The European Cancer Organisation (ECO) has announced the appointment of Elisabetta Zanon as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective from 3 February. Zanon is a senior professional with more than 20 years of experience in European affairs, much of it as a dynamic champion for better healthcare. This includes working for EU associations and representing…
Photo by Julia Sadowska on Unsplash You may remember it from the glittering opening ceremony directed by Danny Boyle, which featured British icons such as Queen Elizabeth II, James Bond and Mr Bean. Or perhaps you remember it from Super Saturday, when Team GB won three gold medals in just 44 minutes? All that was…
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash MEPs have given a mixed reaction to plans by Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg to overhaul content moderation on Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Zuckerberg said Meta is abandoning the use of independent fact checkers on Facebook and Instagram, replacing them with X-style “community notes” where commenting on the accuracy of…
It’s that time of year again…. oh yes it is. In the best traditions of this time of the year, a Belgian audience is set to be treated to that good, old-fashioned English tradition – a pantomime. This year, the offering by the English Comedy Club later this month is Cinderella. The panto is something that…
Photo by Toni Pomar on Unsplash The UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on Citizens’ Rights, which looks at issues facing EU citizens in the UK and Britons abroad, is being relaunched and will meet for the first time next week. It will be hosted at the House of Commons by British MP Manuela Perteghella. Once MPs…
The rise of the shadow tanker fleet is a ticking time bomb for both the global environment and international maritime security. These vessels, operating outside the reach of established regulations, are increasingly involved in transporting oil and oil products from countries such as Iran, Venezuela, and Russia — states that face international sanctions. While this…
A UK football club is stepping up the search for its Holy Grail. Canterbury City FC in Kent has been without a home since as long ago as 1999 and is forced to play its home games at Margate, nearly 30km away. Club chairman Trevor James says, “I didn’t get the Christmas present that I…
Photo by Harold Mendoza on Unsplash Europe finally has a heavyweight ambassador in Washington. A man who knows many of Europe’s leaders, he has devoted his adult life to arguing that the European Union needed more unity, more common purpose and can be a power for good for the world, writes Denis MacShane. Unfortunately the new…
