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The Latest Breaking News from Brussels

Dutch government led by far-right PVV asks EU for opt-out from asylum rules

Move by coalition headed by Geert Wilders’ Freedom party is unlikely to get a positive reception in Brussels

The Guardian - UK

Hungary refuses to pay fines for breaking EU asylum rules. Brussels is taking the money anyway.

The European Union has begun the process of clawing back hundreds of millions of euros in funds meant to go Hungary

The Independent UK

Dutch Government Seeks Opt-out From EU Asylum Rules

The Netherlands announced Wednesday that it had requested from Brussels an opt-out from the European Union's rules on asylum, days after the coalition government unveiled the country's toughest-ever immigration policy.

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Von Der Leyen Set To Reveal EU's New Top Line-up

After weeks of fierce political horse-trading, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen is expected on Tuesday to unveil her new top team to help steward the EU through the next five years of global uncertainty.

International Business Times

Autoworkers demonstrate in Brussels to protest layoff threats across the EU industrial base

Trade unions and thousands of disgruntled workers are demonstrating in the Belgian capital to protest the threat of massive layoffs in a state-of-the-art Brussels car factory and other key industries

The Independent UK

France's Breton resigns as EU commissioner in public clash with Ursula von der Leyen

French European commissioner Thierry Breton announced he was standing down from his role effective immediately Monday, publicly accusing European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen of having tried to block him from being reappointed. Breton, one of the most influential figures in Brussels, has taken a strong line against some…

France 24

Europe's EV Troubles Bubble Up At Brussels Audi Factory

Outside an Audi factory in Brussels described by the German carmaker as the "cradle" of its electric drive, around 200 picketing workers huddled around a bonfire in the morning drizzle.

International Business Times

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Neeraj Chopra says he featured in Diamond League final with fractured left hand

NEW DELHI: India's star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra competed in the Diamond League finale in Brussels despite a fractured left hand, the double Olympic gold medallist revealed on Sunday.

The Times of India

Nina Kennedy ends golden season with Diamond glory

Olympic champion Nina Kennedy has soared to victory in the Diamond League final once more in Brussels, completing her remarkable 2024 pole vault campaign.

AAP

Wanyonyi beats Arop but Rudisha’s world record remains intact

Emmanuel Wanyonyi won the 800m at the Diamond League final in Brussels, but could not beat David Rudisha’s world record

The Guardian - UK

Daryll Neita ends Diamond League season with 200m second in Brussels

The British sprinter missed the podium in the 100m but impressed to finish just behind Brittany Brown

The Independent UK

Birthday boy Avinash Sable finishes ninth in Diamond League Final

NEW DELHI: Indian steeplechase national record holder Avinash Sable finished ninth in his Diamond League final debut in Brussels on Friday, marking his 30th birthday with a below-par performance. He clocked 8 minutes and 17.09 seconds in the race, not matching the national record of 8:09.91 he set in the…

The Times of India

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and a strange Diamond League final reveal the future of athletics

The American world record holder competes in Brussels in two exhibitions, with the sport braced for seismic change in 2025 as Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track begins

The Independent UK

Neeraj Chopra spearheads Indian challenge in Diamond League season finale

NEW DELHI: As the star-studded Diamond League season finale, which will feature the best of world athletics, gets underway in Brussels on Friday, javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra will have high expectations to live up to, while steeplechaser Avinash Sable will have a chance to make up for a disappointing…

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The Independent UK

EU vows retaliation if Hungary sends buses of migrants to Brussels

The European Union says Hungary’s threat to send a bus convoy of migrants to Brussels in protest against the bloc's policies is unacceptable and will be met with a retaliatory response should it go ahead

France 24

EU court rules Google, Apple must pay billions of euros in antitrust, tax cases

A top European Union court on Tuesday told Google it would have to pay a €2.4 billion fine brought forth by the bloc's antitrust regulators seven years ago, just as the court rejected Apple's final legal challenge against an order from the European Commission to repay €13 billion in back…

Fortune

Why have Audi workers stolen 200 keys from a Brussels plant?

Audi workers confiscated hundreds of keys for completed and unfinished cars in a backlash to Volkswagen’s plans for plant closures.

Fortune

The EU issues fines to Google and Apple worth €15.4 billion

The American juggernauts have been tussling with the EU as the bloc cracks down on the clout of big tech companies.

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International Business Times

D-Day For Apple, Google As EU Court To Rule On Major Cases

A top EU court will rule on Tuesday in a 13-billion-euro tax case involving Apple and Ireland, and could also deliver a victory for Brussels by upholding a multi-billion-euro fine against Google, in two eagerly awaited decisions.

Radio France Internationale

Belgium accused of colonial-era crimes against humanity in Congo

Five mixed-race women demanding reparations from Belgium after being taken from their mothers in Congo 70 years ago took their fight to a Brussels appeals court Monday. The women accuse the country of crimes against humanity over a colonial-era practice that saw them taken from their families and placed in…

The Independent UK

Belgium's top migration official criticizes Hungary for threatening to bus migrants to Brussels

Belgium’s top migration official has criticized Hungary for threatening to send a bus convoy of migrants to Brussels in retaliation against European Union policies

Radio France Internationale

France’s new PM welcomed by Brussels but faces uphill struggle at home

EU leaders have given France’s new PM Michel Barnier a warm welcome – but the former Brexit negotiator faces tough challenges, and opposition, on the domestic front.