“Growing sense” that Europe cannot rely on the U.S. for security – survey
By Martin Banks Public support for expanding the EU eastwards is “slipping,” says a major new survey.
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June 10, 2026 CPMR welcomes EU’s ambitious new islands strategy
By Martin Banks The EU’s newly announced islands strategy has been hailed as a “welcome and historic step.”
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June 10, 2026 Belgium Military Wives Choir : a “lifeline” for women
By Martin Banks There’s more to life in the military than you might think. One of the less well publicised aspects of a career in the armed forces is the constant moving around it may involve. That is where a military choir really can come into its own…a lifeline for women who have had to […]
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June 7, 2026 Record breaking Belgian sailors making more waves
By Martin Banks Two record-breaking intrepid Belgian sailors have revealed their next nautical target.
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June 6, 2026 Auditors call for “clearer objectives” on EU youth policy
By Martin Banks EU auditors say the European Union’s efforts to support young people’s integration into the labour market remain insufficiently focused on results.
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June 3, 2026 Greece-Turkey Relations Heat Up
Instability and conflict over who benefits come to the surface again. The laying of the undersea electricity cable in the Eastern Mediterranean is emerging as another critical geopolitical focal point in Greek-Turkish relations. The question of whether Greek-Turkish relations will be “heated up” concerns not only the possibility of military tension but primarily the clash […]
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June 2, 2026 EU “moves closer” to “cruelty-free” chemical safety testing
By Martin Banks The European Commission has released a much-anticipated roadmap towards phasing out animal testing for chemical safety assessments.
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June 1, 2026 Stepping out …. to get the UK back in EU
By Martin Banks Three Britons are walking an estimated 350km from London to Brussels as part of ongoing efforts for the UK to rejoin the European Union.
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May 26, 2026 EU funded films win at Cannes
By Martin Banks Six EU funded films have received awards at the 79th edition of the Cannes film festival which closed on Saturday 23 May.
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May 22, 2026 Royal British Legion Brussels: “Come and join our ranks”
By Martin Banks An appeal has been launched by the Royal British Legion to recruit new members for its Brussels branch. Globally, the RBL, the UK’s largest armed forces charity, has a 180,000-strong membership and Brussels has just over 100 members. It is a well-established and friendly branch but, with an inevitably ageing membership, the […]
