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Weekly News Review – European Union Security Watch spot 11.01.2021 – 17.01.2021 With the COVID-19 pandemic becoming an additional issue in which great power rivalry plays out, the E.U.’s position in the interplay between the great powers is one of the most crucial questions for the E.U. strategy for the coming decade. In this rivalry, […]

Weekly News Review – European Union Security Watch spot 04.01.2021 – 10.01.2021 The first round of the North Atlantic Council meetings should focus on the significant role of the U.S. in the transatlantic alliance. For the U.S. it is an opportunity to clarify their foreign policy priorities towards European countries since confidence building between the

Weekly News Review – European Union Security Watch spot 28.12.2020 – 03.01.2021 Responding to the multiple disruptions caused by the COVID-19 crisis, the E.U. seeks to use its forthcoming multi-year budget and recovery plan to modernise its economy, boost environmental and digitalisation reforms, as well as strengthen its resilience. Portugal aims to make the most

Weekly News Review – European Union Security Watch spot 21.12.2020 – 27.12.2020 The European Union and the United Kingdom have reached a new trade agreement,  avoiding the possibility of a “tough divorce.” Both sides agreed on a clause of minimum standards in social, environmental and labor legislation, duty-free and quota-free trade, and decrease of E.U.

Weekly News Review – European Union Security Watch spot 14.12.2020 – 20.12.2020 This week, the European Commission and the E.U. High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the Commission (HR/VP), Josep Borrell presented the new E.U. Cybersecurity Strategy, which will allow the European Union to increase its resilience and show leadership in cyberspace.

Weekly News Review – European Union Security Watch spot 07.12.2020 – 13.12.2020 This week, the European Commission presented its first Progress Report on the “E.U. Security Union Strategy 2020-2025”, highlighting the actions taken at the E.U. level, under its four main priorities. It also published its new counter-terrorism agenda for the Union, in order to

Weekly News Review – European Union Security Watch spot 30.11.2020 – 06.12.2020 An important week for the internal – external security nexus in Europe, asterrorism returned to the forefront, with the most recent attack in Vienna signaling the beginning of a new wave of jihadist terrorism in the European Union. This cultural conflict caused by

Weekly News Review – European Union Security Watch spot 23.11.2020 – 29.11.2020 After the latest rift between Trump’s Administration and the E.U. in the military sphere, the Union should not rest on its laurels due to Biden’s victory, but rather, it should grab the chance to move towards its own strategic autonomy. With Iran’s nuclear