Anna Fotyga was commenting on the current question of whether Russian citizens should be banned from entering the European Union. ECR Coordinator for Foreign Affairs Fotyga said:”We need to understand that this war is not Putin’s war alone.” “It is unacceptable that citizens of an aggressive country enjoy themselves in the EU while their troops kill…
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €687 million Finnish scheme to partially compensate energy-intensive companies for higher electricity prices resulting from the impact of carbon prices on electricity generation costs (so-called ‘indirect emission costs’), incurred between 2021 and 2025, under the EU Emission Trading System (‘ETS’). The measure will benefit…
Russian propaganda has always been renowned for its vivid imagination, and for fabricating pretexts to discredit the Armed Forces of Ukraine. During the war, there have been many such provocations, including fakes about atrocities committed by the Ukrainian military and about the bombing of residential buildings, chemical attacks, and more. But nobody believes the Kremlin’s…
After its special “Dinners” edition in 2021, the Eat Festival returns from 29 September to 2 October, in the heart of the Gare Maritime in Tour & Taxis. Over the 4 days of the festival, more than 60 gastronomic artisans offer the best of Brussels to the public. It’s an invitation to discover the culinary…
In 2021, Russia witnessed an unprecedented population decline: the number of deaths exceeded 2.4 million people. This is the highest figure since 1945. Natural decline, excluding migration, came very close to the 1 million mark. Irreversible consequences, provoked by the demographic catastrophe, are already taking place in Russia. The reasons for the permanent reduction of…
Peru has withdrawn its recognition of the “SADR” and instead now supports the autonomy plan proposed by Morocco. The Kingdom of Morocco has welcomed the decision of the Republic of Peru to withdraw its recognition of the so-called “SADR” – taken a year ago, and joins the mainstream of 84% of the members of the…
The European Union says it is a “long-standing, predictable and reliable partner” of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). The European Commission says it adopted €261 million as the multiannual contribution that will allow to secure predictable financial resources to the Agency for the provision of…
They’re back – the Harlem Globetrotters have been a regular home in Belgium for many years. Each time they choose a different city to demonstrate their spectacular basketball tricks to the Belgian public. They return later this year with their new ‘Spread Game Tour’ to the Lotto Arena in Antwerp on October 6 and DÔME…
The European Commission has launched a “call for evidence” inviting feedback on the performance of the EU legal framework which exempts liner shipping consortia from EU antitrust rules. The Commission has also sent targeted questionnaires to interested parties in the maritime liner shipping supply chain (i.e. carriers, shippers and freight forwarders, port and terminal operators)…
Ahead of an upcoming EU Commission proposal to ban cages for farmed animals, the EU Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has called for an end to the severe restriction of movement of female pigs (sows). At present, the vast majority of sows in the EU spend about half their lives locked in crates so tight, preventing practically all movement apart…
