Photo by Ian Taylor on Unsplash The Pride march in Pécs, Hungary takes place today Saturday (4 October) despite a ban. The Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán has been accused by some MEPs of wanting to intimidate the demonstrators with a massive police presence and the use of facial recognition software. No one from the…
Photo by SaiKrishna Saketh Yellapragada on Unsplash European citizens are justifiably concerned about Russia’s increasingly provocative and reckless behaviour, says EU council chief Antonio Costa. He was speaking on Thursday at the opening of a key meeting of EU leaders in Copenhagen. The event in the Danish city comes at a period of intense instability…
As the leaves fall, Autoworld, the highly regarded car museum, bursts with activity: until 14 December the exhibition German Tuners from the ’80s & ’90s is on display. From 9 to 11 October the major Aguttes auction takes place while on 16 October it welcomes the authors of L’Incroyable Histoire de l’Automobile for a book signing. During Museum Night Fever on 18 October…
Photo by Levi Meir Clancy on Unsplash It is almost 30 years since the last collaborative defence initiative collapsed, leaving Europe’s military clout weaker than ever, writes Giles Merritt. The Saint-Malo agreement’s promises of hard power proved a mirage, the European Defence Agency largely toothless, and the EU’s battlegroups more a paper army than…
Taiwan’s new ambassador in Brussels has made an impassioned plea for his nation’s sovereignty to be respected. Speaking on Tuesday (30 September) at a reception to mark the Country’s National Day, Professor Dr Shieh Jhy-Wey, who took up his new post only a week ago, said, “Sometimes I am asked: why not just give up?…
Photo by Howard Bouchevereau on Unsplash Brussels’s side Union Saint Gilloise make their home debut in the Champions League competition tonight when they host Premier League big guns Newcastle United. Union, who were last year’s Belgian league champions, are the definite underdogs but will feel quietly confident after a fine 3-1 win recently against…
