Entry into force of the SAA between EU and Kosovo

The Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) between the European Union and Kosovo enters into force today, 1 April 2016. The SAA establishes a contractual relationship which entails mutual rights and obligations and large number of sectors. It will support the implementation of the reforms and give Kosovo an opportunity to move closer to Europe. The…

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CSDP in Africa

La PSDC en Afrique (book) LA GEOPOLITIQUE DES PREMIERES MISSIONS DE L’UNION EUROPEENNE EN AFRIQUEAndras Istvan Türke(With the English contribution of András Hettyey about Somalia)L`Harmattan, Paris, 2013, 2016 (nouvelle édition mise à jour et améliorée) FREE DOWNLOADcommander le livre via CERPESC : info@europavarietas.orgMaquette de couvertureLe livre sur le site de L’HarmattanImages, cartes, illustrations complémentaires (gratuit)Extrait du…

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Denmark pays (also) disability benefits for ISIS fighters

The Danish government is paying sickness and disability benefits to Danish citizens fighting in Syria for Islamic State. The PET (Danish Security and Intelligence Service) has identified 28 jihadis, Danish citizens fighting in Syria since 2014, who had been granted an early pension, or ‘førtidspension’, because they were judged too sick or disabled to work,…

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Ungarns Solidaritätsbeitrag und Teilnahme an der Lastenverteilung

1/ Schutz der Schengen AußengrenzenGewährleistung der Kontrolle der grünen Außengrenze gemäß des Schengen Borders Code und der Frontex-Verordnung (HU-SRB, HU-CRO): ca. 270 Mio. € im Jahr 2015, das entspricht 0,2 % des ungarischen BIP. Nur 1 % dieser Summe wurde von der EU kofinanziert, hier die im Stabilitäts- und Wachstumspakt vorgesehenen Flexibilität anzuwenden war nicht…

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