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| Łukasz Maślanka
In a speech delivered on 2 March at the strategic submarine base on Île Longue in Brittany, President Emmanuel Macron announced the launch of a transformation of France’s nuclear doctrine towards “forward deterrence” (dissuasion avancée)…
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| Łukasz Maślanka
Europe’s largest countries have declined to join the initial phase of the US-Israeli strikes against Iran. However, they have condemned the Islamic Republic’s disproportionate and ‘indiscriminate’ retaliatory campaign targeting countries…
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| Lidia Gibadło, Łukasz Maślanka
On 23 January, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni took part in the 33rd German–Italian intergovernmental consultations in Rome. Merz was accompanied by ten ministers, including Vice-Chancellor…
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| Andrzej Kohut, Łukasz Maślanka, Marek Matusiak, Witold Rodkiewicz
On 22 January in Davos, representatives of 20 states signed the Charter of the Board of Peace established by Donald Trump (see Appendix). The concept of the board first appeared in a 20-point peace plan for Gaza presented by the United…
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| Andrzej Kohut, Łukasz Maślanka, Marek Menkiszak
On 17 January, US President Donald Trump announced that he will impose 10% tariffs on products from eight European countries: Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Germany, France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The tariffs are set…
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| Łukasz Maślanka, Kacper Sienicki
On 6 January, another meeting of the so-called Coalition of the Willing was held in Paris (see: ‘The Coalition of the Willing on security guarantees for Ukraine: less ambitious, more concrete’), focusing on Western security guarantees for…
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| Łukasz Maślanka, Sławomir Matuszak, Iwona Wiśniewska
During its summit on 18–19 December, the European Council did not agree to grant Ukraine the so-called reparations loan based on frozen Russian assets. However, a decision was taken to provide Kyiv with an interest-free loan of €90 billion…
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| Łukasz Maślanka
On 8 December, the Council of the European Union adopted the regulation establishing the European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP), which the European Parliament had approved in November.
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| Łukasz Maślanka
At its meeting on 23 October, the European Council addressed the Joint Communication ‘Preserving Peace – Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030’, presented on 16 October by the European Commission and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs…
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| Łukasz Maślanka, Jacek Tarociński
During French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to the United Kingdom from 8 to 10 July, the two countries signed new agreements aimed at enhancing their defence cooperation, specifically in the fields of nuclear policy, land force…