Europe in the World

The close partnership between the EU Naval Force in Operation Atalanta and NATO in Operation Ocean Shield has been the vital path for enduring  success at the military and political fronts for both. In the recent port visit of the Frigate HNLMS Tromp to  the Seychelles, Operation Atalanta’s Force Commander Commodore Luyckx,  was welcomed by Royal Danish Continue reading

Started on the October 22,  this year’s U.S-European Best Squad Competition was finalized on October 27 with the Armed-Forces of  Norway  in the first place,  Sweden and Belgium  in the second and the third. The U.S-European Best Squad is the U.S Army Europe sponsored military competition covering over 30 events and 27 challenges in the period Continue reading

From the late August German Navy’s Frigate Augsburg  has been re-deployed to join  French Navy in the the campaign against Daesh in the Persian Gulf.  Continue reading

One of the important tasks of the European Naval Force in Operation Atalanta is Military outreach during the port visit.   The Naval crew of  ESPS Relampago with Convent Sisters. Djibouti October 26, 2016 © EU NAVFOR Earlier this week the Spanish Naval warship ESPS Relampago  in its port stop in Djibouti, visited a Catholic charity school Continue reading

Exercise Silver Arrow is a two-week Latvian-led exercise starting from October 17.  The participant Armed-Forces are from: Albania, Canada, Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Romania, UK and the United States. “The Exercise is to develop relationships and leverage Allied and partner nation capabilities preserving peace through strength. And it is part of  Operation Atlantic Resolve, Continue reading

On September 19, Federal Foreign Minister Dr. Frank‑Walter Steinmeier inaugurated in Warsaw, the annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) as the Chairperson‑in‑Office of the organisation.                                                                                                                              The Human Dimension Implementation Meeting is the largest Human Rights conference in Europe. It has been held annually since 1993 Continue reading

The history of France,  like the United Kingdom, Spain, the Netherlands and other Europeans…. echos centuries of successful and highly advanced Naval Forces which reigned…… and has possessed the Oceans and the Seas.     Frigate  La Fayette © EU NAVFOR  In the recent years– in the European counter-piracy Operation, France has been contributing  a vital Continue reading