundamental rights and their opposition to torture
- EU/United States: Barroso
- EU/United States: Reagan
- Transatlantic relations
- Lebanon: Still opposed to international inquiry into assasination of Rafic Hariri, Lebanese government accuses France of supporting opposition
- Syria: Syrian double-talk under US pressure
- EU/Syria
- Russia/Syria
- EU/NATO/Georgia: Georgia's stability and democracy are essential for EU security, Frieden says - NATO to continue dismantling Soviet missiles in Georgia
- NATO/Ukraine: project for destruction of surplus munitions and weapons
- NATO/Afghanistan
- NATO/Azerbaijan: project to destroy UXO in Azerbaijan
- United Kingdom/Africa: United Kingdom opens de-mining school in Kenya
- De-mining: new system is difficult to perfect
- Russia/Armaments
- NATO/Tsunami: bridge
050217(#3652)
- NATO/Summit: Iraq, Afghanistan, Middle East and transformation on agenda of summit for renewed transatlantic entente
- NATO/Mediterranean: SG visits Morocco and Israel
- UN/EU/Lebanon: UN calls for international inquiry into Rafic Hariri's death - US Ambassador is recalled from Damascus
- EU/Iran/Nuclear: Europeans and Iranians still seeking agreement
- EU/Iraq: On Monday EU may decide to send "Rule of Law" mission to Iraq
- North Korea/Nuclear: South Korea suggests bilateral military talks with North Korea
- United States/Budget
- EU/FYROM: Macedonian Prime Minister wants to make his country a successful example of multi-cultural and multi-ethnic society in region
- Sudan: Colonel Ghaddafi objects to all EU and NATO intervention in Darfur
- EP/Defence: Parliamentary delegation may visit Bosnia-Herzegovina in April
- Canada/Defence
- Russia/Belarus: unified regional ground-air defence system
- Ukraine/Russia: rader
050215(#3651)
- EU/NATO: Gerhard Schroeder does not consider NATO meets transatlantic dialogue requirements
- NATO/Middle East: DHS believes it is time to start thinking about NATO role in Middle East
- NATO/Darfur: Kofi Annan calls on EU and NATO to help Darfur
- NATO/Afghanistan: ISAF changes command and Afghan authorities are urged to set date for elections
- NATO/Transformation
- NATO/Allies: Donald Rumsfeld plays down differences within Alliance but but Michele Alliot-Marie does not wish to forget them
- Iraq: Shiite Majority - Turkey concerned for power of Kurd parties
- Russia: In Munich, Sergei Ivanov speaks of restructuring Russia's armed forces
- NATO/Russia: Russia has peacekeeping brigade interoperable with NATO forces
- NATO/Russia: PFP
- Russia/Belarus: regional Missile Defence System
050211(#3650)
- NATO/Afghanistan: In Nice, alliance announces its expansion into west of Afghanistan - discussions on merger with enduring freedom
- NATO/Iraq: NATO hopes to be able to announce that all allies are contributing to training mission in Iraq by summit on 22 February
- EU/North Korea: EU expresses concern about North Korea's withdrawal from six-party talks on nuclear programme
- EU/United States: Rice, Ferrero-Waldner and Barroso resolve to work together
- EU/Balkans: Solana wants free and fair parliamentary elections in Albania and increased Bosnian cooperation with ICTY
- EU/Space: Galileo is certain but not yet achieved and Europe's strategic autonomy is brought into question
- United States/Nuclear: Report takes stock of US arsenal of 480 nuclear warheads in Europe
- UN/Armed conflict: Greater protection for children
- NATO: Rice
- Defence/Recruitment
050210(#3649)
- NATO/United States: Allies hold best joint discussion ever on Iraq, Condoleezza Rice says
- Middle East: Optimism for Middle East after Israeli-Palestinian truce is announced
- NATO/Iraq: Equipment donated by allies arrives in Iraq - training of Iraqi troops is delayed
- NATO/Russia: Sergei Ivanov takes part in informal Nice meeting
- Russia/United States: agreement on Surface-to-Air Missle
- NATO/Slovenia: Italian protection of Slovenian airspace
- United Kingdom/Exercise: Navy
- Finland/Armaments: Vehicles
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Commission sends positive signal to Bosnia while recalling its obligations toward ICTY
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: EUFOR to launch vast weapon harvest operation in Sarajevo
- France/Libya: France and Libya rekindle military cooperation
- Turkey/Armaments
- EU/Belgium/Space: Francois Roelants de Vivier stresses importance of space policy for European defence
- Greece/France/Space: Greece participates in Helios 2A
- EU/Research
- Industry: Lockheed Martin
- Russia/Iran: spy satellites
050208(#3648)
- NATO/United States: On Wednesday, Foreign Ministers will prepare George Bush's arrival - Viktor Yushchenko to be in Brussels on 22 February
- NATO/NRF: Mauritania or North Carolina? Debate on NRF exercise
- NATO/Defence: Informal Nice Council to announce ISAF expansion westward - debate on merger with enduring freedom
- EU/Iran/Nuclear: talks between Europe and Iran resume
- EU/Togo: International community expresses concern about situation in Togo
- EU/Ukraine: Javier Solana congratuates new Prime Minister
- EU/Croatia: EU keeps pressure up on Croatia for arrest of General Gotovina before opening Membership talks
- NATO/Middle East: NATO role "not unthinkable", DHS says
- EU/CFSP: appointments
- EU/United States: Brussels and Washington are "natural allies" for combatting human rights violations in world but their "tactics" sometimes differ, Kozak explains
- United States/Armaments: mini-nukes
050203(#3647)
- NATO/Summit: Foreign Ministers meet on 9 February to prepare Summit
- EU/United States: In Washington, Luc Frieden stresses European resolve to strengthen "unique and irreplacable" transatlantic relations
- EU/Iran/Nuclear: Solana says Europeans want objective guarantees from Teheran
- EU/Ukraine: EU gives green light for adoption of "improved" action plan on 21 February
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: 130 Morrocan soldiers take part in ALTHEA
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: EU recalls cooperation with ICTY remains essential requiament
- EU/Serbia-Montenegro: Troika talks focus on cooperation with ICTY and Kosovo
- EU/Sudan: EU condemns bombing of villages in Darfur by Sudanese Air Force, but has yet to decide on sanctions
- EU/Cuba: Diplomatic sanctions of June 2003 temporarily lifted - policy towards Cuba to be reviewed by end June
- EU/Middle East: EU encourages Israelis and Palestinians to make most of "very encouraging" developments in recent weeks
- EU/China: death penalty
- NATO/Research: Recognising NATO's research efforts
- Bulgaria/Armaments: Eurocopter
050201(#3646)
- Iraq: International community hails courage of Iraqi voters and calls on all ethnic and religious groups, especially Sunnites, to take part in Government
- EU/United States: Luxembourg Defence Minister's visit on US
- Industry/Space
- NATO/Afghanistan: Takeover gains pace and General Py gives first account of last six months at head of ISAF
- Serbia-Montenegro: General Vladimir Lazarevic surrenders
- EU/Iran/Nuclear: EU to Harden line towards Teheran
- United States/Iraq: US additional brigade
- EU/United States: Rice's visit on Luxembourg
- EU/United States: Zoellick
050127(#3645)
- NATO/OSCE: Dimitrij Rupel wants to "rebalance" OSCE priorities - support for strengthened EU/NATO cooperation
- Georgia: Mikheil Saakashvili proposes peace plan to Southern Ossetia
- EU/Iran/Nuclear: negotiations with European reach impasse
- Iraq: Highly tense elections on Sunday in Iraq
- OSCE: first American president
- EU/External Relations: Solana suggests "Early Warning System" for avoiding relationship problems with USA, importance of good understanding in "EU/Ukranian/Russia triangle"
- USA/France: Presidential working dinner
- Viktor Yuschenko promises to anchor democracy in Ukraine and Ukraine in Europe
- NATO/Ukraine: USA wants to Ukraine in NATO
- France/Russia
- USA/Canada: Canada still harbours doubts about American national missile defence system pressure from Bush
- EU/Research: Advisory Group for Security research finally expected to be appointed at end of February
- France/Armaments
050125(#3644)
- NATO/Summit: "Real Summit" on 22 February with heads of States and Government
- NATO/Iraq: DHS says ambitions will not be reviewed downwards
- NATO/Afghanistan: Lithuania takes on PRT
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO will not fight weapons in hand against drug traffickers, Hikmet Cetin says
- NATO/Mediterranian: SG to visit Israel and Morocco in February
- EU/Ukraine: Viktor Yushchenko says Ukraine's place is in European Union
- EU/USA: EU welcomes Bush's intention to revive trans-atlantic relations
- EU/DRC: last preparations for future EU police mission in Kinshasa
- EU/Morocco/Althea
- EU/Middle East: Mahmoud Abbas visit Brussels on 21 February - Lull in situation on the ground
- NATO/Ministerial: Defence Ministers in Nice
- India/China: Strategic Dialogue
050120(#3643)
- United States/Iraq: Troop withdrawal will depend on Iraq's ability to defende itself against terrorism, Condoleezza Rice states
- NATO/Iraq: Military material despatched - troops movements
- EU/Somalia: EU is to take part in an AU mission
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: SFOR-EUFOR transition is success, says General Leakey
- EP/ESDP/TSUNAMI: two liason officers ensure coordination of military means in South Asia
- United States/Defence
- EU/Defence: Luc Frieden urges for more coordination of military means by EU Member States in event of disasters
- EP/ESDP: Helmut Kuhne says EU has to fill gaps in military capacity so it can react to large-scale disasters
- EU/External Relations: Jean Seelborn warns against US military intervention in Iran - Appeal to Isaraelis and palestinians before visit to region
- Middle East: Pessimism for Middle East despite Mahmoud Abbas' election victory
- United States/Iran: Renewed tension
- Seminars: IFRI
050118(#3642)
- NATO/Iraq: NATO training mission may be less sizeable than originally planned - Kofi Annan to take part in elections
- NATO/Mediterranean: DHS hopes to develop cooperations with Jordan
- NATO/Afghanistan: Turkey prepares for command takeover
- NATO/NRF: German-Netherlands Corps takes over from Italian component within NATO's Rapid Reaction Force
- Canada/Army
- EU/Defence Agency: recruit
- NATO/Russia: Sergei Ivanov opposes Missile Defence Systems in Eastern Europe
- NATO/Russia: Joint Exercise in tactical Missile Defence planned for 2005
- Bosnia-Herzegovina: Prison camp commander surrenders
- United States/Iran: Penetration of commandos
- United States/Indonesia
- EU/China: Arms embargo
- NATO/Lithuania: Defence budget
- EU/United States: Virtual unanimity in parliament in hoping President Bush's visit will mark new era
- EU/United States: As US is "primary target of terrorism", its policy is justified, says Secretary for Homeland Security
- Humand Rights: Human Rights Watch slams United States and Europe
- EU/CFSP: Torrejon
- EU/Diplomacy: diplomat training course
050113(#3641)
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO hopes to announce expansion in February - Force generation on 20 January
- NATO/EU/Ukraine: Priority to EU and NATO membership
- NATO/Israel: General Kujat speaks of NATO role in ensuring Middle East peace agreement - issue "is not on table", Israle says
- EU/Middle East: Solana and Ariel Sharon discuss "new oppotunities" arising from Palestinian elections
- Poland/Libya
- United States/Russia: Enhanced cooperation in air defence and nuclear safety and for combating terrorism and proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
- United States/Iraq: Rumsfeld denies sending US commandos to Syria to hunt down Iraqi insurgents
- EU/Egypt: Cairo rejects accusations that Egypt has secret nuclear arms programme
- NATO/Courses: Interns
- United States/NATO: US predicts "Good year" for transatlantic relations but calls on Europeans to step up spending
- EU/United States: Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt urges for renewal of transatlantic dialogue
- EU/Cuba: "new prospects" for relations between Cuba and Havana
- Corrigendum
- Italy/Defence: Italy adjusts its army to NATO and EU missions - Towards better strategic mobility
- France/Nuclear: On visit to "L'Ile longue", Michelle Alliot-Marie says defences must not be lowered
- France/Nuclear: Towards new debate on nature and adequacy of means of nuclear deterrence
- EU/Czech Republic/Armaments: Czech Republic wants tighter controls on arms sales
- France/Armaments
050111(#3640)
- EU/Middle East: EU calls on new Palestinian President to establish future Palestinian State - United States ready to support him
- Tsunami: Unprecedented mobilisation of forces following Tsunami
- Iraq: United States refuses to delay elections
- EU/United States/Sudan: International community calls for Darfur not to be forgotten
- EU/Iran/Nuclear: El-Baradei welcomes Teheran's cooperations effort
- EU/Mediterranean/Defence: Ten EU and Maghreb countries step up armed forces cooperation in Meditrranean
- Industry: MBDA orders worth Eur 15 billion
- EU/Research: France and Germany prepare to open "Institute de Saint-Louis" to other partners
- EU/Research: Security research begins - Commission soon to make second call for proposals
- Atlantic Library
050106(#3639)
- NATO/Middle East: DHS in favour of NATO being guarantor for peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians, if both parties so request
- NATO/Iraq: Iraq debate on postponing elections - 80 member NATO training team
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic are not hiding in Bosnia, Eufor commander says
- Iraq/Bulgaria
- United States/Defence
- NATO/EU/Ukraine: NATO, EU and OSCE are pleased at trouble-free repeat round of Presidential elections in Ukraine
- EU/Cuba: Cuba restores official diplomatic relations with European legations
- EU/Gendarmerie: French Brigadier General heads European Gendarmerie force
- WEU/Assembly: Work programme first half 2005
- Press: 53 journalists killed in 2004
- United States/Anti-Personnel Mines
- Industry: Airbus
- Industry: EADS
- Industry: Lockheed-Martin
- Atlantic Library
041221(#3638)
- EU/European Council: European Union opens its doors to Bulgaria and Romania - Turkey still has long way to go
- EU/European Council: EU gives very clear support for Kofi Annan
- EU/Bosnia: Fight against organised crime and war criminal protection networks priority for EUFOR, explains General Leakey
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: International community again sanctions Republika Sprska authorities for failing to cooperate with the ICTY
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Serbian leaders reply to sanctions from international community with threats of referendum and mass resignations
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Despite weaknesses, Paddy Ashdown hails "Bosnia Miracle"
- NATO/Serbia-Montenegro: International Court of Justice does not have competency for examining complains submitted by Serbia-Montenegro against certain NATO members
- EU/European Council: Israelis and Palestinians must cooperate closely to gurantee smooth running of Palestinian elections
- EU/European Council: Summit wants report on future EU diplomatic service for June 2005
- NATO/Afghanistan
- France/Defence: In Kourou, Michelle Alliot-Marie calls on Europe for strengthened cooperation in space sector
- UN/Iraq: Technical preparations for 30 January elections making progress but Kofi Annan declares security remain issue
- UN/Ivory Coast: Second set of international sanctions enters into force
041216(#3637)
- NATO/Iraq: SACEUR gives order to activate Iraqi security force training mission
- NATO/Afghanistan: Italy ready to take on PRT Heirat
- NATO/Commemoration: Battle of Bulge
- EU/Defence: EU sets up planning unit for civil and military operations
- Iraq/United States
- EU/Iraq
- Industry: Eurofighter
- Netherlands/Armaments: Panzerfaust
- EU/Iran: Talks resume on trade and cooperation agreement - EU wants "Objective guarantees" on nuclear programme
- Belgium/Africa: Belgium prepared to help Benin contingent deployed in Democratic republic of Congo(DRC)
- Cuba/United States: manoeuvres in Cuba to make a point
- United States/Armaments: MD
041214(#3636)
- EU/Afghanistan: EU representative in Afghanistan hopes President Karzai dismiss corrupt ministers or those involved in drugs
- EU/United States/Mediterranean: Powell and Solana urge for economic and political reforms
- EU/United States/Australia: EU and United States still find it hard to get in tune over Iran
- France/Armaments: GIAT
- France/Defence: budget
- Russia/Greece: terrorism
- Russia/China: visit
- EU/ukraine/Russia: Vladimir Putin changes tone and envisages EU membership for Ukraine
- EU/Congo: EU creates EUPOL-KINSHASA police mission
- EU/United States: EU laments US Senate's adoption of "Nethercutt amendament"
- NATO/Algeria: terrorism
- United States/Military: International Military Education and Training in Iraq
- Iraq: Al-Yawar's interview
- EU/France/Africa: Michele Alliot-Marie calls for Greater European involvement on African continent
- UN/Sudan: Amnesty International denounces attacks against civilians and United Nations' lack of response
041211(#3635)Special Edition
- NATO/Russia: Joint declaration for elections without interference Ukraine - Russia more at ease at NATO than in OSCE - action plan against terrorism
- NATO/Iraq: NATO to increase training mission from 60 to 300 persons
- NATO/Afghanistan: still no decision on extending ISAF westward
- NATO/United States: George Bush on European visit on 22 February - Farewell to Colin Powell
- NATO/Mediterranean: NATO hopes to rekindle cooperation in Meditteranean
- Industry/EADS/China
- EU/China: Relations between EU and China move forward - lifting of embargo may be envisaged
- France/Ivory Coast: France reduces troops in Ivory Coast
- Russia/Terrorism: Russia envisages striking terrorism abroad
- Japan/Defence: Lifting arms embargo
- France/Armaments: Rafale
- France/Armaments: Satellite
- OSCE: Michel Barnier argues in defence of OSCE - one French, one Swiss and one Albanian national vie for post of SG
- EU/United States/ICTY
- France/Administration
- Annex: Final Communique, Ministerial Meeting of North Atlantic Council held at NATO Headquarters, Brussels, on 9 December 2004
- Annex: Statement, Meeting of the NATO-Russia Council at level of Foreign Ministers NATO Headquarters, Brussels
- Annex: NATO-Russia Action Plan on Terrorism
041209(#3634)
- EU/United States: Colin Powell confident about future of transatlantic relations
- EU/NATO/Ukraine: Parliament adopts constitutional and legislative reforms - Solana answers Putin - NATO cancels ministerial meeting with Ukraine
- Bulgaria/United States
- United Kingdom/Iraq
- OSCE: Meeting in Sofia, OSCE does not reach agreement on Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia - Russia sticks to private reserve
- WEU/Assembly: In support of close cooperation between EU and AU
- NATO/Headquarters: agreement signed on new NATO HQ in Brussels
041207(#3633)
- EU/Defence: Luxemboug to continue to EU's civil and military capabilities for allowing intervention in strategic zones, where necessary, to ensure security
- WEU/Assembly: WEU Assembly to promote "climate of trust" between EU and NATO, new President says
- WEU/Assembly: O'hara's report on defence systems
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: EUFOR ceremony
- Industry/EADS
- WEU/Assembly: Sustained EU presence in Balkans recommended by WEU Assembly
- WEU/Assembly: Constitutional treaty may contribute to better European security
- WEU/Assembly: minute Rizzo urges for broader cooperation between EU and NATO
- WEU/Assembly
- NATO/Ministerial: Meeting of foreign ministers in Brussels on 8 and 9 December - dinner with Mediterranean partners - discussion on Ukraine - preparation of new PRTs in Afghanistan - Iraq
- UN/Reform: United Nations report suggests consolidating multilateral system for a safer world
- EU/Ukraine: Invalidation of second round of presidential election gives cause for satisfaction
- Afghanistan: Investitute of Hamid Karzai under high surveillance
041202(#3632)
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: EU takes over from NATO in Bosnia-Herzegovina - interview with General Perruche
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: More intelligence oriented, EUFOR to be actively involved in hunting down war criminals
- EU/Balkans: Paddy Ashdown scandalised by revelations bringing Republika Sprska into Question - Croatia to fully cooperate with ICTY
- WEU/Assembly: Meeting EU capability shortfalls, fighting terrorism and strengthening transatlantic partnership are all priorities of Luxembourg EU Presidency
- WEU/Assembly: Parliamentarians deplore Bot and Solana's non-attendance
- WEU/Assembly: Assembly urges EU to invest more in Caucasus
- WEU/Assembly: All parties in Ukraine urged to find peaceful solution to crisis
- France/Ivory Coast: FIDH accuses France of not remaining within mandate
- United States/Torture: FIDH supports war crimes lawsuit against US officers in Germany
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina
- EU/Defence: ESS White paper discussion
- Industry/Rheinmetall
- Iraq/US
041130(#3631)
- WEU/Assembly: Stef Goris believes WEU Assembly is ideal forum for debating major European defence policy(ESDP) issues
- WEU/Assembly: Tuesday's Assembly to examine report by Antonio Braga on Ucavs
- NATO/Iraq: Germany critices NATO's failure to keep promises
- Bulgaria/Defence
- NATO/EU/Ukraine: EU and NATO call for Ukraine to remain United and for violence to be avoided
- NATO/EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Everything ready for transferring authority from NATO to EU
- EU/Iran: IAEA agreement on Iran's nuclear programme
- NATO/Mediterranean: DHS advocates strengthening of Mediterranean dialogue
041125(#3630)
- NATO/Ukraine: NATO disappointed at way elections has unfolded
- NATO/Mission: Force Generation Conference continues at SHAPE
- EU/Defence: Michele Alliot-Marie calls for strengthened EU Military capabilities, larger national defence budget and creation of European Defence market
- EU/ESDP: supporting strengthened EU civil capabilities - toward definition of "Headline Goal Civil" with objectives to be reached by 2008
- WEU/Assembly: Luxembourg Defence Minister Luc Frieden to address Western European Union Assembly Monday
- WEUAssembly: Papadimitriou report urges for strengthened dialogue with United States
- WEU/Assembly: Monfils report stresses importance of EU Defence for transatlantic cooperation
- WEU/Assembly: Taking military dimension more into account in space policy
- EU/China: No decision on arms embargo but EU is ready to send "positive signal" 8 December
- EU/Middle East: Palestinian presidential election remains top priority, Solana says
- United Nations/Iraq: International community supports holding Iraqi elections on 30 January 2005 as planned
- EU/NATO: Transatlantic cooperation as difficult as it is necessary, third European defence congress states
- EU/NATO/Balkans: European defence doctrine still not clear, Albanian defence minister says
- NATO/Communications: provision of NATO's telecommunications guaranteed for next fifteen years
- Greece/Armaments: Greek government to cancel order for 60 Eurofighters
- Industry/EADS
- Russia/Defence
041123(#3629)
- EU/Defence: EU expected to have three Battle Groups by 2005 and thirteen units by 2007 to conduct two military operations simultaneously
- EU/Defence: nearly 20 million Euro for 2005 and already a full work programme for European Defence Agency
- EU/Eurocorps: Eurocorps finally has treaty
- EU/Armaments: European Parliament calls for arms embargo against China to be maintained - in favour of a more binding code of conduct
- EP/Bosnia-Herzegovina: European Parliament support for ALTHEA mission
- Hungary/NATO/Iraq
- Industry/Thales-EADS
- Industry/EADS-Spain
- EU/Ivory Coast: Parliament critices "LICORNE" Operation for not having European component
- EP/Cuba: Parliament calls for EU's stance on Cuba to be maintained
- EU/Iran: Agreement to suspend Iran's uranium enrichment activities takes effect in climate of tension revived by US accusations
- NATO/Missions: Global Force Generation Conference on Tuesday and Wednesday at SHAPE
- NATO/Iraq: Opinions differ over non-participation in Iraq mission by Officers posted to NATO
- Seminars: NATO, ESDP and future of transatlantic relations
- Seminars
041118(#3628)
- NATO/Iraq: North Atlantic Council adopts Operational Plan for training mission in Iraq
- NATO/Military Committee: General Henault to chair MC
- NATO/Assembly: Restoring transatlantic relationship is top priority of new president Pierre Lellouche
- NATO/Assembly: Assembly calls on NATO nations to strive to work under United Nations mandate - international planning failings in Iraq criticised - other resolutions
- NATO/Assembly: call for training of police and military to combat child trafficking
- NATO/Anti-personnel mines
- NATO/Assembly: Africa is alliance's new challenge, says General Jones, who hopes to put NRF to test
- UN/Sudan: UN Security Council meeting on Sudan Thursday and Kenya Friday
- NATO/Assembly: Doug Bereuter's last speech
- NATO/Assembly: budget
- EU/UN/Ivory Coast: EU supports Thabo Mbeki's mediation effort - UN approves sanctions against Ivory Coast
- Germany/Turkey: Germany could sell Leopard II tanks to Turkey if Turkey so requests
- EU/United States: Transatlantic relations as seen by Jacques Chirac
- Industry: Thales and EADS
041116(#3627)
- NATO/Assembly: DHS hopes NATO will become setting for political debates - first meeting between North Atlantic Council and Assembly
- NATO/Assembly: "Europe must pay or keep quiet", says Julian Lndley-French, who believes Europe must invest EUR 50 billion in Petersberg capabilities
- NATO/Parliamentary Assembly: Stepping up fight against nuclear proliferation
- EU/AU/Ivory Coast: Thabo Mbeki meets Heads of European institutions - Security Council vote on French draft resolution
- NATO/Military Committee
- NATO/Foreign Affairs
- EU/Defence: EU Member States to announce contribution to European Battle Groups on 22 November - Germany at heart of plan
- EU/Iraq
- EU/Iran
- NATO/Assembly
- EU/United States: NATO SG urges EU to get in tune with United States on terrorism and Iraq
- NATO/Assembly: Canada's role within NATO
041111(#3626)
- NATO/Iraq: Military Committee adopts Operational Plan for training mission
- UN/AU/France/Ivory Coast: International community rallies to resolve Ivory Coast crisis
- NATO/Exercise: Allied Warrior to take place in Netherlands and Italy till 24 November
- EU/Iran: Europeans and Iranians close to final agreement, Javier Solana says - United States doubts Teheran's good faith
- United Kingdom/Terrorism
- Sweden/Defence
- NATO/Parliamentary Assembly: MEPs will invite Alliance to "reinvigorate role of NATO Council as Allies' primary forum for consultations addressing crucial security issues"
- NATO/Parliamentary Assembly: MEPs urge Alliance to strengthen its presence in Afghanistan and to combat drugs
- NATO/United States: DHS on visit to United States
- EU/United States: George Bush wants strong relationship with European allies
- EU.United States: Bush II or the Great uncertainity
- Seminars/CERI&CSIS
- Seminars/Transatlantic Institute
041109(#3625)
- EU/Ivory Coast: EU does nothing while chaos reigns
- NATO/Iraq: Iyad Allawi urges NATO to provide aid promised for training Iraqi security forces as soon as possible
- EU/Iraq: Allawi grateful for EU's "unanimous" support in favour of rebuilding Iraq but warns countries planning to withdraw troops
- EU/Iran: Europeans and Iranians reach provisional agreement on Teheran's nuclear programme
- EU/Middle East: EU expresses solidarity with Palestinians
- EU/United States: Europeans prepare to spend four more years with George Bush - Importance of political unity
- EU/United States: Washington will seek to boost dialogue and relations with EU, says Ambassador Schnabel
- NATO/Caucasus: SG hopes to develop cooperation between NATO and caucasus but without involvement in upper Karabakh conflict
- NATO/Parliamentary Assembly: 50th annual NATO Parliamentary Assembly from 12 to 16 November in Venice
041104(#3624)
- NATO/Afghanistan: Hamid Karzai is elected new President of Afghanistan
- NATO: No Operational Plan for training in Iraq for two weeks - Carla del Ponte of ICTY speaks out
- EU/Arms: EU will continue to fight unlawful trade of small arms and light weapons
- EU/Iran: EU confirms support for IAEA - in Vienna, France, Germany and United Kingdom put compromise to Teheran
- EU/Middle East: 25 support concrete action proposed by Javier Solana to reactive implementation of Roadmap
- Spain/Terrorism
- EU/Iraq: Council adopts raft of assistance measures to Iraq, to be officially approved by Friday's European Council
- EU/Darfur: EU restates threat of sannctions and support for extended African Union mission
- EU/Ukraine: Javier Solana calls on Ukranian authorities to gurantee a second free and fair round
- EU/Defence: Maintenance policies ensure fleet's operational availability
- Spain/Exports
- Industry/Locheed Martin's profit
- Industry/EADS' Air Tanker
- Seminar/ISIS Europe
041103(#3623)
- NATO: SG hopes to introduce "culture of debate" at NATO
- NATO/Iraq: First stage begins in Stavanger - Military Committee discussions
- EU/Defence: EU lacks political resolve to develop ballistic missile defence capability with maritime component
- United States/Defence: United States continues development of missile shield
- Russia/Central Asia
- UN/Proliferation
- Iran/Prolifereation
- Proliferation/United States
- WEU/Assembly: Voting rights for new EU and NATO members
- Germany/Defence: Peter Struck announces closure of 105 Bundeswher sites
- Netherlands/Armaments
- India/Armaments
- Shapes/Staff Headquarters
041030(#3622)
- NATO/Iraq: NATO to train 1000 Iraqi officers annually
- NATO/Afghanistan: General Jones supports ISAF regrouping and Enduring Freedom - 500 to 1000 troops needed for expansion westward
- EU/Defence: France and Italy launch multi-mission frigate programme
- NATO/Caucasus
- France/Defence: Toward better information sharing between naval forces
- Industry: Restructuring of European naval armaments is under way
- NATO/Ukraine
041028(#3621)
- NATO/Afghanistan: Security should be strengthened for parliamentary elections, declares Mr. Cetin - but with no significant reinforcements says General Py
- EU/NATO/Middle East: Javier Solana welcomes Knesset's vote in favour of Gaza withdrawal plan - toward greater EU and NATO role in Middle East
- NATO/Iraq: Training in Stavanger in November
- United States/Defence: Cost of intervention in Iraq grows greater
- NATO/Central Asia
- NATO/Exercise
- EU/Sudan: EU to mobilise extra 80 million euro to support enlarged African Union mission to make Darfur safe
- EU/Colloquium: Humanitarian actors in War - Heroes or victims?
- EU/CFSP: EU prepares to send police mission to DRC - statement by EU chiefs of police, meeting in Warnsveld, adopted
- WEU/Nuclear: It is imperative that EU reflects on responses to possible nuclearattacks from terrorist groups
- NATO/Research: Vast security research network is being formed
- NATO/Armaments: Second technology and equipment exhibition in 2004
- Research: GRIP celebrates its 25th anniversary
041026(#3620)
- NATO/Kosovo: DHS deplores low rate of Kosovar Serb turnout for elections on Saturday
- EU/Sudan: Javier Solana acknowledges humanitarian progress in Darfur but regrets cease-fire violations
- EU/Iran/Nuclear: Teheran refuses to stop uranium enrichment activities but leaves door open to dialogue
- USA/Belarus: US sanctions and support for opposition
- EU/NATO: Absence of agreement between NATO, Malta and Cyprus is "complicationg" matters
- EU/WEU: European Union must strengthen capabilities in crisis prevention
- EU/Defence: Industry calls for caution when opening up defence markets
- EU/Military Exercise: Communication between Joint Chiefs of Staff works well during EOLO 2004 exercise
- Hungary/Defence
- Industry/France
- Europe/United States
041021(#3619)
- EU/Terrorism: Measures for fighting terrorism, protection of infrastructure, inter-bank cooperation and early warning system
- United States/Security: US to devote over $40 billion to homeland security funding in 2005
- NATO/Afghanistan: reflection begins on continuing operations in Afghanistan
- NATO/Iraq: preparations for NATO mission in Iraq continue - polemic in United Kingdom
- EU/Iran/Nuclear: France, United Kingdom and Germany continue mediation to convince Teheran to end its uranium enrichment activities
- EU/Belarus: Parliamentary elections and referendum are far from meeting democratic standards
- EU/Exercise: Communication and coordination military exercise between multibationaly armed military staffs
- NATO/Bosnia-Herzegovina
- EU/Syria
- Industry/A400M
- Conferences
041019(#3618)
- EU/WEU: WEU Assembly celebrates 50th anniversary and rekindles debate on collective defence
- NATO/Iraq: Operational plan for training mission will take at least another two weeks to prepare
- NATO/Asia: SG on tour of central asia
- EU/Macedonia: EU prepares new operations plan for mission in Macedonia
- EU/Georgia: European parliament calls for negotiated solution to conflicts in Ossetia and Abkhazia
- United Kingdom/United States/Missiles: Tony Blair agrees to allow US missile deployment
- EP/Armaments: MEPs seek more binding code of conduct and plan European Arms Export Agency
- Spain/Terrorism
- Atlantic Library
041015(#3617)
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO soon to reflect on rapprochement between NATO and US operations in AFghanistan
- NATO/Iraq: DHS hopes first NATO instructors will arrive in Iraq this year, if possible - Peter Struck's remarks stir up controversy
- NATO/Capabilities: NATO Member States must be better informed of requirements and cost of NATO missions, Michele Alliot-Marie says
- NATO/Russia: Sergei Ivanov justifies Russian counter-terrorism policy - Russia hopes to take part in operation active endeavour
- Canada/United States: Qualms about US Missile Defence Shield
- EU/Defence: Javier Solana appoints four Defence Agency directors
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Parliamentary support for ALTHEA operation
- EU/Sudan: EU reitrates concerns for Darfur and threats of sanctions
- EU/Balkans: At Carla del Ponte's request Council will step up pressure on Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia to fully cooperate with Hague tribunal
- NATO/Security: New communication and information system
041014(#3616)
- NATO/Capabilities: NATO Response Force has initial capability of 17,500 troops
- NATO/Afghanistan: USA wants greater NATO involvement in Afghanistan - Germany opposes amalgamating ISAF and enduring freedom
- NATO/Exercise
- Romania/Armaments
- Canada/Armaments
- Iraq/Defence
- EU/Middle East: EU calls for immediate cessation of Israeli military operations in Gaza - Solana announces measures to relaunch Roadmap
- EU/China: Bot explains Council needs more time to decide on lifting arms embargo and on human rights questions
- Switzerland/Defence
- EU/Iran: EU ready to take up "engagement policy" and various incentives if Teheran suspends uranium enrichment programme
- EU//Libya: Restrictions and embargo on arms exports lifted
- EU/Burma: EU applies further sanctions to Burma
- United States/Georgia
- Pakistan/Armaments
- EU/Turkey: European Union welcomes reduced military influence in Turkey but still hopes to strengthen civil control
- France/Armaments: France to order 8 new multi-mission frigates in 2005
- United States/Germany
- Germany/Turkey
041012(#3615)
- NATO/Iraq: Agreement on operation concept for training mission - numbers and dates still need work out
- NATO/Afghanistan: No major upset to election - collecting ballot boxes continues
- EU/Macedonia: EU police mission PROXIMA is extended by one year
- EU/China: United States and France still clash over lifting arms embargo on China
- EU/Syria: Damascus accepts WMD clause and hopes to sign association agreement end November on sidelines of Euro-Med Ministerial Conference
- EU/Sudan: Tony Blair calls for Battle Groups to be sent to Darfur
- EU/WEU: Stef Goris to be next President of WEU Assembly
- WEU: 50th anniversary of modified Brussels treaty
- EU/Defence: Defining an EU Strategic Concept
- France/Afghanistan
- EU/NATO/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Transfer of authority on 2 December
- Council of Europe: Assembly wants better protection of fundamental rights in Chechnya
- Iraq/France/United States
- France/United States
- NATO/Belgium
041007(#3614)
- EU/NATO/Afghanistan: Integration of structures of military command - Francesc Vendrell considers this useful but not urgent - description of situation two days away from Presidential election
- NATO/Iraq: NATO seeking agreement this week on operation concept
- NATO/France/Kosovo
- NATO/Defence: In Poiana Brasov, DHS announces NRF initial operational capability
- NATO/Bosnia-Herzegovina: New General at head of SFOR - EU and NATO demand arrest of Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: EU finalises ALTHEA military planning
- EU/Turkey: First go-ahead for opening talks on Turkey's European Union membership
- EU/United States/Middle East: US vetoes draft UN resolution on Israeli offensive in Gaza - EU considers Israeli operation disproportionate
- NATO/Capabilities: DHS calls on NATO members to keep sufficient defence budget
- NATO/Ukraine: Wolfowitz supports Ukranian membership of NATO and EU
- NATO/Kosovo
- EU/NATO/Italy/Research
- NATO/JFC Naples
- Industry/EADS
- Industry/Finnmeccanica
- Iran/Missiles
- Spain/France
041005(#3613)
- NATO/Iraq: Debates at Military Committee following General Jones mention of 3000 NATO soldiers being sent to Iraq
- NATO/Afghanistan: ISAF reinforcement ends - another three years needed to reconstruct Afghan army and police, President Karzai says
- NATO/EU/France: Raffarin urges for clarity and consistency in EU-NATO relations
- EU/Russia
- NATO/Czech Republic
- Proliferation/North Korea
- United States/South Korea
- EU/United States: Highly consensual meeting Thursday between Europeans and Americans - exchange of information, key to counter-terrorism
- NATO/Latvia
- EP/ESDP: Karl von Wogau says broad debate needed on EU's Security Strategy - Institute de Paris' White Paper good starting point
- NATO/Armaments: Seminar 6-8 October on controlling conventional weapons
- Industry/EADS Space
040930(#3612)
- NATO/Iraq: Admiral Johnson hopes training outside Iraq will begin 1 November - 77 instructors already in Iraq
- EU/Sudan: UN Special envoy for Darfur presses for larger African Union mission in Sudan
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Turkey, Canada, Chile, Norway, Argentina, Bulgaria, Switzerland and New Zealand to participate in ALTHEA mission
- EU/Kosovo: Javier Solana calls on Serbs of Kosovo to vote on 23 October
- EU/Armaments: Amnesty International again denounces loopholes in EU code of conduct on arms exports
- NATO/Air Space: Agreement on air space protection for baltic countries and Slovenia till March 2006
- NATO/Moldova: Secretary General called for "urgent" solution to conflict in Transdniestra
- Iraq/Germany: Germany to provide vehicles to Iraq
- NATO/Kosovo
- NATO/Afghanistan
- USA/Afghanistan
- Russia/ISAF
- Netherlands/Armaments
- France/Defence: French Defence Ministry expected to benefit from EUR 32.92 BN budget - half will be for equipment and research
- Industry: 28 companies to adopt common standards
- USA/Armaments
- France/Georgia
040928(#3611)
- NATO/Iraq: Operational details of agreement on training in Iraq to be finalised at Defence Council on 13 and 14 October
- EU/NATO: EU and NATO take stock of ALTHEA
- EU/NATO: Euro-MPs hope to "broaden" EU-NATO cooperation agenda
- OSCE/Afghanistan: OSCE support team arrives in Kabul
- France/Industry
- Poland/Armaments
- EU/Sudan: Solana to meet special UN envoy for Darfur region on Wednesday
- EU/Military personnel: Conference on soldiers who suffer post-mission stress disorders
- USA/Armaments
- NATO/Exercise: New "Destined Glory" exercise on Sardinian coast
- NATO/Russia: NATO-Russia procedual exercise
- NATO/Appointments: General Reith assumes position 30 September - General Schuwirth takes over from Admiral Garnett
- NATO/Russia
- NATO/Russia
- NATO/Uzbekistan
040923(#3610)
- NATO/Iraq: NATO to reach agreement on Wednesday evening on training of Iraqi armed forces
- EU/Armaments: Commission wants vote on better integration on Defence public procurement
- France/Defence
- NATO/Assembly: NATO Parliamentary delegation "impressed" by Turkey's progress towards EU membership
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Twenty-five endorse appointment of General John Reith at head of Althea to succeed Admiral Rainer Feist
- EU/WEU: Netherlands to wait a little longer before laying WEU to rest
- EU/Libya
- EU/Syria
- Czech Republic/Armaments
- NATO/Moldova
- NATO/Fellowship
040922(#3609)
- NATO/Iraq: Silence procedure until Wednesday noon - NATO very optimistic about early agreement
- NATO/Ukraine: NATO military committee discusses reform of Ukranian armed forces
- EU/United States: Europeans and Americans underline positive aspects of working together to combat terrorism
- EU/Industry
- NATO/Afghanistan: General Kujat regrets NATO member nations have still not made contributions necessary for better coverage of Afghanistan
- Turkey/Greece/Cyprus
- Russia/Terrorism
- Georgia/Defence
- Industry
- EU/Defence/Industry: Industry reaffirms support for new European Defence Industry - first European security research projects
- Netherlands/Defence: Henk Kamp clarifies certain Dutch armed forces reforms
- EU/Defence: European Union Institute of Security Studies presents white paper on European Defence
040921(#3608)
- NATO/Iraq: Discussion continues on training in Iraq after French and Belgian opposition to agreement Friday
- EU/Norway: Norway hopes to take part in EU Battle Groups
- EU/ESDP: European Gendermerie sees light of day in Noordwijk
- EU/ESDP: EU must have civil-military force of 15,000 to guarantee its security, independent group od experts says
- EU/ESDP: First meeting of European Defence Agency's board
- EU/ESDP: Germany and Netherlands sign agreement to form "Battle Group"
- EU/ESDP/Bosnia-Herzegovina: EU Defence Ministers take stock of Althea mission - contributors' committee soon to be set in place
- EU/Sudan: EP describes Darfur as comparable to genocide
- EU/WEU: Netherlands seeks to expedite disapperance of WEU
040916(#3607)
- NATO/Darfur: UN calls on NATO for support
- NATO/Iraq: NATO officials confident there will be rapid agreement on more extensive training mission
- NATO/Iraq: Iraqi President calls for further NATO assistance
- EU/Iraq: Al-Yawar calls on EU to do more to make Iraq safe for elections to be held in January 2005
- EU/Iraq: EU fact-finding mission to Iraq to prepare concrete aid proposals for civilian crisis management
- EU/Iran: 25 still calling for increased co-operation with IAEA
- EU/Sudan: Council increases pressure on Sudan authorities - Mission to assess AU police needs arrives in Addis Ababa
- NATO/Exercise: Exercise in Aerbaijan cancelled after Visa refusal
- NATO/Caucasus
- NATO/Kosovo
- EU/Defence: Informal EU Defence Ministers' meeting - first meeting of European Defence Agency's board
- EU/ESDP: Gijs de Vries, Annalisa Giannella, Jean-Paul Perruche and Nick Witney take stock of missions and look at future
- EU/Belarus: EU warns Lukachenko about 17 October elections and referendum on Constitutional changes
- OSCE/Bulgaria: President underlines difficulties in relations between members and OSCE impenetrability
- NATO/Opinion poll: Two thirds of Europeans and Americans consider NATO essential for security
040914(#3606)
- NATO/EU: NATO SG calls for enhanced cooperation with European Union
- EU/CFSP: Javier Solana underlines NATO's irreplacable nature and insists on mutual respect and cost-sharing - five years of ESDP is assessed
- France/Armaments
- EU/Transatlantic relations: In Berlin, Ambassador Schanabel underlines role of EU and US as "stabilizers" - Edouard Balladur says Washington must realise it needs European Ally
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina
- WEU/United States: US doubts EU's ability to act with resolve on world stage
- EU/United States: Three-Quarters of Europeans disapprove foreign policy of Bush administration - other "transatlantic trends"
- NATO/Russia: NATO needs militarily-strong Russia, General James Jones says
- EU/Sudan: European Union awaits go-ahead from African Union - Powell describes atrocities in Darfur as genocide
- NATO/Iraq
040909(#3605)
- NATO/Russia: Extraordinary NATO-Russia Council condemns hostage-taking and undertakes to strengthen cooperation against terrorism
- NATO/EU/Russia: Russian President does not consider NATO an "enemy" but neither does he consider it as effective military tool - ambiguous remarks on Ukraine's candidature to NATO
- NATO/Iraq: First examination of SG's proposals
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: EU takes first step in ALTHEA military planning - generation of forces conference on 14 September
- EU/Iran: EU calls on Teheran to intensify co-operation with Iran, recommends dialogue and rejects threats
- EU/USA/Syria
- EU/Sudan: Intense contacts between EU, AU and Sudanese authorities
- EU/NATO/France: Michele Alliot-Marie says Europe should not have any complexes with regard to NATO
- EU/Iraq
- NATO/Finland/Sweden
- Russia/Armaments
- Russia/Armaments
- Israel/Armaments
040907(#3604)
- EU/Iraq: Report this week on NATO mission in Iraq - Poland says forces from multinational division will be maintained until January
- Russia/Terrorism: Condemnation of hostage-taking in Northern Ossetia - Council of Europe deplores "blood bath"
- Terrorism: Italy wants EU anti-terrorist policy strengthened
- NATO/Exercise: Main NATO Air Exercise 6-16 September
- Japan/Defence: Restructuring for greater responsiveness
- EU/Defence
- Industry
- EU/Middle East: Bot considers Israel is ready to accept greater EU role in Middle East
- EU/Iraq: Europeans wish to help reconstruction in Iraq but consider security is insufficient for presence on ground
- EU/Africa: Twenty-five remain concerned about Darfur
- EU/Iran
- Terrorism/Spain
- EU/Armaments: Debate is launched on opening public defence procurement in Europe to competition
- Australia/Armaments
- Romania/Armaments
- Industry
- Russia/Defence
- NATO/Ukraine
040903(#3603)
- EU/NATO/Afghanistan: Michele Alliot-Marie and Andre Flahaut in Kabul on Thursday - Stock taken of reinforcements in men and material
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Admiral Feist says Athea will be "very visible" in Bosnia-Herzegovina - possible adoption of operations concept in mid-September
- NATO/Russia/attack
- NATO/Kosovo: French General Yves de Kermabon heads KFOR in Kosovo - UNMIK attempts to convince Serbians in province to take part in elections on 23 October
- NATO/Bosnia-Heregovina: SFOR arrests two Bosnian Serbs suspected of helping Radovan Karadzic
- NATO/Bosnia-Herzegovina: SFOR seizes big arms cache
- EU/Armaments: European parliament sub-committee on defence calls for binding EU code of conduct on arms exports
- EU/Agency/recruitment: Call for candidates to posts of future European Defence Agency
- Russia/armaments
- Australia/armaments
040831(#3602)
- EU/Iraq: Iraqi Prime Minister is invited to Summit of EU Heads of State and Government in November, in Bruxelles
- NATO/Iraq: NTIM-I begins work - Conference on future of troops in Iraq on 2 and 3 September in Warsaw
- NATO/Afghanistan: UN expresses concern despite strengthening of ISAF
- EU/United States: US forces redeployment plan will bring about greater EU cooperation in military field
- Denmark/Defence: Denmark to have 51 Leopard 2A4 DK Battle Tanks by end of year
- Ukraine/Army: Ukranian army to be cut by over two thirds by 2015
- NATO/Russia: DHS condemns terrorist attack against Russian aircraft
- OSCE: OSCE reform on Sotchi Summit agenda
- NATO/Bulgaria
040805(#3601)
- NATO/Afghanistan: Reserve battalions for elections not yet formed
- UN/EU/Sudan: Koffi Annan reitrates threat of sanctions against Khartoum - EU political and Security Committee meets Thursday
- EU/Moldova: EU asks Russia for diplomatic intervention to end crisis in transnitria
- Nuclear proliferation: North Korea ready to deploy missiles able to reach US territory
- NATO/Russia: Russian nuclear site security exercise attented by NATO - Russia expected to take part in NATO exercise in September
- NATO/France
- NATO/JFCN
- Armaments
- Armaments
- United Kingdom/Defence: With spending up and numbers down, United Kingdom hopes to adapt armed forces to 21st century
- Denmark/Defence: Reorganisation of Danish Defence will place emphasis on participation in international missions and strategic transport
- NATO/publications
040803(#3600)
- NATO/Iraq: NATO training mission to be sent to Iraq in very near future but many issues are deferred till September
- EU/NATO/Afghanistan: Security conditions still very difficult for Afghans - analysis by Francesc Vendrell
- NATO/Olympic Games: NRBC battalion deployed in Greece
- UN/EU/Sudan: Sudan has thirty days in which to put an end to Darfur situation under threat of international sanctions
- EU/Sudan: EU team of civil and military experts to leave for Sudan Tuesday
- Iran/Nuclear
- EU/NATO/Bosnia-Herzegovina: EU and NATO membership out of question until Radovan karadzic is arrested, Colin Powell warns
- EU/ESDP: Support for sending parliamentary delegation to Bosnia-Herzegovina
- EU/ESDP: Nick Witney appointed Chief executive of Defence Agency
- EP/United States: Gunter Burghardt says rapprochement between EU and United States is expected in 2005
- EU/Afghanistan/Elections: Commission mobilises additional EUR 9 Million
040728(#3599)
- NATO/Iraq: Discussions still difficult on aid to Iraq
- NATO/Ukraine: Ukraine syas it's not ready to join NATO
- NATO/NAC: No holidays for Ambassadors
- NATO/Afghanistan: Medecins Sans Frontiers withdraws from Afghanistan due to insecurity and co-opting of humanitarian aid by coalition
- NATO/Afghanistan: Franco-German brigade takes command of Multinational brigade in Kabul
- NATO
- United Nations/Sudan: United States still hoping for Security Council vote this week
- EU/Sudan: EU thretens Sudan with international sanctions
- EU/Macedonia
- Industry
- NATO/Kosovo: NATO and United Nations challenge criticism by Human Rights Watch
- EU/ISS: Annual conference of Institute of Security Studies 10 September in Paris
- EU/WEU: Conference on Defence systems on 16 and 17 September in Enschede
- EU/Defence: Statute and regime applicable to staff of future European Defence Agency as well as to national posted experts and military
040727(#3598)
- NATO/Afghanistan: Decision to send troops for elections - Italian battalion from NRF will take part
- NATO/Iraq: Decision this week
- NATO/EU: NATO examines transfer of SFOR to Althea in Bosnia-Herzegovina
- EU/Middle East: Javier Solana calls for work to continue on Israel's withdrawal from Gaza strip
- WEU Assembly: Commemoration of signing of 1954 protocols
- United Kingdom/Defence
- Iraq/Russia
- Baltic States/Defence: France urges for greater cooperation with Baltic states in European Defence
- Austria/Defence: Army Reform commission recommends cutting Austrian forces by half by 2010
- United States/Defence
- NATO/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Rajko bandula to be handed over to ICTY
- NATO/Kosovo: Human Rights Watch denounces KFOR failings during Riots in Kosovo in March
- NATO/Kosovo
- NATO/Olympic Games
- Industry
040723(#3597)
- NATO/Afghanistan: First ISAF transport aircraft
- NATO/Kosovo: KFOR prepared to prevent more violence, General Kujat says
- NATO/Iraq: Military Committee works on Iraq's proposals
- EU/Iraq: Iraq's neighbours concerned about country's instability
- EU/NATO/Exercises: Provisional programme for EU military and crisis management exercises 2005-2009
- NATO/Serbia
- EU/Middle East: Egypt and EU optimistic about how situation will develop in Palestinian terrritories and about restructuring of security forces
- NATO/Olympic: Assesing security measures - more NATO assistance
- NA/Parliamentary Assembly: European Security Strategy for improving political dialogue with NATO
- NATO/Hostages: Condemnation of hostage-taking
- Industry: New co-operation in Anti-Missile Systems
040720(#3596)
- NATO/Iraq: Report on Iraq mission is now on table of North Atlantic Council
- EU/Iraq: EU partially lifts arms embargo on Iraq
- Iraq/Poland: Poland to maintain reduced troop numbers in Iraq until end of 2005
- NATO/Afghanistan: Eurocorps vanguard in Afghanistan
- Afghanistan: ISAF has helped false members of US special forces units wihich detained Afghanistan illegally
- NATO/Macedonia: NATO SG DHS welcomes agreement on laws governing territorial organisation in Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- NATO/Balkans: SG visits Belgrade
- EU/Middle East: Javier Solana on Middle East tour
- EU/Iran: EU concern over follow-up to Kazemi affair
- France/Mediterranean: In support of Mediterranean Defence Partnership and greater military cooperation between France and Algeria
- EU/Security Strategy
- EU/Macedonia/Turkey
- EU/USA: Bill Clinton supports Turkish accession to EU
- Australia/Terrorism: Military exercise for meeting terrorist attacks
- NATO/Equipment: Roles Royce is going to build NATO Submarine Defence Systems for Eur 70 million
040715(#3595)
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO announces decision in one or two weeks on composition of elections security force
- NATO/Balkans: NATO rejects ICTY accusations - visits to Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia-Montenegro
- NATO/Iraq: NATO to envisage protection of future elections in Iraq
- NATO/Iraq: Iraqi Foreign Minister underlines urgency of training and calls for more important NATO and UN role
- United States/Poland/Czech Republic
- United States/Canada
- United States/Air Defence
- NATO/Olympic Games
- EU/Iraq: Iraqi government calls for more direct assistance and greater EU political visibility in Baghdad, Zebari
- EU/Iraq: EU is determined to pursue economic and political reconstruction aid to country
- EU/Middle East: EU opposed to separation wall
- EU/OSCE
- NATO/Military: Euromil meeting with NATO SG on personnel's living and working conditions
- EU/Defence: Green light for European Defence Agency and Athena mission - Washington expected to keep troops in Bosnia
- Armaments/USA
- Armaments/Belgium
040713(#3594)
- NATO/Iraq: NATO liason officers remain in Iraq
- UN/Afghanistan: Presidential and legislative elections are postponed
- NATO/Olympic Games: Greece seeks further NATO assistance
- NATO Assembly/Balkans: Closer EU-NATO co-operation in Balkans
- United Kingdom/Russia: Iraq, fight against terrorism, military co-operation
- NATO/Kosovo
- Armaments
- EU/Defence: Work on Defence Agency makes good progress
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Amnesty International calls on future European Union mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina to respect detainees' rights
- NATO/EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: UN Security Council extends mandate of NATO mission and welcomes arrival of EU task force
- NATO/human trafficking: NATO does not want its troops mixed up in human trafficking
- NATO/Exercise: US majestic eagle 04 exercise close to Moroccan coastline
- Industry: EADS seeking closer relationship with British in military aeronautics
- Bosnia-Herzegovina/ICTY
040709(#3593)
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO awaits state's commitments for ensuring security at elections
- NATO/Iraq: Admiral Johnson returns to Brussels - possible visit by Iraqi Prime Minister
- NATO/EU: Joint Solana-DHS visit to mark transfer of mission in Bosnia
- NATO/EU/Netherlands: DHS welcomes Dutch contribution to ISAF
- NATO/Defence: France invites NATO
- NATO/JFC/Inauguration of CC-Mar HQ Naples
- NATO/Treaty on people smuggling
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Euro 72 Million for EU mission in Bosnia headed by British General A. D. Leakey
- NATO/NRF: Current responsabilities within NRF
- NATO/Balkans: Border control command post exercise
- Iraq/Morocco
- NATO/Afghanistan
040708(#3592)
- NATO/Afghanistan: Allies must decide on troop reinforcement at election time - composition of Provincial Teams
- NATO/Afghanistan: Denmark to increase troops in 2005
- NATO/Iraq: Start of NATO exploratory mission in Iraq
- NATO/Switzerland: NATO wants Switzerland to get more involved in Afghanistan and Iraq
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: EU puts final touches to Bosnian mission
- EU/Police: expected to have European police force in first six months of 2005
- Hungary
- Research/Industry
040706(#3591)
- NATO/Afghanistan: Spain expected to double troop number in Afghanistan
- NATO/Iraq: fact-finding mission in Iraq - Discussion in full swing to define NATO training role
- NATO/Georgia
- Iraq: Former coalition commander says there's a need for focusing on training Iraqi security forces
- Iraq: Hans Blix requests gradual reduction in US support for new government and return of UN inspectors
- EU/Defence: Priorities of EU in Bosnia-Herzegovina and development of EU Military capability
- Bosnia-Herzegovina: Different reactions following dismissal of Bosnian Serbs
- Romania
- NATO/EU: In support of strong Transatlantic relations and development of ESDP in way complementary to NATO
- NATO/United States: NATO denies its SG had sharply criticised Bush administration as reported in New Yor Times
- EU/Institute for Security Studies: 2003 Report
- NATO/Kosovo
- NATO/JFC
- NATO/SHAPE
040701(#3590)
- NATO/Summit: "The Credibility of NATO is on the Line" with commitment to respect Istanbul promises for Afghanistan warns Doug Bereuter
- NATO/Summit: President Bush still pursuing NATO's "Great Purpose"
- NATO/Turkey: Mr. Erdogan describes Summit as "Crowning Success" which wants NATO to orientate itself towards peace-keeping missions
- EU/Turkey: Mr. Erdogan hopes the 25 share the opinion of George Bush on Turkey's access to EU
- EU/Armaments Agency: appointment of executive director in mid-July
- Armamments
- EU/Appointments: Javier Solana will be first EU Minister of Foreign Affairs - Manuel Durao Barroso to head Commission
- EU/Iraq: Commission eager to discus partnership proposals with new Iraqi administration
- EU/Serbia: Javier Solana pleased with election of Boris Tadic
- EU/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Support for future EU mission
- EU/Military personnel: Meeting between Euromil and EU Military Staff on living conditions for Military personnel
- EU/USA: Dromoland Summit reaffirms strategic importance of Trans-Atlantic relationship
040630(#3589)
- Istanbul Summit: Different interpretations of minimum agreement on Iraq
- NATO/Afghanistan: Hamid Karzai calls on NATO to strengthen its presence in all urgency
- NATO/Russia: Co-operation developping
- NATO/Ukraine: NATO express concerns about respect for human rights in Ukraine but keeps "Door open"
- NATO/Middle East: NATO Summit launches Istanbul Cooperation Initiative with Middle East and reinforces Mediterranean Dialogue
- NATO/EAPC: Reinforcement of Euro-Atlantic Partnership
- Document: The Istanbul Declaration "Our Security in a New Era"
- Document: Istanbul Summit Communique
040629(#3588)
- NATO/Iraq: NATO "encourages" members to help Iraq transform its army - suport for provisional sovereign government as from Monday
- Istanbul Summit: Agreement on extending ISAF mandate
- Istanbul Summit: NATO determined to implement Prague decisions
- NATO/Balkans: NATO officially decides to hand over peace keeping mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina to European Union at end of year
- NATO/Enlargement: First Summit for seven new member states
- NATO/Moldova
- EU/NATO/Afghanistan: First commitment of Eurocorps outside Europe, Afghanistan will also be test for EU/NATO co-operation
- NATO/NRF: First change in command of Rapid Reaction Force - NRBC battalion be fully operational
- NATO at cross-raods: Afghanistan, Iraq, Near and Middle East, North Africa
- USA/Defence
- EU/USA: Dromoland Summit reaffirms strategic importance of trans-atlantic relationship
040626(#3587)
- NATO/Summit: NATO to strengthen its presence in Afghanistan
- NATO/Summit: Decision to help train Iraqi army is on track
- Council of Europe/Iraq: Parliamentary assembly calls on 45 member states to contribute to multinational force in Iraq
- NATO/Greece: AWACS, NRBC battalion and NATO maritime surveillance for security at Olympic games
040624(#3586)
- NATO/Summit: In Istanbul 26 members of Alliance try to remain united over Iraq and respect commitments on Afghanistan
- NATO/Afghanistan: Fifty NGOs demand more than PRTs
- EU/United States: Saturdays debate to open with adoption of seven joint declarations - agreement on Gallileo/GPS interoperability
- EU/United States: Joint Declarations against terrorism
- EU/United States: continuation of nuclear decommissioning programmes in North Korea and Iran
- EU/Middle East: Quartet meets in Taba on Thursday
- OSCE/Moldova
- OSCE/Security
- EU/NATO/Military: In support of harmonising living and working conditions of EU and NATO troops
- NATO/Bosnia: NATO presses hunt for Radovan Karadzic
- NATO/Departure
040622(#3585)
- NATO/Summit: NATO's SG gets members to face their responsibilities: increase their means to the level of their goals and adapt to 21st century
- NATO/Russia: tense discussions between parliamentarians
- NATO/Kosovo: DHS welcomes appointment of Soeren Jessen-Petersen
- NATO/EU: Final proposals for take-over from NATO in Bosnia-Herzegovina
- NATO/OSCE: Support for better cooperation
- EU/Mediterranean/Middle-East: European Council approves strategic partnership report - Summit with the United States on 26 June
- EU/New Neighbours: EU supports good neighbours policy and calls on commission to unveil its first action plans
- EU/Turkey: EU confirms negotiations will begin with Turkey in December if Copenhagen criteria are respected
- EU/Proliferation/WMD: EU wants to combat proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction more effectively
- NATO/Exercise: From 20 June to 2 July in Black Sea
- NATO/Training
040617(#3584)
- NATO/Summit: Agenda of Istanbul Summit
- NATO/Iraq: NATO cannot "close its eyes" to Iraqi government request - informal discussion continue
- NATO/Croatia: Croatia hopes to integrate NATO by 2007 at latest
- NATO/Ukraine: preparing for NATO/Ukraine Summit in Istanbul
- NATO/Gibraltar: Germany announces withdrawal from mission to protect straits end June
- NATO/Summit: Human Rights Watch calls on Turkey to respect freedom to demonstrate ta Istanbul Summit
- NATO/Kosovo
- EU/Defence: Future Dutch presidency of EU to focus efforts on developing EU's military and civil capability
- EU/Defence: European Council should insist on EU operation planning cells being active by end of year at latest
- EU/Afghanistan
- NATO/Russia: Multinational exercise for reacting to terrorist attack
- NATO/Exercise: "Clean Hunter 2004(NC04)"
- NATO/Research: three research teams rewarded for work on earthquakes
- Defence/Industry: Moves for increasing European defence budgets
040615(#3583)
- NATO/Iraq: "All is possible" in discussions on NATO involvement in Iraq - United States does not expect troops but other forms of assistance
- NATO: on 15 June Joint Command South and on 16 June Joint Command North East will close their doors
- EU/Defence: uncertainty on start of European Weapons Agency's activities
- NATO/Exercise: First exercise in Czech Republic
- EU/Intelligence: European Union not yet ready to set up European CIA
040611(#3582)
- NATO/Summit: Afghanistan, NATO reform, Partners and Iraq main themes at Summit 28-29 June - NATO SG says this will "demonstrate that the transatlantic community remains a powerful force for positive change"
- NATO/Iraq: Views differ at G8 over sending NATO to Iraq - promises to cancel debt but no specific amounts are mentioned
- G8/WMD: G8 plan against Weapons of Mass Destruction - "concerns" about North Korea and Iran
- EU/Iraq: Romano Prodi and Javier Solana welcome UN Resolution
- EU/France/United Kingdom: Defence Ministers set timeflame fro air/naval cooperation
- EU/Germany: Peter Struck is hospitalised
- WEU/China: WEU Assembly proposes regular trans-atlantic dialogue on Chinese participation in international space programme
- Space: experts prepare future European space programme
040608(#3581)
- NATO/Ukraine: Mr. DHS underlines "considerable potential of cooperation - democratic reforms are "crucial condition" for strategic transport agreement
- NATO/Afghanistan: ISAF takes control of Kabul airport
- WEU/Assembly: WEU Assembly requests more parliamentary control of European Defence and Security Policies
- WEU/Assembly: WEU Assembly underlines need for genuine cross-border cooperation to deal with new terrorist threats
- WEU/Assembly: Baltic states invited to join modified treaty of Brussels - Peter Struck speaks of situation in Iraq and Afghanistan
- WEU/Assembly: Giving sufficient means to European Armaments Agency
- WEU/Assembly: projectable European Land Forces to be developped, WEU Assembly says
040603(#3580)
- NATO/Summit: SG to propose reforms in Istanbul to ensure member states keep commitment
- NATO/Summit: Ukranian President invited to Istanbul Summit
- NATO/United States: US considers Istanbul Summit will not decide to send NATO troops to Iraq
- NATO Assembly: ISAF to be reinforced in Istanbul to avoid failure in Afghanistan
- NATO Assembly: Slovakia appeal for political commitment from NATO in Kosovo
- NATO Assembly: More resources for IAEA, says Dr. El Baradei
- NATO Assembly: Mr. Bereuter considers that next enlargement Summit should be set for 2007 at latest
- NATO Assembly: Pierre Lellouche expected to be President
- WEU Assembly Session: European Security and Defence not be left without parliamentary surveillance
- EU/Defence: Vensusberg group recommends establishment of security
- Russia/Weapons: Russia joins US initiative against Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Russia/NATO: Still worries about NATO enlargement
040527(#3579)
- NATO/Summit: Decision by Friday on whether to invite Ukranian President to Istanbul - Discussion still under way on holding NATO-Russia Summit
- NATO/EU/Kosovo: Harri Holkeri leaves Kosovo post
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO forces in Afghanistan must be rapidly expanded to prevent failure, Pierre Lellouche warns
- NATO/EU: No formal meeting with EU planned at Istanbul Summit
- NATO/Iraq: Belgium will not veto Istanbul Summit decision on NATO role but will not provide troops
- EU/Middle East/Iraq: Solana suggests sending monitors to Gaza to assess Israeli withdrawal - cautious welcome to draft resolution on Iraq
- EU/Ivory Coast: EU concerned at Guy-Andre Kieffer's disappearance
- EU/NATO: EU Presidency work document on cooperation with NATO
- WEU Assembly: First part of annual session
- NATO/Balkans: Visit of SG
- NATO/Exercise: Demonstration of interoperability of armies in Norway as from 31 May
040525(#3578)
- NATO/Afghanistan: Belgium doubles contingent in Afghanistan - DHS "convinced" further ISAF contributions will follow
- NATO/Balkans: NATO visit - On Friday in Sarajevo, SG to say he hopes Istanbul summit won't take a decision on Bosnia's participation in Partnership for Peace
- NATO enlargement: Croatia, Albania and Macedonia co-ordinate accession efforts
- NATO/Kosovo: New KFOR command in September
- NATO/Iraq: British command in southern Iraq?
- NATO/Parliamentary Assembly: Afghanistan, Iraq, EU-NATO relations at center od discussions at Parliamentaly Assembly in Bratislava
- EU/Defence: European Union struggles to fill capability gap
- EU/Defence: France and Italy to review "multi-mission" frigate fleets by 2017
- International Criminal Court: US calls for immunity of US Military to be renewed
- Unites States Today: Shock and Change - ifri report
040520(#3577)
- NATO/Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan presents Individual Action Plan for Partnership and hopes to come closer to Atlantic Structures
- NATO/Afghanistan: SG calls on Member nations to provide means promised to stabilise country
- NATO/Ukraine: SG hopes to sign agreement on NATO use of Ukrainian transport planes on 6-7 June
- NATO/Mediterranean Dialogue: Visit of Deputy SG to six countries to prepare strenghening of Mediterranean Dialogue at Istanbul Summit
- EU/Defence: EU expected to have crisis situation battle groups deployable within fortnight
- NATO/Iraq: Schroeder casts doubt on NATO's ability to succeed in Iraq
- Defence spending cut in Greece and Turkey
- NATO/Australia: First Australian speech to NATO Council
- Trans-atlantic cooperation: Industrial cooperation and new European Weapons Agency
040518(#3576)
- NATO/Summit: SG says allied stance on major NATO role in Iraq remains uncertain
- NATO/Afghanistan: Eurocorps expected to ensure command of ISAF in Afghanistan on 11 August
- NATO: Visit of SG to Romania
- NATO/Terrorism: According to Gijs de Vries, trans-atlantic co-operation is "crucial" but won't stop differences arising
- EU/Defence: European Weapons Agency and EU Operational Planning Units have to be up-and-running by end 2004
- EU/Exercises: EU to analyse its capability to manage crisis without calling on NATO
- EU/Defence: France and Germany hope to continue strengthening cooperation - European Security and Defence college to be set up
- EU/Armaments: Amnesty International points to insufficient control of Arms exports by European Union
040513(#3575)
- NATO/Portugal/Spain: AWACS deployed for Euro 2004 and Spanish Royal wedding - discussion still under way on security at Olympic games
- Armaments cooperation: "Knowledge-based warfare" - harmonised requirements and resources
- NATO/AGS: Next steps in Alliance Ground Surveillance Programme
- EU/Defence: EU Rapid Reaction Force, European Weapons Agency, new EU objectives in Military capability till 2010 on EU Defence Ministers' agenda for Monday in Bruxelles
- Terrorism/G8: Interpol welcomes United States and G8 commitment to notify lost or stolen passports
- EU/United States: Tom Ridge and Antonio Vitorino welcome importance of transatlantic cooperation for strengthening border security
- Armaments: Eurocopter delivers its first NH90
- EU/US re-establishing of borders and controls for EURO 2004, Olympic games... Marriage of Prince in Spain - USA thinks "there's still a lot of work to do" to ensure security of Olympic games
040511(#3574)
- NATO/Military Committee: General Kujat expresses confidence - PRTs will be ready by Istanbul Summit as planned - Eurocorps will take over ISAF command in August - Meetings with Russia, Ukraine and partners
- NATO/Iraq: Istanbul brings move toward consensus on major NATO role
- NATO/CDNA: National Armaments Directors discuss new ways to counter terrorism
- NATO/Greece: SACEUR confirms contribution to Olympic Games security
- EU/United States: Colin Powell says US role is essential in development of European Union
- EU/United States: Antonio Vitorino and Gijs de Vries on visit to United States - G8 on counter-terrorism
040506(#3573)
- NATO/COUNCIL: Information exchange on Iraq - Poland to keep same forces till end of year - US to take over control Spanish zones
- NATO/Summit: No change to Istanbul Summit despite discovering terrorist plot
- NATO/Afghanistan: Meeting with non-NATO ISAF contrbutor countries - progress in securing heavy weapons in Kabul
- NATO/Telecommunication: Aliance replaces its telecommunications system with satellite (SATCOM) - joint ocnsortium from France, Italy and Britain wins tender
- NATO/AWACS: Spain requires AWACS protection during royal wedding
- Black Down nuclear terrorism exercise envisages attack on NATO headquarters
- Middle East: Quartet replaces evacuation of Israeli colonies in Gaza strip and West Bank in context of Roadmap
- United States/EU: US welcomes enlargement and supports prospects of membership by Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey
- EU/WEU: Views differ over parliamentary control of ESDP
040504(#3572)
- NATO/Summit: SG visits Ankara
- NATO/SHAPE/Integration/Baltron: Baltic Navies Integrate - Baltron Squadron already formed in 1988
- NATO/AGS: Tips consortium explores exact definition of programme and development
- NATO/Terrorism: Tunisian port of call for NATO ships
- EU/US/Terrorism: US and European Terrorism lists
- EU/WEU/CIS: Cooperation agreement between WEU and CIS Assemblies to fight together against international terrorism
- EU/Iran: Iran's nuclear programme, Iraq and Middle East are discussed by Kamal Kharazzi, Javier Solana and Romano Prodi
- NATO/Balkans: DHS welcomes new FYROM President Branko Crvenkovski
040430(#3571)
- NATO/Military Council: Bi-Annual Meeting of Chiefs of Defence based on Afghanistan operation and necessary resources - General Secretary's appeal to finalise extension process to five new PRTs as possible
- NATO/Summit: SG's visit to Turkey
- European Defence: Karl von Wogau presents Kangaroo Groop's 10 point plan
- Libya: Colonel calls for demilitarisation of Mediterranean
- NATO/CNAD: Exhibition on equipment and technologies for Defence against terrorism
- EU/Constitution /ESDP: Controversial debate over Constitution and Iraq
040428(#3570)
- NATO/SG visits Slovenia - contribution of small countries is also very important - Istanbul Summit will confirm commitment strategy
- NATO/Norway: SG's visit to Oslo where he reiterates NATO's role in Iraq
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO visit
- NATO: Certification of AWACS fleet
- NATO/SHAPE/Mediterranean Dialogue: NATO ships visit Morocco
- EP/Anti-Personnel Mines: parliament calls on 25 to speak with one voice at Nairobi Summit
- EU/General Affairs Council/Balkans: Council adopts "General Concept" of future EU operations in Bosnia
040423(#3569)
- NATO/Kosovo: Ambassadors visit after last month's violence - debate on whether to appoint NATO political representative
- NATO/Greater Middle East: Initiative at the Istanbul summit?
- NATO/Partners/CPEA Meeting
- South-East Europe/NATO: Regional summit - Move to establish NATO HQ in Sarajevo following SFOR's departure
- Iraq/Spanish withdrawal: Poland seeks to fill void but also thinking of withdrawing its troops
- NATO/Afghanistan: Continued implementation of Phases 1 and 2 extending ISAF mission - meeting with non-NATO contributor members
- NATO/Russia: Agreement on status of forces before end of year
- EU/Croatia: favourable opinion from commission on beginning accession negotiations with Croatia
- EU/Trans-Atlantic relations
040421(#3568)
- NATO/EU: Neither Spain nor NATO want to comment on Spanish decision to withdraw troops from Iraq
- Iraq/Spain/NATO: Regrets over Spanish government's decision to withdraw its troops - discussions continue on possible NATO role
- NATO/Ukraine: Visit of SG to Kiev
- EU/Iraq: Foreign Ministers are unanimously in favour of UN resolution providing a framework for sovereignity transfer in Iraq, in a context comparable to Vietnam
- EU/Kosovo: EU says "Criteria before status" for Kosovo but talks on status have not begun - changes to UNMIK
- NATO/AGS: NATO chooses "tips" consortium (headed by EADS) to develop central AGS ground surveillance capacity for manned and unmanned air platforms
040417(#3567)
- NATO/Enlargement: Formal welcoming of seven new member states to SHAPE - General Jones - This is peaceful expansion - NATO bases on their territory? More a strengthened temporary presence - Air policing is "not exclusive" in relation to Russia
- NATO/Iraq: Lord Robertson believes that NATO has to make decision in Istanbul on commitment in Iraq - importance of permanent coalitions
- NATO/EU: NAC/COPS Meeting on Monday
- NATO: Seminar on preparing NATO for the future
- NATO/AGS: One of largest contracts of recent times could go to EADS
040414(#3566)
- NATO/Russia: DHS on Moscow visit - Continued strengthening of relations - Moscow confirms its position on NATO enlargement - problems concern air patrols and CFE treaty - Putin is invited to Istanbul - Russian military mission at SHAPE and ACT
- EU/Defence: EU Chiefs of Defence welcome new chairman of military committee capabilities and EU takeover of SFOR
- NATO/Enlargement: Belgian F-16s patrol Baltic skies
- NATO/Georgia: President Saakshavili presents individual action programme
040408(#3565)
- NATO Foreign Ministers approve Operations Plan for ISAF expansion in Afghanistan, make declaration on terrorism - discussion on NATO role in Iraq- concern about Kosovo
- NATO-Russia Council meets for first time at 27 -fight against terrorism, Balkans, CFE Treaty
- EU/Defence: EU Defence ministers developing "Battle Groups" for 2007 (some for 2005) -importance of rapid planning- UN mandate
- EU/Defence: Planning Cell for EU civilian and military Operations expected to be operational in second half of year
- EU/Defence/Bosnia-Herzegovina: Council expected to approve "General Concept" for EU take-over from NATO in Bosnia-Herzegovina at end of April - Who's responsible for tracking down war criminals?
- EU/Defence: EU Defence ministers want June decision to get Armament Agency up and running by end 2004
- EU/Defence/Iraq: French Defence Minister adamant France will not back NATO intervention in Iraq unless UN and Iraqi government take control
- EU/Defence/Solidarity clause
040406(#3564)
- NATO/Enlargement: flag raising ceremony for the largest alliance expansion for 55 years
- NATO/SHAPE/Enlargement: Ceremony at European HQ 15 April
- NATO/ISAFexpansion: three apache helicopters arrive in Kabul
040402(#3563)
- NATO/Terrorism: 3rd conference under auspieces of NATO-Russia Council - response to Greece's request for support is prepared - Portuguese request for AWACS protection
- Accession by seven countries: Military integration process must continue
- NATO/Afghanistan: OPLAN in near future? - Berlin conference: $4.4 billion in aid
- NATO: Former SG Robertson joins Cohen group
- NATO/Afghanistan: NATO civil representative for Afghanistan calls for international and NATO engagement in country
- EU/Defence: EU Military capability, European weapons agency and SFOR handover to EU on agenda of informal EU defence ministers' meeting on Monday and Tuesday
040331(#3562)
- NATO: 26-member alliance - The door remains open: 3 candidates waiting - Bush stresses importance of relations with Russia
- WEU/Assembly: NATO and SHAPE meetings
- United States/Troop reduction abroad: Troops cut by half in Germany? - Rumsfeld says it is all speculation, with consultation only beginning
- EU/European Council/Terrorism: Twenty-five to undertake cooperation in earnest in common fight against terrorism, supporting coordinator - confidential list of countries still not implementing instructions adopted after 11 September
- Afghanistan/NATO: DHS at Berlin conference - elections postponed till september
040326(#3561)
- NATO/Enlargement: ceremony at White House on 29 March is confirmed -DHS to attend
- NATO/Afganistan: NATO Council agrees to assist elections within its capabilities
- NATO/Kosovo: Ambassadors await report on lessons learned from events last week for restructuring forces in Balkans
- NATO/Enlargement/Airspace: Airspace od Baltic states covered from 29 March - Russian annoyance
- NATO/Serbia: Prime Minister Kostunica confirms his country's wish to integrate Euro-Atlantic structures, including PFP
- Macedonia/EU/NATO: Accessions envisaged
- Spain/NATO/International Operations: Madrid contemplates strengthening Spanish contingent in Afganistan
- France/Russia: President Chirac on visit to Moscow
- Atlantic Library
040324(#3560)
- NATO/Kosovo: Additional troops - deployment of strategic reserve
- NATO/Visits: DHS in Hungary
- Afganistan/ISAF/Enduring Freedom: General Barno encourages creation of new PRTs
- NATO/Ukraine: Commission meeting - Host nation support agreement- call for freedom of press
040319(#3559)
- NATO/Terrorism: Operation Active Endevour is to be expand to whole Mediterranean with partners' aid
- NATO/Visit: DHS goes to Czech Republic
- NATO/Enlargement: Official ceremony at White House on 29 March
- NATO/Terrorism: Council pays tribute to victims of Madrid attacks and expresses solidarity with Spain - new proposals in Istanbul for combating terrorism
- NATO/Summit: New capabilities initiative - going beyond PCC - output targets for "usability" of forces, 8% of which are always available
- Balkans/NATO/KFOR: Further outbreak of inter-ethnic violence in Kosovo - dead and wounded include French KFOR soldiers
- NATO/Russia: telephone conversation between DHS and Russia's new foreign minister
- NATO/Baltic states and Slovenia: Interim plan for air policing is approved
040317(#3558)
- Spain/Iraq: New government speaks of conditional withdrawal of Spanish troops from Iraq - where necessary, Poland will continue to command Multinational Devision
- Greece/NATO/Terrorism: Athens officially requests NATO assistance to ensure security at Olympic Games
- NATO/Visits: DHS in Baltic states - full integration including airspace
- Balkans
040312(#3557)
- NATO/EU: Refining arrangements for takeover in Bosnia - clear command chain is needed
- NATO/Terrorism: DHS condemns attack in Madrid
- NATO: SACEUR briefs journalists on future of ISAF, Mediterranean Dialogue, Balkan peacekeeping missions and PFP
- NATO/Afganistan: President Karzai calls for support for elections - Force Generation Conference
- Balkans
040310(#3556)
- NATO/Wider Middle East: US Undersecretary of State Grossman sees NATO role in Middle East with Participation of countries of the region
- NATO/Human trafficking: Seminar sponsored by US and Norway - Call for NATO common policy
- NATO/Russia: First Joint TMD Exercise under aegis of NATO-Russia Council - Toward more robust TMD exercise next year
- NATO/EU: NAC/COPS meeting
- NATO: DHS in favour of Allied presence in Iraq if conditions are met - He also insists on "usability" of forces and transformation - EU must become strategic actor without rivalling NATO
- NATO/SHAPE/Restructuring
- NATO/Russia/Enlargement/CFE Treaty: Serguei Ivanov is against allied bases in Baltic states - Minister speaks of problems facing CFE from which Moscow may withdraws
040305(#3555)
- NATO: Meeting 2 April/Enlargement/Russia: Accession ceremony in United States - NATO-Russia Council meeting?
- NATO/Macedonia: Secretary General at President Trajkovski's Funeral - polemic over accident and inquiry
- NATO/Afganistan: Force Generation Conference next week? - 20 PRTs by Istanbul Summit?
- NATO/United States: Grossman to explain US ideas on Greater Middle East
- NATO/Balkans: New Government in Serbia - Kostunica hopes to limit cooperation with ICTY, which distances Serbia-Montenegro from PFP
- WEU Assembly: Seminar on Armaments issues in Oslo
- NATO/Italy: Italian proposals - Strengthening Mediterranean Dialogue(without imposing preconceived ideas) - "Istanbul Cooperation Initiative" - Italian PRT - Supporting NATO role in Iraq on invitation on legitimate government
040303(#3554)
- NATO/Enlargement: Invitations sent to seven future members - Accession ceremony probably on 2 April
- NATO: Annual crisis management exercise with 7 invitee countries to counter threat of terrorism and weapons of mass destruction(WMD)
- NATO: Frattini will present Italian ideas to permanent council in run-up to Istanbul Summit
- NATO/Galileo: Alliance welcomes US-Europe agreement on GPS/Galileo cooperation
- Macedonia/NATO: Death of President Trajkovski
- EU/ESDP: General Perruche replaces General Schuwirth as Chief of European Union Military Staff
- EU/Transport/Compatibility: EU and USA reach agreement on GPS and Galileo Satellites Systems
040227(#3553)
- NATO: OPLAN for extending ISAF is submitted to Military Committee Friday - Ministerial meeting likely on 2 April
- NATO: DHS on visit to Spain and Portugal
- NATO/EU: DHS calls for enhanced EU-NATO cooperation
- EU/ESDP: General Perrche replaces General Schuwirth at EUMS
040225(#3552)
- NATO/Turkey: While in Ankara, DHS's meetings will focus on Istanbul Summit, Iraq and Afganistan
- NATO/Greece: Alliance may contribute to security at Olympic Games, with AWACS
- Atlantic Library
040220(#3551)
- NATO: Informal meeting of Foreign Ministers on 2 April
- NATO/Visits: Mr. DHS in Turkey
- NATO/SHAPE/PFP: NATO AWACS visit to Latvia and Lithuania
- NATO: Anti-submarine exercise "Dogfish 04" in Mediterranean
- NATO: Meeting of Permanent Council with NATO Parliamentary Assembly
- NATO: SG's watchwords are Commitment, Capabilities, Consultation
- Atlantic Library
040218(#3550)
- NATO/EU/SFOR: NATO and EU pool effort to ensure EU takeover of SFOR in Bosnia-Herzegovina
- NATO/Visits: SG in Italy
- NATO/Capabilities: Nine countries sign agreement on strategic sealift capability
- EU/Defence: Military Committee to give its opinion on proposal to create "European military groups"
- Balkans/ICTY/NATO: Carla del Ponte on visit to Brussels
- Munich Conference: Senator Lugar develops ideas on Wider Middle East - Senator McCain critises President Putin
- Russia/Troop presence abroad
040213(#3549)
- NATO/Afganistan: Canadian General Hillier takes over ISAF command
- NATO: SG to visit Great Britain
- NATO/Enlargement: Prime Minister on visit to Bulgaria
- EU/Defence: Germany is involved in Franco-British initiative on rapid intervention force
- NATO/EU: Joint meeting on 16 February
- NATO/Munich Conference: DHS considers Alliance must be ready to go into Iraq - Senator Lugar believes Iraq must be focus of Istanbul Summit
- Munich Conference on Security: Fischer gives assurance that Germany will not block a NATO role in Iraq, proposes transatlantic middleeast initiative
- EU/Mediterranean: Ana Palacio supports long-term strategy
040210(#3548)
- NATO/Afganistan: ISAF command is handed from Germany to Canada - DHS in Kabul
- NATO/Informal Defence Ministers' meeting in Munich: Discussion on expanding ISAF mission
- Atlantic Library
040206(#3547)
- NATO/Visits/Munich Meeting: Mr. DHS in Berlin - Munich, Afganistan, Iraq, Balkans, NATO transformation
- NATO/Afganistan: Eurocorps is likely to take over command this summer - OPLAN will be finalised by end of month
- NATO/Iraq: Debate on NATO role continues - President Chirac speaks of possible NATO involvement
- NATO/Balkans: Radovan Karadzic is still being tracked down
- Military Budgets
040204(#3546)
- NATO/United States/Visit by DHS
- NATO/France: SG on visit to Paris
- EU/United States/Galileo: No agreement with US on Galileo frequency, but European Commission remains confident
- NATO/AGS: Report on study to define the Allied Ground Surveillance system(AGS)
- WEU: Conference of the Assembly on proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and terrorism, with Ana Palacio
040130(#3545)
- NATO: Informal Defence Minister's meeting is confirmed
- NATO/North America: SG visits Canada and the United States
- NATO-Russia: Council meeting - Work programme 2004
- NATO/Afganistan/ISAF extension: Status report on OPLAN for Defence Ministers
- NATO/ISAF: Soldiers are attacked - One Canadian and one Briton are killed
- NATO/NRF: "Allied Reach 2004" seminar tests concepts at the basis of NRF
- EU/Bosnia and Herzegovina/CFSP
- EU/ESDP: British Nick Witney to set up European Armaments Agency
040128(#3544)
- NATO/ACT: NATO Response Force study seminar "Allied Reach 2004" at Allied Command Transformation(ACT)
- NATO/United States: Conference on "Alliance and Greater Middle East"
- NATO/Afganistan
- NATO/Operations: Possibility of Eurocorps taking over ISAF command
- NATO: New Spokesperson
- NATO/Balkans
040123(#3543)
- NATO/EU: Consultation on SFOR command takeover this year
- NATO/Balkans: Transition between SFOR and European follow-up force - Bosnia-Herzegovina wants NATO residual military presence after SFOR departure
- NATO/ISAF: Meeting with non-NATO contributors
- NATO/OSCE: Meeting with OSCE president
- NATO: SG takes part at Davos Forum
- NATO/SACEUR: Global NATO also in Africa and Middle East?
040121(#3542)
- NATO/European Union/New NAC-COPS meeting: SFOR command is transferred to EU - Lessons learnt from experience in the Balkans - Liaison Offices
- EU/NATO: EU Military Committee President supports clear division of responsabilities between European and American pillars of NATO
- WEU/EU: De Decker, Poncelet and Haenel insist on ESDP control by national parliaments
- EU/ESDP: Paris and London covet presidency of Armament Agency
040116(#3541)
- NATO/Balkans: DHS on visit to Bosnia and Kosovo
- NATO/Afganistan: Operation remains top priority
- NATO/SHAPE: SG to visit SHAPE on Monday
- NATO/Transformation/NRF: Study seminar at ACT headquarters in Norfolk
- NATO/Croatia: Prime Minister restates his country's aim to join Atlantic Alliance
- NATO/Ukraine: Cooperation in 2004 - NATO expresses concern about media situation
- Iraq/Germany: Chancellor Schroeder speaks of Bundeswehr's connditional presence
- Troop Transformation/Germany: Major Bundeswehr reshuffling to adapt to new NATO and EU global strategies and challenges
040114(#3540)
- NATO/Russia: New SG's first contact via the "hotline"
- NATO/UN/ISAF: UN Special Representative visits Afganistan
- NATO/EU/Croatia: New Croatian Prime Minister on visit to Brussels
- Galileo/GPS/EU/NATO: European Commission and United States consider agreement on Galileo is near
040109(#3539)
- NATO/Enlargement: New members may join "well before" Istanbul Summit
- NATO: Informal Defence Minister meeting in Munich is confirmed
- NATO/Afganistan: Possible OPLAN for ISAF extension in February
- NATO: First activities of new SG
- NATO/PFP/Georgia: SG congratulates new President
- NATO/Partner: Tenth anniversary of Partnership for Peace
- Balkans/Exercise
040107(#3538)
- NATO: New SG takes up office - Priorities include Transatlantic Link, transformation, enlargement, mission in Afganistan
- NATO/Iraq: Reflecting on more concrete role with view to possible decision at Istanbul Summit
- NATO/Afganistan: Satisfaction over adoption of new Constitution - Kunduz PRT comes under ISAF command
- EU/Irish Presidency/ESDP: Development of civil capabilities to be Presidency priority
031224(#3537)
- NATO/Afganistan: Authorisation of ISAF expansion in Kunduz
- Proliferation/Weapons of mass destruction: Libya abandons WMD programmes in four areas
- Balkans/Bosnia: Military systems
031219(#3536)
- NATO: Lord Robertson leaves after four year eventual years
- United States/Force deployment abroad: Consultation on new force posture
- NATO/Mediterranean Dialogue/Partners: Security seminar on issues relating to desertification of Mediterranean region
- NATO/Kosovo: General Clark gives evidence at ICTY
- NATO/Balkans: SFOR reduction begins
- NATO: ISAF strengthen securitys security in Kabul during Loya Jirga meeting
- In annex: Economic and financial data concerning NATO defence
031217(#3535)
- NATO/ISAF: OPLAN is still under discussion
- EU/Macedonia: End of EU's first military mission - beginning of "Proxima" police mission
- EU/ESDP: Agreement on two planning cells, one autonomous and the other at SHAPE Javier Solana's proposals expected as soon as possible in 2004 - Atlantic Alliance is satisfied - NATO-EU mutual liason
- Missile Defence: Sea based test is a success
031212(#3534)
- NATO: Lord Robertson to leave his post next Wednesday
- NATO: Informal meeting of Defence Ministers in Munich in February?
- NATO: First reflection on key issues with a view to Istanbul Summit
- NATO/Afganistan/ISAF: Force balancing conference at SHAPE
- NATO/Mediterranean Dialogue: Strengthening dialogue
- NATO: Tripartite agreement on submarine rescue
- NATO/Terrorism: Germany withdraws ships from "Active Endeavour" mission
- EU/ESDP: Council approves Solana's European security strategy
- EU/WEU: De Docker calls on Presidents of EU Parliaments to ensure parliamentary control of ESDP
031210(#3533)
- NATO/Partners: EAPC Ministerial Meeting
- NATO/Partners: Visit by President of Armenia
- NATO/Military Committee: General Kujat visits Slovakia
- Atlantic Treaty Association: New President Robert E. Hunter
- NATO/Ukraine: Foreign Ministers favour continued reform
- EU/WEU: Speaking before Assembly, Mr Juncker urges IGC to clarify defence matters
- United States/Reorganisation of troops and foreign bases: Consultation begins with European Allies
- OSCE/Ministerial Meeting: Strategy for 21st century threats and fight against terrorism
031206(#3532)
- NATO-EU: No agreement on planning cell issue - Consultation on SFOR soon - Coherence between capabilities of both institutions is necessary
- NATO-Russia/Ministerial meeting: Work programme 2004 is adopted - Ivanov saggests ratifying CFE Treaty before Istanbul Summit
- In Annex: Final communique from the Ministerial Meeting of the North Atlantic Council held at the NATO Headquarters on 4 December 2003, Meeting of NATO-Russia Council at Foreign Minister level
031205(#3531)
- NATO/Ministerial Council meeting: Lack of additional means for ISAF is resolved - In support of possible NATO role in Iraq in 2004
- EU/WEU: Speaking before the Assembly, Irish and Finnish Ministers express reservation on mutual defence clause proposed in Naples - Parliamentarians call upon Javier Solana for explanations about security strategy
- In annex: Meeting of NATO-Russia Council in Defence Minister Session, Statement, Meeting of NATO-Ukraine Commission, Statement, Meeting of Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council, concise report by President
031204(#3530)
- NATO-Ukraine Commission: discusses defence reform and cooperation
- Partners: NATO invites Foreign Ministers of Bosnia-Herzegovina to EAPC lunch - Toward ratification of defence reforms
- Appendices: Final statement of the Defence Planning Committee and Nuclear Planning Group, Final statement of the North Atlantic Council meeting in Defence Minister's session, Statement on capabilities published at the meeting of the North Atlantic Council
031203(#3529)
- NATO/Defence Ministers: Initiative on force "usability" - Military planning system is reviewed
- Ministerial meeting of the NATO-Russia Council: Interoperability
- NATO: First CBRN Battalion is inaugurated - First rotation is headed by Czech Republic
- EU/IGC/Naples Conclave: "Europe is gathering around a common vision of defence", Franco Frattini is pleased to note
- Attached: Atlantic Document No. 116. Intergovernmental Conference: New texts by the Italian Presidency
031128(#3528)
- NATO/Autumn ministerials: Results of operations in Afganistan and Balkans - Reducing SFOR
- NATO: New CBRN Battalion is inaugurated next week in Liberec(Czech Republic)
- United States/Troops: Reorganisation of troops and bases in the world
- European Defence/NATO/United States: Lord Robertson warns EU against attempting to rival NATO and United States
- NATO/Partners
- WEU Assembly/European Interparliamentary meeting on defence: Armand de Decker to be next President
- NATO-Ukraine Commission: Cooperation on defence reform
031126(#3527)
- NATO/NRF: Demonstration of the capabilities of New NATO Response Force in Turkey
031121(#3526)
- NATO/Afganistan: NATO Civilian Representative is appointed -OPLAN is still being examined
- Combatting terrorism/Prague Decisions: NATO forms multinational battalion against NRBC threat
- NATO: Preparation of Istanbul summit
- NATO: First NRF exercise begins
- NATO/EU: First Joint crisis-management exercise begins
- NATO/United States
- Terrorism/Security: In support of concerted approach to terrorist threat from every angle
- United States/Europe: In London, President Bush pledges to encourage multilateralism
031119(#3525)
- NATO/Military Committee Meetings: ISAF, Capabilities, Command Structure -OPLAN for ISAF extension- Exercises with Russia
- NATO/Admiral Giambastiani: ACT is intellectual centre for Alliance transformation
- NATO/Military Committee: General Kujat visit Slovenia
- NATO/Visits: Lord Robertson is in Kosovo
- NATO/Terrorism: Lord Robertson sends condolences to Turkey
- EU/ESDP: Council decides to create European Defence Agency to be operational by end 2004 at the latest
- WEU/Assembly: Session in Paris from 1 to 3 December -Agenda
- ESDP/Transatlantic Security: Debate at Cicero Foundation in Paris
031114(#3524)
- NATO/EU/BERLIN PLUS: First Joint Crisis Management Exercise
- NATO/United States: Visit by Lord Robertson
- NATO: Meetings of Military Committee
- NATO/KFOR: General Kammerhoff's press conference
- NATO/Eurocontrol: Joint Meeting
- NATO/Afganistan
- NATO/Balkans
- NATO/Enlargement
- NATO: Launch of feasibility study on consultation, command and control(C3) is signed
- NATO: Meeting of National Armaments Directors(CNAD)
- Iraq
031107(#3523)
- NATO: Major end-of-year meetings
- NATO/Istanbul Summit: Begining of reflection process
- NATO/Military Committee: General Kujat visits Germany
- NATO/Afganistan: Military Committee studies SHAPE's OPLAN
- NATO: Consultation with Marc Grossman
- NATO/Visits: Lord Robertson in Vienna
- NATO/Parliamentary Assembly
- Defence Industry: EADS calls for greater R&D investment and establishment of European Armament and Research Agency
031105(#3522)
- NATO/Lord Robertson: Call for radical modernisation of forces and faster decision-making process
- NATO-Russia: Lord Robertson urges for new relationship to be strengthened
- NATO/Invitee Nations/Partners: Exercise "Allied Action 2003" in Turkey
- NATO/NRF: First Exercise. "Allied Responce 03" in Turkey
- Afganistan/Kunduz: Minister Struck explains
031031(#3521)
- NATO: Lord Robertson visits Russia
- NATO/Visits: Lord Robertson in Washington in mid-November
- NATO: Istanbul summit postponed until June
- NATO/Balkans: great hope for military reform of Bosnia Herzegovina, prior condition for accession to PFP
- NATO/PFP: NATO finances disarmament project in Georgia
031029(#3520)
- NATO: Lord Robertson visits Poland
- NATO/ISAF: Progress in planning for mission extension
- NATO: ARRC training exercise, according to mid-east operations scenario
- NATO: Command Structure: Creation of warfare centre in Norway, replacing JHQ North
- NATO: Usability of forces and internal crisis reaction lead times at heart of current debates
- Documents: EU Foreign and Security Policy - European Paliament Demands
031024(#3519)
- NATO/Afganistan: Concept for Kunduz operation and general concept for extending the mandate to other provinces are finalised
- NATO/EU: Agreement on consolidating relations and keeping each other informed
- NATO/EU/Berlin Plus: Review of the lessons to be learnt from the "Concordia" mission
- WEU/EU: WEU Assembly calls for review of Convention's European defence proposals
- NATO/Visits: Lord Robertson is in Greece and Turkey
031022(#3518)
- NATO/Problem of European defence structures: During an informal meeting, mood seems calmer
- NATO/EU: COPS-NAC meeting
- NATO: Lord Robertson hopes Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia-Herzegovina may join PfP
- NATO/Visits: Lord Robertson in Kiel
- EU/European Council: Heads of State and Government manage to tone down issues relating to European defence
- NATO/Partners: Symposium on unmanned systems
- NATO/Balkans: Lord Robertson expresses condolences at the death of Alija Izetobegovic
- Iraq/UN: New Resolution
031017(#3517)
- NATO/NRF: New response force is launched
- NATO/Afganistan: Military authrities present options for extending ISAF early next week
- NATO-Russia Council: Monthly meeting
- NATO/Military Committee: General Kujat visits Bulgaria
- Kosovo/First talks in Vienna: Tension mainly over Kosovo but "practical" meetings begin in November
- Nuclear testing
031015(#3516)
- Afganistan/UN/NATO: Resolution on extending the area covered by ISAF and renewing its mandate by one year
- Kosovo/NATO: Lord Robertson takes part in first Pristina-Belgrade talks
- NATO/Visits: Lord Robertson visits Switzerland
- NATO: Scientific Partnership Prize
- NATO: Conference on NATO's role in crisis management
- NATO/EU/SFOR: A more favourable climate for takeover of command by the EU
031011(#3515)
- Colorado Springs Ministerial: NATO SG Robertson finds agreement from Ministers on need for deployable forces
- Colorado Springs: Speedier troop deployment also requires decision structure changes
031010(#3514)
- NATO: Defence Ministers meet informally in Colorado Springs to discuss alliance transformation and hold NATO Response Force Exercise Seminar
- WEU: Council Report to Assembly on European defence
- Iraq:
- ISAF/NATO/UN
- Military Systems
031008(#3513)
- NATO/Afganistan: Decision of principle to extend ISAF mission but details have still to be looked at - debate in colorado springs with view to more detailed decision towards 22 october
- NATO/Kosovo: New KFOR command
- EU/Defence: EU Defence Ministers consider European takeover of SFOR command in Bosnia mid-2004 as not only possible but also desirable
- EU/Defence: A decision on the European headquarters could be taken before end 2003
- EU/ESDP: Italian proposal to pool rapid tntervention capability and French proposal of "European gendarmerie" are welcomed
- WEU Assembly: Symposium on European power projection
031003(#3512)
- NATO/Informal meeting of Defence Ministers: NRF, Capabilities(new signatures), effective force deployability - Meeting with Ivanov
- NATO/SHAPE: New Rapid Reaction Force is inaugurated on 15 October
- NATO/Balkans: Council visit to Macedonia - First meeting between Belgrade and Pristina mid-October
- NATO/Afganistan: Still no decision on extending ISAF mandate
- NATO/Ukraine: Minister Gryshchenko reaffirms Kiev's resolve to join the Alliance
- EU/SHAPE: European Operation "Concordia" Change of Command in Macedonia
031001(#3511)
- NATO/Afganistan: Lord Robertson goes to Kabul - Meeting with President Karzai in Scotland
- NATO/Balkans: Lord Robertson welcomes agreement on defence reforms in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- NATO/Visits: Lord Robertson in Luxembourg
- NATO/Visit by Prince Philippe of Belgium
- NATO: Visit by Ukraine's Foreign Minister
- NATO/Missile Defence: Transatlantic COnsortium is chosen for carrying out feasibility study
- EU/Macodenia: General Affairs Council decides to launch Proxima police mission in Macedonia
- Iraq/UN/EU: Union chooses transfer of sovereignty according to "realistic timetable"
- WEU Assembly/WEAG/European Armaments Agency
030926(#3510)
- NATO/Visits: SG in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
- NATO/Afganistan: Military autholities develop solutions with a view to extending operations beyond Kabul
- NATO/Balkans: Reform process in Bosnia-Herzegovina-Macedonia, Visit by NATO Council - EU Police Mission
- WEU/ESDP: Call for interparliamentary forum on European Defence
- Belgium/NATO/Iraq: Belgian justice says complaint against General Franks dose not come under its competence
- Iraq/UN: Positions come closer, but divergence of principle continues
030924(#3509)
- NATO: DHS is appointed SG
- NATO/AWACS: Change of Command
- Iraq/Meeting in Berlin: Rapprochement but no final agreement on Iraq - UN: Iraq the focus of debates by Heads of State and Ministers
- EU/Berlin Meetings: Blair supports project to strengthen European defence
- NATO/Exercises
- EU/ESDP: Operation Artemis in Congo is a success although European defence cooperation is still experiencing teething troubles
030919(#3508)
- NATO: New SG is soon to be appointed
- NATO: Jamie Shea is temporary Spokesman
- NATO/Afganistan: Active reflection on extending ISAF's zone of responsibility beyond Kabul
- NATO: Sweden: Lord Robertson attends ceremony in memory of Anna Lindh
- NATO/Military Committee: General Kujat on visit to Romania
- Iraq/Three-way summit in Berlin: Still no consensus on new resolution
- WEU Assembly: Luxembourg supports proposals concerning parliamentary dimension of ESDP
- NATO/EU/Balkans: Speculation over withdrawal of US peacekeepers
030917(#3507)
- NATO/Sweden: Lord Robertson deplores murder of Anna Lindh
- NATO/EU: NAC-COPS meeting - examinig extension of Afgan force mandate beyond Kabul
- NATO/Mediterranean Dialogue: Serving Jordanian Colonel, member of Royal Family, on visit to NATO
- NATO/Exercises
- United States/Russia: New cooperation against bio-terrorism
030912(#3506)
- NATO: Initial capability is set in place for new rapid reaction force on 15 October
- NATO: Lord Robertson on visit to Denmark and Norway
- Assasination of Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh causes dismay
- NATO/EAPC: Minute of silence for 11 September
- NATO/Kosovo/UNMIK: Visit by Holkeri
- NATO/Afganistan: Debate at Permanent Council but no decision on extending ISAF's zone of responsibility
- NATO/Afganistan/Drugs: Visit by UN official Mr. Costa
- EU/Defence Europe: End of Artemis
030910(#3505)
- NATO/South-East Europe: Lord Robertson calls for reform and stabilization efforts to be continued
- NATO/Airnorth: Exercise "Air Meet 2003" over Poland
- Iraq/United Nations/NATO: Washington confirms proposal of resolution with view to international force in Iraq - No European common position - NATO role still not on agenda
- Afganistan/NATO: Rumsfeld favours extending ISAF responsability beyond Kabul region
- NATO/Visits
- European Defence: Eurocorps celebrates 10th anniversary
- Chemical weapons: Washington calls for deadline to be extended for destroying chemical weapons
- Military systems/Spain
030905(#3504)
- NATO: Military Committee Chiefs of Defence level visits United Kingdom and France
- NATO: So far operations in Afganistan is satisfactory
- Iraq: Poland takes over command of multinational force in Central South - NATO's role
- EU/ESDP: Row over creation of EU headquarters and planning unit for EU military operations "with or without" NATO blows over
- NATO: SG visits Hungary and Bulgaria
030903(#3503)
- NATO/Commands: New name for strategic command in Europe - ACO
- Dynamic Response Exercise in the Balkans
- SFOR/Bosnia: Operation in the Pale area
- NATO/UN/Kosovo: One month amnesty on illegal arms
- EU/Defence: French General at command of Eurocorps
- EU/ESDP/Congo: Artemis Operation ends on 1 September
030828(#3502)
- NATO/Iraq/Afganistan: SACEUR states NATO capable of deploying stabilization force in Iraq
- NATO/Defence Ministers: Colorado Springs informal meeting, ongoing discussion on NATO transformation process and new Response Force simulation exercise
- EU/ESDP: ESDP Meeting on Friday in Rome will discuss new British proposals for European defence
- WEU/EU/Italian Presidency: Conference on new security and defence scenarios
030821(#3501)
- NATO/Iraq: Minuto Rizzo condemns attack in Baghdad
- NATO/Afganistan: NATO takes over ISAF command
- NATO/Terrorism: Six months of expanded naval operations in mediterranean
- NATO/PfP/Albania
030807(#3500)
- NATO/Afganistan/ISAF: command change on 11 August - new historic step for alliance
- NATO/KFOR: Russian General Loginov leaves SHAPE
- NATO/terrorism/Iraq: appeal from Lord Robertson for cooperation between international organisations
- NATO/EU/FYROM: EU command element at AFSOUTH
- NATO/CIOR: General Kujat mentions role of reservists in forces and concept of alliance
030731(#3499)
- EU/NATO/Balkans: EU and NATO publish their "concerted approach" for the Balkans in the framework of their "strategic partnership"
- EU/NATO/Macedonia: Eurofor will assume command of Concordia mission - Council of EU Observation Mission(EUMM)
- NATO/Transatlantic industrial co-operation in the defence sector: Lord Robertson calls for greater investment and warns against protectionism
- NATO: Lord Robertson visits Iceland and New York
- Balkans/SFOR: extension of mandate for another year - 12000 soldiers
030725(#3498) - NATO/Afganistan: "NAC+" meeting with non-NATO ISAF contributors.
- NATO/Serbia and Montenegro: President Marovic is hoping for rapid membership to PfP
- EU/NATO/Macedonia: Union extends Concordia mission until 15 December, with recourse to NATO assets
- Greece/Turkey/NATO: New confidence building measures between two allies
- NATO-Russia: Council meets - examination of follow-up given to cooperation projects
- WEU Assembly: Transatlantic effort with view to cooperation in innovative defence technologies
- Balkans
030718(#3497) - NATO/Military Committee/ACT: Visit to Norway
- NATO/EU/Macedonia: Decision of principle to continue cooperation for European Operation "Concordia"
- NATO/Afganistan: Consultation with Minister Abdullah
- NATO/Balkans: Council visit to Albania - Serbia and Montenegro: PfP membership will take time
- NATO/NRF: First Force Generation Conference
- NATO/Iraq: No formal approach by Washington for NATO participation
030716(#3496) - NATO/EU: Discussions on extending cooperation in Macedonia and on possible role in Moldova to support OSCE
- NATO/Iraq: US Senate demands NATO role
- NATO/Afganistan: Deployment of NATO troops continues
- NATO: Departure of NATO Spokesman to become Director General for Communications at Canada's Foreign Ministry
030711(#3495) - NATO/Partners: Lord Robertson on visit to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyz Republic
- NATO/Afganistan: Preparations for ISAF command continues
- NATO/Iraq: Assistance to Poland continues
- United States: New CENTCOM command
- NATO: Conference on transatlantic cooperation in defence industry
030709(#3494) - NATO/Afganistan: Deployment of first elements of ISAF-4 command
- NATO/KFOR: Definitive withdrawal of Russian troops
- WEU/Assembly: Meeting with the new Chairman of COPS, Maurizio Melani - Marcel Glesner is the new Assembly President
- NATO/UNITED STATES: Ambassador Burns speaks on the new NATO
030704(#3493) - NATO/EU: Lord Robertson makes visit to Rome - Programme of Italian Presidency on ESDP
- NATO/Military Missions: ISAF-4 planning on track - Poland sends first troops to Iraq
- NATO/AFNORTH: Air exercise "Clean Hunter"
- NATO/Mediterranean Dialogue: meetings with the individual countries to make cooperation move forward
- United States/International Criminal Court: 35 countries that have not signed a bilateral agreement with Washington on the immunity of US soldiers are penalised, including seven European countries - This measure does not apply to NATO members
030702(#3492)
- NATO/Iraq: Planning for assisting Poland in putting together stabilisation force for Iraq is finalised
- NATO/Mediteranean Dialogue: Five priority areas of cooperation
- NATO/Balkans: Council on visit to Kosovo
030627(#3491)
- NATO/Afganistan: SACEUR appoints ISAF-4 Commander
- NATO/Lord Robertson's successor: The search for a candidate goes back to zero
- NATO/2004: Next Summit to be held in Istanbul
- NATO/Terrorism: NATO Mediterranean fleet suspects ship carrying tons of explosives
- NATO/Partners: President of Moldova on visit to NATO
- NATO/Enlargement: Seven Ambassadors take part in NAC "by right" for first time
030625(#3490)
- NATO/Enlargement: The seven countries invited now take part at nearly all meetings
- NATO: The West after Iraq - Lord Robertson evokes NATO's role in Iraq
- NATO/Partners: Science Committee meets Ukraine
- NATO: Fiftieth anniversary of the Oberammergau School now under ACT - New command
- Belgium/NATO: Belgian government agrees to restrict the use of the law on universal competence to avoid abuse
- United States/Missile Defence: New Missile Defence test is unsuccessful
- EU/Thessaloniki Summit: Conclusions on CFSP and ESDP
030620(#3489)
- NATO: Transformation process under way - Initial NRF in October as prototype for final NRF
- NATO/ACT: NAC and Lord Robertson attend ceremony for closure of ACLANT and establishment of ACT
- NATO/EU: Lord Robertson takes part in EU Summit for very first time
- NATO/Belgium: Has the US already decided to close down the NATO Headquarters in Brussels?
030618(#3488)
- NATO/Commands: Ceremony for establishing Allied Command Transformation
- NATO/Partners/EAPC Ministerial Meeting: Progress in giving fresh impetus to and reshaping the partnership
- NATO/Partners/Excercises
- NATO/Mediterranean Dialogue: 5th meeting of the Cooperation Group
- NATO: Fact Sheet on New Allied Command Structure
030614(#3487)
- NATO/Ministerial Meetings: NRF, Command, Statement on Capabilities - Washington questions NATO Headquarters in Brussels
- NATO/Russia: Cooperation has made good progress since Rome Summit - Twenty concrete examples of purely military cooperation in 2004
030613(#3486)
- NATO/Defence Ministers: Rationalised Command Structure is adopted - Concept for NRF - Directive 2003-2010 - Prague Capabilities Commitment
- NATO/Georgia: Inauguration of Virtual Silk Highway
030611(#3485)
- NATO: Defence Ministers to approve new command structure - Air and Sealift Letters of Intent could be signed
030606(#3484)
- NATO/Russia: Russia supports NATO-led Operation in Afganistan
- Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council: discusses, in Madrid, the fight against terrorism, and Afganistan
- WEU: Assembly spring session - Blaauw speaks of EU-led SFOR and KFOR - Contribution to the Convention
- NATO: Manfred Woerner Fellowship goes to American Eric R. Terzuolo
030605(#3483)
- EU/NATO: Foreign Affairs Ministers meeting in Madrid stress cooperation and Partnership
- NATO-Ukraine Council: Good progress in special relationship
030604(#3482)
- NATO/Foreign Ministers meet in Madrid: Robertson states NATO is decisive alliance today and does not rule out role in Middle East
- NATO/Capabilities: Progress in all priority areas identified at Prague Summit but major effort is still needed in some fields
- NATO/Terrorism: SG visits "Active Endeavour" and Madrid
- NATO/SHAPE: "NAC Sea Day" at STANAVFORED
- United States/Russia: Declaration on new Strategic Partnership
030528(#3481)
- NATO/restructuring of commands: appointment of Commander of new "Transformation" strategic HQ
- NATO: Ministerial meeting in Madrid, including that between NATO and EU
- NATO/Afganistan/SHAPE: Generation conference for ISAF-4 forces
- NATO/Arms Control: Conference on implementing treaties, particularly CFE/WEU: spring session for Assembly in Strasbourg
- Military Systems: signature of contact for A400M
- USA/Europe: visit of President Bush to Poland, Russia and France
- NATO/Capabilities: Lord Robertson at the NATO parliamentary assembly
030523(#3480)
- NATO/Balkans: Lord Robertson attends Ohrid Conference
- NATO/Iraq: NATO Council decides to provide support to Poland in Iraq
- NATO/Ukraine: Specific partnership develops - Action plan with view to Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic integration
- NATO/Kosovo: Briefing by Steiner - NATO restates its commitment
- NATO/Balkans: Serbia and Montenegro hope to join PfP next year
- EU/ESDP/Germany: Minister Struck gives details on German contribution to European Force
- NATO: Lord Robertson to speak at NATO Parliamentary Assembly on 26 May
030521(#3479)
- NATO: CNAD meeting - Call for completion of major cooperation projects, especially AGS
- NATO: Lord Robertson's succession is perhaps still open
- EU/Defence: Defence Ministers adopt their declaration on EU military capabilities and announce that EU is able to carry out Petersberg tasks
030516(#3478)
- NATO/Meeting of Military Committee: Military concept for NRF and document for ministers on force restructuring
- NATO/Russia: Substantial progress - Assessment of terrorist threat and biological, chemical and nuclear threat - CFE, TMD
- NATO/Partners: Lord Robertson on visit to Caucasus
- NATO/Iraq: Discussion at national level only
- NATO/SHAPE: Informative visit to Poland
- NATO/Exercises
- Belguim/NATO/United States: Iraquis complain about General Franks
030514(#3477)
- NATO: military Committee holds meetings at Chiefs of Staff level
- NATO/Russia: Joint Council meets in Moscow - Ivanov supports security structure of the Euro-Atlantic kind
- NATO/Balkans: International Conference in Macedonia on border security in Balkan region
- NATO/Eurocontrol: Cooperation agreement is signed for civil and military air traffic control
- NATO/Enlargement: US Senate ratifies accession by seven countries
- NATO: Visit by Bulgarian President - Progress is made in preparing accession to the Alliance
- NATO/EU: Meeting between NAC and COPS
030509(#3476)
- NATO/Balkans: Permanent Council meets with Defence Minister of Serbia and Montenegro - Cooperation in military reform
- NATO: Meeting of NATO-Russia Council in Moscow - Lord Robertson to visit Transcaucasus
- NATO/USA: Lord Robertson visits Washington and Montreal
- NATO/SHAPE/Iraq/Protection measures in favour of Turkey: Last military units return to base
- EU: Italian Chief of Staff Mosca Moschini to be at the head of European Military Committee
- United States: Bases transfered to Middle East
030507(#3475)
- NATO/ISAF: Operational Concept and Forces Activation Directive
- NATO/Summit of Four on Defence: Reactions within Alliance differ
- Iraq: French President insists on UN mandate for NATO committment
- NATO: Alliance is not "marginalised", Lord Robertson assures in Washington
- EU/Foreign Affairs: Informal "Gymnich" Council calls on Javier Solana to prepare definition of European foreign policy "doctorine" for June, including redefinittion of transatlantic relations
- EU/Defence: Explanations of the Four on European defence are welcomed in Kastellorizo
030430(#3474)
- EU/Defence: The "mini-summit" of the Four on defence presents seven concrete initiatives to "strengthen NATO's European pillar", and suggestions to the Convention for developing enhanced cooperation
- Europe of Defence: Call for better integration of Europe of Defence, through European Armaments Agency
- NATO/Iraq: SACEUR confirms there are no current preparations for NATO role in post-war Iraq
030425(#3473)
- NATO/SACEUR: Initial NRF capabilities in October - Preparations of ISAF-4 command
- Iraq: NATO has means to also carry out a role there
- NATO-Russia: Council to meet in Moscow before the summer
- NATO/Partners: EADRCC exercise in Uzbekistan
- NATO/Enlargement
- Military Systems
- EU/Defence: Michel Barnier considers NATO must not and cannot be the only EU response in defence matters
030418(#3472)
- Afganistan: NATO will take on ISAF command in the summer through headquarters provided by AFNORTH, and a commander appointed by SACEUR
- NATO/Iraq: End of Operation Display Deterrence to protect Turkey
- Balkans/NATO/Russia: Moscow announces it will withdraw its troops from Balkans
- NATO/EU: EU Military Committee on visit to SHAPE
- Military Systems
030416(#3471)
- NATO/Bosnia: Council visit - need to accomplish reforms before joining PfP
- NATO/EU: NAC and COPS take stock of 29 April Summit, "Concordia" mission in Macedonia and their institutional cooperation
- NATO/Balkans: SFOR arrests Bosnian Muslim indicted by ICTY
- NATO/SHAPE: Commanders of NATO's six Graduated Readiness Forces meet
- EU/Armament: Is Europe faced with technological disarmament?
- NATO/Enlargement/Ratification process
030411(#3470)
- NATO/Balkans: Permanent Council on visit to Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Iraq/Post-Conflict: UN to play a "vital" role, Bush and Blair say - a role for NATO in Iraq and Afganistan, say Grossman
- NATO: Exhibition on weapons of mass destruction - NATO activities, including WMD activities and cooperation with Russia
- NATO: Developing the Defence College
- NATO/Russia: NATO and Russian parliamentarians meet in St Petersburg
030409(#3469)
- Iraq/UN/NATO/EU: Options differ over role of coalition and international institutions during post-war period in Iraq
- NATO: SACEUR on visit to Poland
- EU/Macedonia/SHAPE: D-SACEUR Headquarters
- Macedonia/NATO: NATO support continues
- EU/United States: Greek Presidency is hoping for frank discussion
- EU/United States: Javier Solana sets out four "principles" for re-establishing "civilised dialogue and common approaches"
030404(#3468)
- NATO: Visit by Colin Powell - Meeting with the EU - Agreement on central role of UN and other organisations in post-war Iraq - Role for ISAF
- EU/Defence: Greek Presidency to attend Defence Summit on 29 April as observer
- NATO/Terrorism: "Active Endeavour" Naval mission is now to be under STANAVFORLANT command for six months
- NATO/Terrorism: Permanent Council calls on military authorities to present options for future NATO role in ISAF
- Bosnia-Herzegovina/Serb member of tripartite presidency, involved in arms sales to Iraq, resigns
030402(#3467)
- NATO/Iraq: Colin Powell visits Brussels on Thursday - discussions will mainly cover post-war scenarios in Iraq
- EU/Defence: Italy calls for Summit of 29 April to be extended to all Fifteen members
- Macedonia/EU/NATO: First EU military mission, called "Concordia", begins
- NATO/Terrorism: German ships to operate in Straits of Gibraltar
- NATO: Importance of Atlantic Alliance in the future also, despite harm done to transatlantic relations over recent months
030328(#3466)
- NATO/Enlargement: Protocols of Accession are signed
- NATO/Iraq: Turkey's position - NATO's role in the post-war Iraq
- NATO/Partners: President of Tajikistan on visit to make proposals for closer cooperation
- NATO/Iraq/Defensive measures Article 4: German mission on Awacs may continue
- France/Iraq: Paris authorises US planes to fly over its territory, in accordance with alliance customs
- United States/Iraq/Budget: President Bush calls on Congress for nearly $75 billion more
- EU/Defence: Mini-summit on 29 April in Brussels
030326(#3465)
- NATO/Enlargement: Accession Protocols for the seven future members will be signed on Wednesday
- NATO/War in Iraq: Doubts over Turkish presence in northern Iraq - If Turkey does join war, the allied defence measures for Turkey will be brought into question
- NATO: SACEUR on visit to Norway - Transformation of forces and specialisation
030321(#3464)
- Iraq: Start of military intervention - NATO's role is limited to assisting Turkey
- EU/FYROM: EU decides to take over from NATO in Macedonia on 31 March
- NATO/Turkey: Allied assistance for possible emergency situations
- NATO/Ukraine: Newly appointed Prime Minister on visit - Consultation on the Plan of Action and priorities for 2003
- NATO/ISAF: NATO flags is not yet foreseen
- EU/WEU/USA: Strong criticism by national parliamentarians regarding new US security strategy
030319(#3463)
- NATO/EU/Balkans: Decision to end NATO mission in Macedonia on 31 March - EU to take over command of operation that same day
- EU/Defence: Pessimism over outcome of Iraq crisis - Project groups are set up to make up the EU's deficit in military capabilities
- NATO/Serbia: NATO Council expresses outrage at assassination of Zoran Djindjic
030314(#3462)
- NATO/Assistance to Turkey: Two additional Patriot batteries are sent with equipment to counter chemical and biological attack
- EU/Defence: Informal Defence Council, on Friday and Saturday in Athens
- NATO/Balkans: Consternation over assassination of Serbian Prime Minister
- NATO/Macedonia: Decision on end of "Allied Harmony" mission to be taken in a few days
- NATO/Iraq/Turkey: Turkey calls on Euro-Atlantic Disaster response Coordination Centre(EADRCC) to assistance
- EU/Armaments: European Commission calls for work to continue on European defence equipment framework
030312(#3461)
- NATO/EU: "Berlin+" agreement is "virtually" complete
- NATO/Terrorism: Maritime forces begin escorting shipping in Strait of Gibraltar
- NATO/Iraq/Assistance to Turkey: Three Dutch Patriot batteries are now placed under CINCSOUTH control
- NATO/Enlargement: Lord Robertson on visit to Slovenia and Slovakia
- NATO/Ukraine Assembly: Meeting of "Joint Monitoring Group"
- NATO: ARRC Exercise, "ARRCADE GUARD 2003"
030307(#3460)
- NATO/Terrorism: Naval escort mission begins in the Straits of Gibraltar
- NATO/EU/Macedonia: NATO-EU agreement to be signed next week? - Still no decision on ending mission in Macedonia and transferring command to the EU
- NATO/Enlargement: Lord Robertson continues his tour of countries invited to join the Alliance
- Missile Defence: Denmark forsees positive response to Washington on upgrading Thule radar
- NATO/WEU: WEU Parliamentarians meet NATO officials
030305(#3459)
- NATO/Iraq: Force Generation Conference at SHAPE on AWACS, Patriot missiles and NBC assets
- NATO: Lord Robertson on visit to Romania
- Balkans/ICTY: One of four Albanian indictees from Kosovo is released as there is doubt over the true identity of the alleged perpetrator
- WEU/EU/ESDP: Assembly President proposes to attach WEU Treaty -with its Article 5 and commitment on collective defence- to the new EU Treaty, as a protocol to which member nations may sign up if they so wish
- WEU/Assembly: Seminar in Athens on transatlantic relations
030228(#3458)
- NATO/Enlargement: Lord Robertson visits Lithuania and Latvia - negotiations should end 26 March
- NATO/Serbia and Montenegro: NATO sets conditions for cooperation
- NATO/Iraq: Consultation with US Under-Secretary for Political Affairs Marc Grossman
- NATO/Iraq: Two AWACS arrive in Turkey
- Exercise: Disciplined Warrior 2003 begins in Verona
030226(#3457)
- NATO/Iraq/Turkey: First AWACS to be operational in Turkey this week already
- EU/Balkans: France and United Kingdom propose that EU takes over from NATO in Bosnia in 2004
- EU/Iraq: Troika to go to Washington on Thursday - France and United Kingdom present their stances to General Affairs Council
- ICTY: Arrest of fourth ethnic-Albanian
- EU/WEU/Assembly: Major topics of the session
- EU/Balkans: Challenges facing EU police mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Military Systems
030221(#3456)
- NATO/Iraq: DPC Authorises military authorities to implement last Sunday's decisions
- NATO: Lord Robertson visits the United States
- EP/NATO: Papantoniou admits it may take two years more than expected to achieve 60000 strong Rapid Reaction Force
- NATO: Lord Robertson on visit to Bulgaria - "Out of Area" debate is dead
- WEU: WEU Assembly has new name
030212(#3453)
- NATO/Iraq: Alliance seeks solution to division over American requests
- NATO: In Munich, Lord Robertson defends Alliance's unity - He predicts role for NATO in ISAF
- EU/Balkans: Admiral Feist formally appointed Commander-in-Chief of future EU mission in Macedonia
030219(#3455)
- NATO/Iraq: Agreement on defensive planning measures to support Turkey - AWACS, Patriot and protection UNITS against chemical weapons - Supporting UN effort
- NATO: Conference of ACE Regional Commanders
- NATO: Important naval exercise in the Mediterranean
- NATO/Kosovo: KFOR detains for teh first time Albanian guerillas sought by the ICTY
- EU/European Council/Iraq: Fifteen adopt Conclusions
030214(#3454)
- Iraq/NATO: further deadrock in Alliance despite draft compromise presented by Lord Robertson - A three-chapter proposal solely concerning Turkey's defense
- Terrorism/Afganistan: Germany and the Netherlands take command of ISAF
- EU/ESDP: Informal meeting on EU military capabilities
030207(#3452)
- NATO/Iraq: further meeting on measures proposed by Washington
- NATO/EU: talks on Berlin+ and Iraq
- NATO/Terrorism: Agreement on extending patrols in Mediterranean to Straits of Gibraltar
- NATO: Lord Robertson in Helsinki - Finland to assume command of multinational KFOR Brigade
- France/United Kingdom: Agreement on taking over operations in Macedonia and Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Missile Defence: London rallies around American project
- EU/WEU/Defence: According to Jan Blaauw, Europe and United States should develop global missile defence
- United States: $380 billion military budget
030205(#3451)
- NATO/Russia: signing of framework-agreement on search and rescue at sea, notably concerning submarines
- NATO/Iraq/United States/Turkey: Ankara not "yet" requested assistance measures in case of war with Iraq - Situation on American proposals concerning Allied role remains deadrocked
- NATO/enlargement: First stage of accession process begins
030131(#3450)
- NATO/Iraq: still no decision on American proposals
- NATO/Macedonia: NATO/EU work continues to complete "Berlin+" in time for beginning of European mission in March
- NATO: Force transformation - Compatibility between American and Allied processes
- NATO/Finland: Visit by Lord Robertson
- Military Systems/Eurofighter: Norway to participate in development of European fighter plane
030129(#3449)
- Balkans/EU/ESDP: EU joint action for future mission in Macedonia, from March this year - Finalisation of "permanent arrangements" with NATO - D-SACEUR will be commander
- NATO/Iraq: Lord Robertson plays down divergence over US proposals
- NATO/Enlargement: First SHAPE meeting with future members
- NATO: Plan of new Headquarters in Brussels is presented
030124(#3448)
- NATO: Lord Robertson does not seek to extend his mandate and will leave NATO at year's end
- NATO/Iraq: no decision on American support proposals for any intervention in Iraq
- NATO/Bosnia: SFOR restructuring is complete - It now has 12,000 troops
- EU/WEU: WEU Assembly continues to make proposals to Convention on role of national parliaments in EU, says President Blaauw to Greek Presidency
- EU/ESDP: a report by EU Institute of Security Studies(ISS) places emphasis on need to improve strategic mobility
- EU/Iraq: ISS report on American and European attitudes
030122(#3447)
- NATO: American Marine Corps General James Jones becomes 14th Supreme Allied Commander Europe
- Balkans/EU/ESDP/NATO: Macedonia asks EU to take over NATO mission - Probably from March
- Iraq/NATO: Details on support measures in case of war proposed by Washington
- NATO: Exercise "Rapid Guardian" of reserve forces
030117(#3446)
- NATO/Iraq: Washington presents Allies with more precise proposals on possible Alliance role in case of war against Iraq
- NATO/EU: Talks continue on "Berlin plus" agreement
- NATO/Greece: Lord Robertson visits Athens
- NATO/Balkans: Situation improves in region, but not to the point of envisaging military disengagement
- Weapons of mass destruction: proliferation continues and even increases
- Disarmament/United States/Russia: Funds for destruction of chemical weapons in Russia
030115(#3445)
- NATO/European Command: New SACEUR takes up his functions
- NATO in 2003: Lord Robertson is optimistic - NATO "is back in business"
- NATO/Force restructuring: Six HQ available to NATO certified rapidly deployable
- NATO/Partners/Terrorism/Biodefence: Seminar on preparing against bio-terrorism in Central and Eastern Europe
- EU/Defence: Greek Presidency hopes to develop real common market for defence
030110(#3444)
- NATO: General Kujat on visit to Poland
- NATO: Work resumes focusing on follow-up to the Prague Summit, the "Berlin+" arrangements and with th EU, finalisation of accession protocols for countries invited to negotiate
- NATO/EU/Balkans: Plans for EU takeover take shape
- NATO/Russia/CFE Treaty: Russia expresses concern about Allies
- NATO/ARRC: Change of Command
- Military Systems: Latest developments
- EU/CFSP: Overview of Community measures against spread of light and small calible weapons and illegal trafficking in conventional weapons in 2001
- Annex: Financial and Economic Data Relating to NATO Defence
030108(#3443)
- EU/Balkans: Begining of first mission under aegis of ESDP - Union succeeds UN with "EUPM" police mission
- NATO/enlargement: Contributions of Baltic States
- Missile Defence: American request to adapt British radar of Fylingdales
- Military Systems
021220(#3442)
- NATO/Balkans: NATO is not opposed in principle to idea of EU taking over SFOR
- NATO: Positive annual report on Alliance
- Missile Defence: President Bush announces deployment of initial capability for anti-missile system, from 2004
- Georgia/NATO/CIS: No contradiction between NATO and CIS membership, Shevarnadze says
021218(#3441)
- NATO/EU: After EU Summit in Copenhagen agrees on arangements for participation by non-EU NATO members in European operations with Allied assets, NATO/EU agreement on EU-led operations - Finalisation of "Berlin Plus" arrangements by March 2003
- EU/ESDP/NATO: EU/NATO exchange letters on Copenhagen agreement on "Berlin Plus" arrangements
- NATO/Balkans: Beginning of "Allied Harmony" mission in Macedonia
- EU/Defence: Copenhagen agreement on "Berlin Plus" arrangement - EU is ready for operations in Macedonia and Bosnia
021213(#3440)
- ISAF/NATO: information session with Turkish Commander, General Zorlu - towards "institutionalisation" of ISAF command?
- NATO/Mediterranean dialogue: Visit by Algerian President - intesification of dialogue - towards regular NATO-Algeria contacts
- NATO/Asia: First contact with China to move towards more structured relations?
- NATO/Russia: Signing of co-operation agreements early next year
021211(#3439)
- NATO/Russia: Moscow Conference on combatting terrorism
- NATO/enlargement: Beginning of accession talks process with Latvia
- IRAQ/NATO: Wolgowitz suggests areas in which Alliance as such could contribute to military action in Iraq
- Defence/Germany: Peter Struck explains cuts in main major military programmes of the Bundeswehr
- EU/Defence/Convention: Barnier and Dehaene discuss work on defence and external policy at Convention
- OSCE: In Porto, declaration of stepping-up fight against terrorism
021206(#3438)
- NATO/Balkans: Permanent Council visits Kosovo
- NATO/Bi-annual meetings of Military Committee: NRF to be in place in 2004 - NATO/Russia: General Kvashinin pleased about good cooperation
- NATO/United States/Iraq: Wolfowitz asks for reflection on way in which NATO may contribute, in addition to individual nations
- Military Systems/Cooperation
- EU/WEU: Papantoniou: Franco-German proposal on defence could be the basis of a joint text - Ms Alliot-Marie supports a "Convergence Pact" on defence spending
021204(#3437)
- NATO/Macedonia: End of "Amber Fox" mission - New mission "Allied Harmony" from 16 December
- NATO/Russia: Conference in Moscow on combatting terrorism
- NATO/Prague: Follow-up Summit in military field
- NATO/PfP: Funds for destruction of munitions and light weapons in Ukraine
2008/05/29(#0133)