Winter “magic” – in lovely setting of La Hulpe
By Martin Banks The long, dark winter nights can seem a bit grim at the best of times, not least with so much even gloomier news currently dominating the airwaves and news print.
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November 28, 2024 Flying the flag for Belgian artistic talent
By Martin Banks Belgium is often either sadly misrepresented or just ignored when it comes to international discourse.
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November 28, 2024 Commission mulling 2025 white paper on electricity market reform
The European Commission’s energy department may issue a White Paper in 2025 which would lay the ground for further electricity market reforms, according to an internal document seen by Euractiv.
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November 27, 2024 Housing is a “human right” – conference told
By Martin Banks A conference was told that greater use of digitalisation in the construction and housing industry “can bring opportunities to tackle the issue of housing affordability in Europe.
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November 27, 2024 AEJ statement of Support for Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir
The Association of European Journalists (AEJ) expresses its profound concern and unwavering solidarity with Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kişmir, facing a 10-year prison sentence for exercising his right to freedom of expression. Ali Kişmir, President of the Media Workers’ Union, is accused of “insulting and defaming” the “spiritual personality” of the local army in an […]
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November 26, 2024 Borissov vows to bring Bulgaria into eurozone if named PM
GERB leader and former prime minister Boyko Borissov is increasingly insistent that he will be elected prime minister of the next Bulgarian government, promising the country’s accession to the eurozone, but for now, his political bid has been rejected.
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November 25, 2024 A cherished Christmas tradition returns to Brussels this year.
By Martin Banks It is the annual Christmas concert in the city’s magnificent Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula.
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November 24, 2024 Hungarian presidency secures full Schengen membership for Bulgaria, Romania
Bulgaria and Romania have been given the green light to fully join the border-free Schengen area, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Friday (22 November).
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November 23, 2024 Romanian government approves energy strategy
The Romanian government approved the country’s first energy strategy in 17 years up to 2035, identifying energy storage as a key priority and envisaging a gradual shift from coal-fired power plants to cleaner natural gas in the short term and nuclear power in the medium and long term.
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November 22, 2024 EU regulators scrap probe into Apple’s e-book rules after complaint was withdrawn
EU antitrust regulators on Friday (22 November) closed a four-year-long investigation into Apple’s rules for competing e-book and audiobook app developers after the complainant withdrew its complaint against the iPhone maker.
