Post-Brexit watchdog ‘ready’ to investigate flood of cheaper Chinese electric cars Remarks by head of trade authority come amid fears UK firms could be undercut ‘to extinction’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2024
Far Right Could Exploit EU's Economic Slump To Win Big In June Vote Soaring food costs, economic stagnation and deteriorating living standards risk pushing voters into the far right's arms in European elections later this year, which could shake up the political agenda in Brussels. International Business Times · Feb 13, 2024
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin cancels NATO trip due to medical treatment Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has canceled his trip to Brussels due to an emergent bladder issue. This comes after previous complications from prostate ca... Top News · Feb 12, 2024
Why Farmers Ride The Tractors To European Cities From Greece to Italy, France, and Germany, tractors have become the farmers' "weapons" of a "war" against Brussels and national governments, protesting EU and domestic policies threatening their livelihood. International Business Times · Feb 9, 2024
Farmers Protest EU Agricultural Rules, Demand Support Amidst Economic Hardship European farmers are protesting against restrictive regulations and unfair competition, calling for support from Brussels to protect their livelihoods. Top News · Feb 2, 2024
Why are farmers protesting across the EU and what can the bloc do about it? Food producers say increasing costs, tiny margins and climate policies leave livelihoods in peril The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024
European Union approves $54 billion aid for Ukraine as Hungary drops opposition Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had vetoed the aid package in December but joined other EU members in approving it at a summit in Brussels. His vote came with conditions the EU did not disclose. WEKU · Feb 1, 2024
Farmers Demand Relief as Prices Rise and Bureaucracy Increases Farmers in tractors create chaos in Brussels, demanding relief from rising prices and bureaucracy. They call for support ahead of EU parliamentary elections. Top News · Feb 1, 2024
Farmers Take Protest To EU Leaders European farmers took their growing protest over low prices and the threat of competition from South American agri-food importers to Brussels on Thursday, clogging the streets with 1,300 tractors as EU leaders met for a summit. International Business Times · Feb 1, 2024
Smoked monkey and whole sharks: the suitcase smugglers feeding Europe’s hunger for bushmeat Customs officers and scientists are working together to combat the highly lucrative illicit trade in wildlife meat that is helping to push some species to extinction The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024
EU agrees €50bn package for Ukraine as Viktor Orbán bows to pressure Hungarian prime minister, who had vowed to block the funding, relented after series of 11th-hour meetings The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024
Nearly 100 French farmers arrested at food market in Paris as tractor protests spread Major thoroughfares in Brussels, the heart of the European Union, were also blocked by around 1,000 tractors on Thursday Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2024
European leaders debate aid for Ukraine amidst growing farmer protests European leaders are gathering in Brussels to discuss aid for Ukraine amid internal political disputes and Russia's offensive. Hope for a deal is high. Top News · Feb 1, 2024
Von der Leyen and two prime ministers meet farming groups over protests – as it happened The European Commission president will be joined by the PMs of Belgium and the Netherlands in the farming lobby meeting The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024 EU leaders enter showdown with Viktor Orbán over €50bn Ukraine package Member states hope to persuade Hungary to remove its block on funding at Brussels emergency summit
International Business Times · Feb 1, 2024 EU Leaders Face Off Against Orban Over Ukraine Aid EU leaders will grapple with Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban at a crunch summit meeting Thursday to try to overcome his veto on 50 billion euros in financial aid for Ukraine.
International Business Times · Jan 31, 2024 EU To Shield Farmers Threatened By Ukraine Farm Imports With farmers venting their anger across Europe, Brussels moved Wednesday to address two of their core grievances: creating "safeguards" to stop cheaper Ukrainian imports from flooding the market, and easing highly contested rules on leaving land unused.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2024 Europe live: Brussels recommends delay to ‘set-aside’ rules that have fuelled farmers’ protests – as it happened Proposals that new rule requiring farmers to set aside up to 7% of land to boost biodiversity should not come into force until 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2024 Northern Ireland: what is the power-sharing deal – and could it be blocked? DUP approves post-Brexit legislation, meaning devolved government could soon be functioning again
The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2024 French prime minister says country’s farmers should be granted ‘exception’ as protests and road blocks continue – as it happened Gabriel Attal says agriculture is France’s ‘strength and pride’ after Emmanuel Macron calls for measures for Ukraine imports
The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2024 Secret EU plan ‘to sabotage Hungarian economy’ revealed as anger mounts at Orbán Brussels’ fury grows over Budapest’s ‘policy of blackmail’ in continuing to hold up £50bn support package
International Business Times UK · Jan 26, 2024 Important Update About Amsterdam To London Eurostar Train Route The London to Amsterdam and vice-versa is one of the busiest train routes in Europe.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2024 Apple to allow EU customers to download apps without using App Store Move comes as iPhone maker adapts to new Brussels laws, but could be replicated in UK in near future
Wallpaper · Jan 25, 2024 ‘Heaven ’N’ Earth’: Sayre Gomez blurs the reality and illusion of Los Angeles Sayre Gomez’s ‘Heaven ‘N‘ Earth’ at Xavier Hufkens in Brussels explores the contrasts between wealth and poverty, reality and illusion in Los Angeles
Evening Standard · Jan 24, 2024 Eurostar trains to Amsterdam back on track for the summer Feared six-month closure averted - but UK-bound passengers will have to change trains in Brussels