With Irini (Eirene), the Greek goddess of peace, the European member states have actually set themselves a high bar when selecting the name for the brand-new marine objective in the Mediterranean. Much of the intra-European settlement procedure that resulted in this operation might most likely have actually been carried out much better under Eris, the […]

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With a typically forceful announcement by EU diplomacy chief Josep Borrell on 31 March, the EU marked the launch of its brand-new marine objective toLibya Codenamed Operation Irini, the Greek word for peace, it most likely must have been called Cassandra after the legendary Trojan lady talented with insight while cursed to permanently be neglected. […]

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