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Georgia: Hotline of the EU Monitoring Mission helps to prevent conflicts

‘The Hotline serves as a catalyst for cooperation between conflict parties. At the same time, it defuses tensions and prevents escalations, it represents an excellent instrument for confidence building, and it contributes to improving lives of people on both sides of the Administrative Boundary Line’.

– Erik Høeg, Head of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia

Monday, 18 June, 2018 - 18:28
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Military and civilian missions and operations, EUMM Georgia, EEAS, Europe and Central Asia, Georgia, Common Foreign & Security Policy (CFSP), Security, Defence & Crisis Response, Conflict Prevention, Peace building and Mediation, The Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)
Budget, MFF, EU, EEAS, foreign policy, external action, global, Mogherini
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EU to boost investment in global role with 30% budget increase for external action

For the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027, the European Commission is proposing to increase the external action budget to €123 billion, to significantly simplify its structure, and make it much more flexible and effective to address today's global challenges.

Thursday, 14 June, 2018 - 17:54
Tags: Multiannual Financial Framework
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EEAS, Common Foreign & Security Policy (CFSP), Development Cooperation, Foreign policy instruments, Humanitarian & Emergency response, Multilateral Relations, Refugee protection & Migration, Security, Defence & Crisis Response, Japan, EU information in Russian, Mauritius, Africa, EU Enlargement & Neighbourhood
EU deploys three Missions on the Horn of Africa
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Driving EU civilian-military cooperation forward: joint meeting in Mogadishu by the EU Civilian Operations Commander and the Director of the EU Military Planning and Conduct Capability

Mutual support and cooperation between the three EU Missions deployed in the Horn of Africa was discussed at the meeting between Kenneth Deane, Civilian Operations Commander and his military counterpart, Esa Pulkkinen, Director of the Military Planning and Conduct Capability on 24 May in Mogadishu.

Wednesday, 30 May, 2018 - 09:49
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Somalia, EU NAVFOR Somalia, EUCAP Somalia, EUTM Somalia, Military and civilian missions and operations, Common Foreign & Security Policy (CFSP), Security, Defence & Crisis Response, Counter-Terrorism, Fight against piracy, Maritime Security, The Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)
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First bicycle patrol takes to the streets in Lviv

Lviv’s very first bicycle units set off on their maiden patrols of the city yesterday – patrols that have been equipped by EUAM Ukraine, a civilian CSDP Mission, in order to enhance order and security on Lviv’s streets. The first bicycle patrol shift was conducted together with participants of the Lviv Bicycle Marathon.

Friday, 25 May, 2018 - 17:05
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EUAM Ukraine, Military and civilian missions and operations, Common Foreign & Security Policy (CFSP), Security, Defence & Crisis Response, The Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)
Brexit, EU, Security, Defence, Article 50, Barnier, Mogherini, EUISS
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Brexit: EU keen to ensure closest possible cooperation with UK for mutual security and defence

The EU and the UK clearly share the same interests in terms of security and defence policies, and the EU will seek to set up the necessary mechanisms to work closely together following the UK’s departure from the Union in 2019, High Representative Mogherini and Chief Brexit negotiator Barnier said yesterday at an event on “The future of EU foreign, security and defence policy post-Brexit" organised by the EU Institute for Security Studies(EUISS) in Brussels and moderated by EUISS Director Gustav Lindstrom.

Tuesday, 15 May, 2018 - 18:30
Tags: #Brexit, #EUdefence, Article 50, PESCO
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EEAS, Common Foreign & Security Policy (CFSP), Policy Areas, Security, Defence & Crisis Response, EU information in Russian