The European Union and its Member States are engaged around the world to promote peace, security and prosperity, and the interests of European citizens. To this end, the EU works to prevent and resolve conflicts, to foster resilient democracies, to promote human rights and sustai...

Cette étude, commandée par le département thématique des droits des citoyens et des affaires constitutionnelles du Parlement européen, à la demande de la commission LIBE, vise à fournir des informations d’ordre général et des recommandations stratégiques sur l’impact et l’efficac...

Although Belarus previously resisted pressure to deepen military cooperation with Russia, after the crackdown on the protests that followed the 2020 presidential election Alexander Lukashenka has displayed less reluctance to engage in closer cooperation, indicating his growing de...

Hybrid threats in Africa have become a security concern for the EU. CSDP missions in the continent are increasingly the target of hybrid operations. Perpetrators of hybrid activities are state (e.g., Russia, China, Turkey) and non-state actors (e.g., Salafi-jihadist groups and pr...

The year 2021 was dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic and marked by various geopolitical crises. In this book, which contains a collection of articles, blog posts, op-eds and speeches, HR/VP Josep Borrell Fontelles addresses the main questions facing the EU's foreign and secur...

The issue of underwater unexploded munitions is a large-scale problem in European sea basins, posing a threat to the marine environment and the security of all maritime activities. Various European Union coast guard cooperation initiatives have been consolidated through the years...

This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the LIBE Committee, aims to provide background information and policy recommendations concerning the impact and effectiveness of the counterte...

International cyber capacity building (CCB) projects involve countries, companies and organisations helping each other across borders to develop functioning and accountable institutions that respond effectively to cybercrime and to strengthen a country’s cyber resilience. These p...

Президент России Путин совершил беспрецедентное, неспровоцированное военное нападение на Украину. ЕС ответил самым решительным образом, приняв всеобъемлющий и действенный пакет ограничительных мер. Пакет санкций против Беларуси ударит по ее важнейшим отраслям и лицам, поддерживаю...

Der russische Präsident Putin hat einen beispiellosen und unbegründeten Militärangriff auf die Ukraine eingeleitet. Die EU reagiert mit aller Härte dagegen und nimmt ein umfangreiches und solides Paket restriktiver Maßnahmen an. ...