NEWS: The 15th AUPSC and EUPSC consultative meeting concluded on Friday. We learned that while the two sides achieved consensus on all the agenda items of the meeting, disagreement over reference to Ukraine, raised under AOB, derailed the adoption of a joint communique for a third consecutive year. What makes this year different is that beyond the proposal from the EU side on inclusion of language on Ukraine, there was proposal from the AU side on the inclusion of language on Gaza. Beyond policy and mandate differences, the inability of the two sides to adopt a joint communique also highlights major gaps in their working methods. For further background, read our Ideas Indaba below.
📢 NEW: As AU PSC & EU PSC finalise prep for their meeting, our latest Ideas Indaba examines whether the two sides will have a repeat of what transpired during the past two consultative meetings & fail to adopt a communiqué or avoid such a recurrence. https://lnkd.in/dxiU3Ec6
📢 NEW: As AU PSC & EU PSC finalise prep for their meeting, our latest Ideas Indaba examines whether the two sides will have a repeat of what transpired during the past two consultative meetings & fail to adopt a communiqué or avoid such a recurrence. https://lnkd.in/dxiU3Ec6
🤝 Official start of negotiations for #Ukraine and #Moldova to join the EU!
🔍 Article 49 of the #Treaty on European Union states that « any European State which respects the values referred to in Article 2 and is committed to promoting them may apply to become a member of the Union ».
✅ After Ukraine and Moldova applied to join the European Union (on 28 February and 3 March 2022 respectively), negotiations have just begun at an Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) summit in #Luxembourg.
A "historic moment" according to European Council President Charles Michel. But also a complex #process, which could take several years.
⚠ Indeed, the challenges are considerable: to comply with European #law, Ukraine must overhaul its judicial system, review the rules on #lobbying, and commit to safeguarding the #rights of national minorities.
The Ukrainian government estimates that 3,000 texts need to be brought into line!
❌ Ukraine and Moldova must also tighten the rules on #corruption.
👉 More info https://urls.fr/0-5JLn#EU#negociations#EUenlargement#ruleoflaw#TEU
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[WATCH] ‘The GCIS should be at the center of all government messaging and communication,’ says Moeletsi Mbeki, chairman of the SA Institute of International Affairs. Mbeki was responding to recent public disagreements between GNU partners, the ANC and DA, on several issues.
Watch full interview : tinyurl.com/3h8xcj59#Newzroom405
Bill Alert!
US House Bill HRES 701 - Encouraging further deepening and broadening of the Abraham Accords on occasion of the third anniversary of their signing to continue building bridges towards a lasting peace.
Policy: International Affairs
Full Details: https://lnkd.in/e8SqX6UZ
Bill 118 HRES 701, also known as the Encouraging further deepening and broadening of the Abraham Accords on occasion of the third anniversary of their signing to continue building bridges towards a lasting peace, is a resolution introduced in the US Congress. The resolution aims to support and promote the Abraham Accords, which were signed three years ago as a historic agreement between Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain.
The Abraham...
The ICJ’s favorable Advisory Opinion on Kosovo’s declaration of independence did not buttress Kosovo’s aspirations for wider international recognition and entrance into the UN because the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion could not shift the political priorities of influential states that do not recognize Kosovo.
Considering the aftermath of the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion, the consequences of the Dayton Peace Agreement (DPA) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), and the stalemate in the implementation of the 2013 Kosovo-Serbia Brussels Agreement, this analysis evaluates the current political crisis in Kosovo and BiH and advances the following arguments. Firstly, although the ICJ explicitly rejected any resemblance between Kosovo’s independence and the potential independence of the Republika Srpska (RS) entity in BiH, the RS became a bargaining chip for Serbia.
Secondly, implementing the Brussels Agreement and creating the Community of Serb Municipalities (CSM) will not improve Kosovo’s full international recognition and inclusion in international organizations. Finally, given the experience of the constitutional recognition of the RS entity in the DPA, the potential establishment of CSM in Kosovo will further limit Kosovo’s
institutional functioning. In effect, the CSM would be an additional limitation of Kosovo’s sovereignty because the CSM cannot improve Kosovo’s recognition by other states, but it can limit its internal governance, ultimately protracting the conflict in Kosovo.
Project Manager and Researcher at Atlantic Initiative
New paper published by the Atlantic Initiative:
The ICJ’s favorable Advisory Opinion on Kosovo’s declaration of independence did not buttress Kosovo’s aspirations for wider international recognition and entrance into the UN because the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion could not shift the political priorities of influential states that do not
recognize Kosovo.
Considering the aftermath of the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion, the consequences of the Dayton Peace Agreement (DPA) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), and the stalemate in the implementation of the 2013 Kosovo-Serbia Brussels Agreement, this analysis evaluates the current political crisis in Kosovo and BiH and advances the following arguments.
📰 The participating States today approved additional funding for a cornerstone of the OSCE's work, the Conference and Language Services. This step was necessary to address both the continuing lack of consensus on the OSCE's unified budget & the general shortage of funds.
ℹ The CLS plays a crucial role in ensuring the functioning of the OSCE's decision-making bodies. We urge all participating States to honour their commitments and provide the resources necessary for the Organization to effectively fulfil its mandate in all three dimensions.
#StrengtheningResilience#EnhancingSecurityIan BorgNatasha Meli DaudeyDeborah M. BorgMALTA - OSCE24
🇹🇷 🇺🇲 In my latest analysis for Al-Monitor, I explore whether the recent thaw in Turkish-US relations could lead to something better, or if it's business as usual.
With much gratitude to Prof. Kemal Kirisci Hoca for his invaluable comments, which made the article much better.
https://lnkd.in/d4AfggYj
Senior Advisor Jordan Civil Defense, Embassy of France, Amman 🇯🇴
Conseiller de gouvernement - Conseiller auprès de la Défense Civile Jordanienne -
Ambassade de Jordanie, Amman 🇯🇴
New EU Commission 🇪🇺 a meeting to discuss Defence, Housing and the Mediterranean🌿
The Secretary General of Eurispes - Istituto di Studi Politici Economici e Sociali , Marco Ricceri, will speak on the topic ‘Mediterranean, a centrality to be rediscovered‘, together with the Minister for Civil Protection and Sea Policies, Nello Musumeci 🇮🇹. The speakers will address issues related to investments and existing economic agreements with North Africa and the Middle East, with the aim of promoting stability and economic and employment growth.
https://lnkd.in/dtD6FAiA
How should Africa approach the emergent trend of Military Coups that have a majority citizen support and endorsement? Who has the ultimate say on what is constitutional or not, the citizens or the constitution? These are important questions that we need to discuss.
While citizens remain the ultimate sovereigns, the constitution is the formalized representation of the collective will of the citizens. But what happens when the constitution no longer serves the sovereigns? The public support of Military Coups represents a broken down system that hits the core socio-economic needs of the citizens, but it should not always justify unconstitutional changes.
Is there any justifiable reason that should push us to meet the immediate needs of the citizens against the long-term constitutional design with temporal sways?
Join me in this discussion as we explore the delicate balance between fulfilling the immediate needs of the sovereigns and upholding the constitution. Let's talk about how Africa can navigate this emergent trend of Military Coups while ensuring that constitutionalism is not compromised.
📚 Dr. Julian Bergmann and Mark Furness explore the interaction of the 'solidarity norm' and the 'protection norm' in shaping EU policies towards conflict-affected countries, and the impact of this on interventions in Mali and Libya.
While the normative imperative to protect Europe has become stronger in recent years, the norm of solidarity with people affected by conflict has remained resilient. The resulting norm collision has created incoherencies in the EU’s approach, which are visible at the intervention level.
This article is part of a symposium edited by Oriol Costa, Ana E. Juncos, Patrick Müller and Helene Sjursen: 'Contested but Resilient: Accounting for the Endurance of the European Union's Foreign Policy'.
🔗 https://lnkd.in/e2Hd_EUG
