Geopolitical rivalries between the two shores of the Gulf are having a detrimental impact on the stability of the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. European interests, such as the security of land and maritime routes, the rescue of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) –...
Today, the European Union can boast a degree of strategic autonomy in space. Projects such as Galileo have not only enhanced the EU’s economy, but they may confer on the Union the ability to amplify its Common Foreign and Security Policy and Common Security and Defence Policy. While the EU conti...
The EU’s foreign and security policy enables it to speak and act as one in world affairs, allowing the Member States to tackle challenges they cannot solve alone and ensuring the security and prosperity of EU citizens....
The following tables provide an overview of the transposition legislation individual MS have adopted to implement Directive 2008/114 on the identification and designation of European critical infrastructures and the assessment of the need to improve their protection. The tables contain informati...
The EU’s foreign and security policy enables it to speak and act as one in world affairs, allowing the Member States to tackle challenges they cannot solve alone and ensuring the security and prosperity of EU citizens. This factsheet is part of the publication ‘The European Union: What it is and...
‘Around the world in 80 pictures : zooming in on EU diplomacy’ is the outcome of an open call for photos launched by the European External Action Service (EEAS) in November 2018. The objective was to gather photos, taken by EU staff in delegations, missions and operations, showcasing the EU’s ac...
Coherence in EU external relations is a long-standing concern. While seemingly surpassed in the last years by the idea of the 'comprehensive approach', the latter is nothing but the latest attempt to advance coherence in this field. The issue of the role of law in the quest for coherence is char...