Photo by Sander Sammy on Unsplash A new poll says most Europeans accept they must prepare for war. This comes in the wake of President Trump’s decision to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities at the weekend. The multi-country polling report, published ahead of the 2025 NATO Summit, shows widespread support across Europe for increases in defence…
Author: Martin Banks
Business as Usual, Despite Political Turmoil
Photo by Mike van den Bos on Unsplash Emirates’ says it is business as usual despite the turmoil in the Middle East. The Dubai based airline says that its passengers experienced minimal disruptions to their travel plans in the wake of recent events in the region, including air strikes by the U.S on Iran. Despite…
Global Problem of Undersea Cable Sabotage
Taiwan has teamed up with a top Belgian artist to draw attention to the emerging security concern of alleged sabotage of undersea cables. A spokesman at the Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium said that in order to highlight what it calls growing threats to undersea cable infrastructure it had teamed up with…
Key Vote Looms for Rule of Law Report
Belgian Cocktail Championship
They came from far and wide…..all seeking to be crowned the best bar person in Belgium. Bartenders, who come from all over the world, converged on a horeca training centre in Anderlecht for their gold standard event of the year: the national cocktail championships. This writer was among the judges who joined an elite group…
Darcey Harry Wins Hulencourt Womens’ Open
Welshwoman Darcey Harry, 22, won the inaugural Hulencourt Women’s Open, a Ladies European Tour tournament with €300,000 in prize money, held on the prestigious Belgian course “Le Vallon” de Hulencourt, in Vieux-Genappe. After four rounds, the Cardiff rookie won with a total score of -13 under par (cards of 71, 68, 68, and 68). It…
MEP Demands Ban on Hungary Extraditions
Listen to the Ocean Before it Falls Silent
Photo Credit Relais and Chateaux A major hospitality group is calling on chefs at all of its 580 properties, including those in the UK and Benelux, to remove threatened seafood species from their menus. The move by Relais & Châteaux is part of its stated mission to contribute to the protection and development of biodiversity….
Eating Breakfast Cereals Good for You
Photo by Melissa Askew on Unsplash Eating breakfast cereals is good for you, according to a new study. The study, which coincided with the recent World Breakfast Day, highlighted the nutrition and health benefits of breakfast cereals. The comprehensive analysis is said to have shed a light on the role that breakfast cereals can play…
Commission Urged to Rethink Embargo Policy
Photo by Sandy Millar on Unsplash Brussels-based foreign correspondents association API-IPA says it has taken note of the European Commission’s formal reply to a case involving the European Ombudsman. The case concerns how the European Commission dealt with the request by a journalist working at a news agency to be added to a mailing list…