Bach and baroque come to Brussels
By Martin Banks For the second consecutive year, the association Ars in Cathedrali is offering a series of four organ concerts dedicated exclusively to Johann Sebastian Bach.
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May 12, 2025 Solemn ceremony marks 80 years of Mauthausen concentration camp liberation
The Mauthausen concentration camp commemoration has been held since 1946 by the survivors of the camp and their associations.
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May 11, 2025 Chlorine fire triggers chemical emergency in Spain’s Catalonia leaving multiple towns under lockdown
A dangerous toxic cloud caused by a fire on Spain’s Catalan coastline forced multiple towns into lockdown, but the restrictions have since been lifted.
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May 10, 2025 Merz in Brussels: 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine possible within days, decision lies with Moscow
Ukraine agreed to a 30-day ceasefire proposed by US mediators in Saudi Arabia in March, but so far Russia has refused to sign, instead presenting counter demands.
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May 9, 2025 EU joins in support for new Pope
By Martin Banks EU figures and MEPs have congratulated the new Pope, Leo XIV, on his election.
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May 9, 2025 Pope Leo XIV holds his first Mass in the Sistine Chapel: ‘We are a community’
Continuing the cycle of traditions that await a new pope, the newly elected pontiff addressed his cardinals in English and Italian.
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May 8, 2025 European Parliament: Turkey’s accession on hold, no progress since 2018
Turkey’s EU accession process remains frozen due to democratic backsliding, despite the Mediterranean country’s strategic importance and cooperation on migration, MEPs said in their latest report.
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May 6, 2025 Romanian PM resigns and pulls out of coalition after nationalist vote win
Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu has resigned and his Social Democrat party is to leave the government after a right-wing nationalist candidate won the first round of the presidential election. George Simion, a eurosceptic who has promised to put Romania first, won 40.9% of Sunday’s vote and is expected to win a run-off vote on […]
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May 6, 2025 Film industry fears being swept into EU-US tariff war
Europe’s film industry is worried that hard-won legislation mandating European content quotas for streaming platforms could be put at risk amid ongoing transatlantic trade discussions, following US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on movies produced outside the US.
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May 5, 2025 EU-UK defence pact could be main deliverable of upcoming London summit
Talks between Brussels and London for a security and defence partnership are ongoing with EU ambassadors scheduled to discuss a first draft put together by the Commission’s External Action Service next week.
