A leading think tank has called for an “unprecedented” EU investment strategy in Africa which has an “image problem.” Friends of Europe founder Giles Merritt says, “Nobody would deny the widespread prejudice against corruption and inefficiency there, whatever the facts of individual cases.” Many African countries are, it is claimed by Friends of Europe, a…
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has this week debated the way to improve women’s participation in the labour market with EP Vice-President Evelyn Regner. Following the debate, the EESC plenary adopted two opinions with recommendations for making EU legislation more effective in promoting women’s empowerment and supporting the societal role of family caregivers. …
Combating terrorism has been part of the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation’s (Eurojust) mandate since its creation in 2002 and remains one of its core priorities. The EU Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs has amended the Eurojust Regulation in force and strengthened the agency’s tools for sharing data relating…
“Bruxelles sur Scènes”, the festival of the Brussels café-theatres, returns for a new edition this autumn. Throughout November, 13 exceptional venues will offer some 100 shows and performances allowing the public to discover these often lesser-known local cultural centres. Every aspect of performing arts will be in the spotlight, from stand-up and jazz to theatre…
On 27 October, President Xi Jinping said that China should develop dialogue with the West on equal terms. By the word “West”, the Chinese Secretary General meant the United States, and in fact confirmed Beijing’s focus on the formation of a bipolar world in which China will become a superpower. Earlier, on 25 October, President…
Asia is gaining momentum. The time has come to launch international mechanisms, which, before that, were created and regulated for almost 30 years, to turn them into a single structure. Clear, stable and running smoothly. Considering the fact that the world situation is now in dire need of this. These meetings on the…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s upcoming visit to Beijing has aroused harsh criticism in Germany and the global community, writes Jianli Yang. A year ago, in early November 2021, on a visit to Taiwan, a member of a European Parliament delegation claimed that Europe “stands with you” on,” reminding the world of where EU-China relations stood in light of China’s…
According to a statement issued by the Uzbekistan Government, European partners highly appreciate and support the profound socio-economic reforms undertaken at the initiative of PresidentShavkat Mirziyoyev, as well as Uzbekistan’s new regional policy. This has made it possible to solve within a short period of time the most difficult problems of joint use of water…
Back in 1994, Ukraine voluntarily renounced the world’s third largest nuclear arsenal and it has never conducted its own nuclear programme since. The state is a committed party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and actively cooperates with the IAEA. Whilst there are scientific organisations in Ukraine that are engaged in the…
EU colleagues must be bewildered by the current antics in the UK Conservative party. They are not the only ones, writes Philip Bushill-Matthews. Liz Truss finally resigned, not just becoming our shortest ever Prime Minister but also securing the title of the country’s worst PM despite stiff competition from her immediate predecessors. She said the reason for her going was that she was no longer able to…
