• TOURISM
    World tourism wraps up in Brussels

    By Martin Banks Ministers, ambassadors, EU officials and industry leaders met at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium on 9–10 November to set out how tourism can attract investment and stay secure.

  • HISTORY
    13 November 2026: This day in history

    1789: In a letter to Jean-Baptiste Le Roy, Benjamin Franklin writes “in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes” 1933: First modern sit-down strike by Hormel meatpackers in Austin, Minnesota 1956: US Supreme Court rules racial segregation on buses in Alabama unconstitutional 1980: US spacecraft Voyager 1 sends back […]

  • CULTURE
    Katerina Sirounis On Business Plan

      As President of AWOG, Katerina Sirounis is committed to strengthening bonds among Greek women across borders, promoting solidarity and turning the organisation’s long-standing tradition of service into meaningful action. Founded in 1948, AWOG has become a welcoming community where women of different generations and professional backgrounds find friendship, support and networking opportunities. Sirounis highlights […]

  • OPINION
    It’s not the economy, for now

    By Fabian Zuleeg, chief Executive and Chief Economist, European Policy Centre, a leading Brussels-based think tank Removing barriers to existing trade and investment is economically important, but politically difficult and slow to pay off. Being included in the new markets governments are creating through defence procurement, industrial investment and economic-security cooperation could deliver benefits much […]

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