Photo by Kristin Snippe on Unsplash A formal campaign has been launched for overseas UK parliamentary constituencies who will represent British citizens living abroad. The campaign gets underway as the UK government abolishes the legal bar, which currently prevents Britons who have lived outside the UK for more than 15 years, from voting in UK elections. The move…
Photo by Sébastien Goldberg on Unsplash Spring has sprung so what better excuse to get out after the long winter and visit the Belgian Ardennes? One great option for lots of fun and daring adventure are the activities operated by the locally-based Dinant-Evasion which has just “opened its doors” for the summer season. That means a resumption of…
Two go-ahead Brussels-based restaurateurs have cooked up a particularly creative new concept. The business plan served up by Filippo La Vecchia and Cedric Gilot is, possibly, unique in the city and is already going down a treat. It is a highly unusual idea: you make a meal reservation (that’s the conventional bit)… but you do…
Photo by 五玄土 ORIENTO on Unsplash MEPs in Strasbourg have discussed the need for what they call a “coherent strategy” towards China. The call comes against the backdrop of China’s continued rise as a political and economic powerhouse on the world stage. Speaking to the plenary this week, the EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell stressed the need…
A former senior UK government minister has hit out at “small-minded nation first politicians” who “refuse to allow the EU to shape a common foreign policy.” The attack was made by Denis MacShane who spent eight years at the UK Foreign Office as Tony Blair’s expert on European politics. He was commenting on what some…
Ukrainian children need help from around the world because of aggression by the Russian Federation. The war unleashed by the Russian Federation against Ukraine which has been characterised by extreme cruelty and the suffering of civilians. To date, more than 77,000 facts of war crimes by the Russian army have been logged in Ukraine. This…
Photo by Andrea De Santis on Unsplash Honours lists recognising ordinary people for their extraordinary achievements are traditionally published every New Year and the Monarch’s birthday – a welcome tradition. Less welcome is the list following the departure of a Prime Minister. The imminent publication of Boris Johnson’s and Liz Truss’s lists throws a spotlight on the anachronistic…
Photo by Orkhan Farmanli on Unsplash Accordng to the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Azerbaijan, on 11 April units of the Armed Forces of Armenia fired on the Azerbaijan Army’s defensive positions stationed in the Lachin district. As a result of this unprovoked assault, several servicemen of the Azerbaijan Army were killed or injured. The Armenian…
