The European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR) has signalled support for the European Commission’s proposal to include nuclear energy and fossil gas in the so-called “Taxonomy Regulation”, which sets out the criteria for green investments. “Without the promotion of nuclear energy, the scenario of high energy prices could worsen in the future. When it comes…
Fresh calls for a boycott were made at an online event organised to help shed light on China’s continuing human rights abuses. A boycott is seen by some as a step too far, given the symbolic importance of such an act. But the event in Brussels was told that Member States and the EU institutions,…
Daft as that may sound, the recent (and ongoing) lockdown in the Netherlands has proved a real boon for several Flemish cities which have enjoyed a huge influx of Dutch visitors over the festive season. The Dutch, desperate to escape their own locked down country, have skipped over the Belgian border to flood numerous towns…
