The Latest Breaking News from Brussels

Brussels attacks trial starts with debate over 'caged' accused

The trial of 10 men accused of participating in the 2016 Brussels bombings that killed 32 people began on Monday with defence lawyers arguing that their clients should not be put in glass boxes like animals in a zoo.

Reuters · Sep 12, 2022

After Kyiv visit, Blinken meets U.S. allies in Brussels in bid to maintain unity

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Brussels on Friday after a visit to Kyiv, as Washington seeks to strengthen unity as Europe faces a winter of raised energy costs.

Reuters · Sep 9, 2022

Ryanair to quit Brussels Airport as CEO Michael O’Leary warns of ‘extremely challenging winter’

The airline boss blamed a new ‘crazy and discriminatory’ flight tax and increased airport charges

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2022

EU wants ‘constructive’ relationship with Truss to resolve NI Protocol stand-off

The impasse over the post-Brexit arrangements governing trade in Northern Ireland is one of the big-ticket issues in the new PM’s in-tray.

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022

Liz Truss ‘can strike sensible compromise on NI Protocol if she softens stance’

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said leaders in Dublin and Brussels are hoping that Ms Truss would be less strident on the protocol as PM.

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022

The UK leadership race and the future of cross-Channel relations

The UK Conservative party will announce on Monday who will replace Boris Johnson as prime minister. Either Liz Truss will become Britain's third female PM if she wins the Conservative leadership election, or rival Rishi Sunak will be the first non-white incumbent in Downing Street. So how does this play…

Radio France Internationale · Sep 4, 2022

Aussie world champs beaten in Brussels

Australian world athletics champions Eleanor Patterson and Kelsey-Lee Barber have both been defeated in the Brussels Diamond League meeting.

AAP · Sep 2, 2022

'No time to waste on Brexit': EU uneasy about Truss as UK leader

Europe is anticipating the prospect of Liz Truss as Britain's next prime minister with a mixture of irritation and unease: diplomats say that with the war in Ukraine and rampant inflation, the last thing they need is another Brexit battle.

Reuters · Sep 2, 2022

EU States Urged to Roll Out COVID Booster Shots to Fend off Winter Infections

EU countries should start offering COVID boosters to their populations now to contain a fresh wave of infections expected this autumn and winter, the bloc's executive said in a document seen by Reuters on Friday ahead of its official release. The Brussels-based European Commission said more than 2,300 people still…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 2, 2022

Britain’s ‘uncontrolled’ sewage dumps may breach Brexit deal, warns EU

Brussels official says UK has ‘non-regression obligation’ to protect waters as part of trade deal

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2022