Diplomacy & Crisis News

Fixation on the “no-limits” formula obscures a more consequential development that occurred at the same time. 

The draft Constitution is an elegant blueprint. But what does it promise? And what will audiences, internal and external, read in it?

Takaichi looks set to win a major victory – but voters are laser-focused on economic issues, not her desired security reforms.

Latin American conservatives love to lavish praise upon the U.S. president. But doing so could undermine the region’s long-term interests.

The Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) and Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) are organising a joint public hearing with the title: “Cyber-defence and cybersecurity”, which will take place on 29 January 2026.
The hearing will highlight the interplay between civil and military ecosystems, while emphasising on dual use technologies, cybersecurity and cyber-defence, as well as the crucial role of public-private partnerships and industrial policies in reinforcing Europe's resilience.
Location : ANTALL 4Q2
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Poster
CV-Luca Tagliaretti
CV-Nataliya Tkachuk
CV-Paulina Uznanska
CV-Ferdinand Gehringer
CV-Iva Tasheva
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On 26 January, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte will engage in an exchange of views with Members of the Committees on Security and Defence (SEDE) and Foreign Affairs (AFET) as well as in association with the Delegation for relations with the NATO PA (DNAT).

Discussion topics will include the significant challenges facing the EU and NATO in today's complex geopolitical environment, efforts to strengthen Europe's defence also in view of Russia's ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine, the state and prospects of transatlantic relations as well as issues of burden-sharing, political cohesion and strategic adaptation.

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The next meeting of the Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) is scheduled to take place on Monday, 23 February 2026, 15.00 - 18.30 and on Tuesday, 24 February 2026 from 9.00 - 12.30 and 14.30 - 18.30 in Brussels (room SPAAK 1A2).

Further information about the SEDE meetings can be found here.

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SEDE missions 2025:

• Djibouti - 27-29 October 2025
  
• Greenland - 15-19 September 2025
  
• Norway - 27-30 May 2025
• Moldova and Ukraine - 14-17 April 2025
  
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - 24-27 February 2025
• Israel and Palestine - 5-8 February 2025

SEDE missions 2024:

• United Kingdom - 28-30 October 2024
• Ukraine - 25-26 October 2024

SEDE Committee meetings' calendar 2026
SEDE Committee meetings' calendar 2025
EP calendar 2026
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After decades of trauma and denial, the continent is confronting the reality of war.

The Olympic ban is a necessary counter to Moscow’s abuse.

The former rapper campaigns in silence. For now, he is winning without speaking. But Nepali elections have a way of demanding answers.

In his unpublished memoir, then-Indian Army Chief Gen. Naravane claims that a key decision on whether or not to fire upon advancing Chinese tanks and troops was left to him to make.

Dans l'ombre de la Roumanie voisine, beaucoup d'étudiants étrangers viennent faire médecine en Bulgarie, pour trouver des formations de qualité à des coûts très compétitifs. Reportage à Pleven, où ces étudiants étrangers ont sauvé la faculté de la banqueroute et redynamisé le centre-ville.

- Articles / Santé, Bulgarie, Culture et éducation, Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso, Une - Diaporama

A magyar Boeing 747-es pilóták egyik kapcsolódási pontja Tajvan - néhányan közülük hosszabb-rövidebb ideig a szigetországban éltek és onnan repültek szerte a nagyvilágba. Egyikük Kormos István, aki nagygépes karrierje során repülte a BAe 146-ost, a Boeing 737-est, a 747-est és a 787-est. Jelenleg B 737-es kapitányként dolgozik. István rendelkezésemre bocsátotta leendő könyvének eddig elkészült kéziratát, amelynek egyik fejezete a Boeing 747-esen első tisztként eltöltött másfél év egy-egy mozzanatát idézi fel.

A könnyed stílusban megírt memoár-részletből ízelítőt kapunk egy embert próbáló életformáról - megtudhatjuk, hogy került bő húsz évvel ezelőtt egy fiatal magyar pilóta egy ázsiai óriáscég alkalmazásába, milyen próbatétel az emberi szervezet számára az időzónák és kontinensek közötti rendszeres repülés, hogyan lehet egy randevúról a fél világot megkerülve időben beérni a munkahelyre és milyen az, amikor egy járat teljesítése közben nincs B terv.

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L'Iran a beaucoup soutenu la Bosnie-Herzégovine durant la guerre, et Sarajevo est toujours jumelée avec Téhéran. Pas une voix officielle ni dans la société civile ne s'élève pour dénoncer la répression. Une école salue même toujours la mémoire du général Qassem Soleimani, l'ancien chef de la force d'élite du Corps des gardiens de la révolution islamique.

- Le fil de l'Info / Bosnie-Herzégovine, Courrier des Balkans, Relations internationales

At a time of heightened geopolitical tensions, citizens are increasingly anxious about their future and want the EU to act with unity and ambition.

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America can project power with little constraint—and its rivals cannot.

Sustaining the country’s progress requires a more inclusive transition.

Solidarity will protect prosperity.

India and the U.S. seem to have agreed only on a framework to address the reciprocal tariff agreement. More work lies ahead for a full trade agreement.

After the collapse of the party's "digital wallet" stimulus plan, voters should not be fooled by its recently announced 1 million-baht election sweepstakes.