‘Best we could get’: Brussels defends EU-US trade deal amid mounting criticism
“This is clearly the best deal we could get under very difficult circumstances,” said Maroš Šefčovič, the European Commissioner for Trade.
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July 2, 2025 Calling all fans of organ music.
By Martin Banks This summer, every Tuesday evening at 8 p.m., from July 29 to August 26, the “Ars in Cathedrali” Festival celebrates the 25th anniversary of the great Grenzing organ of the Cathedral of Saints Michael and Gudula in Brussels.
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May 14, 2025 Serbian students participating in ultramarathon arrive in Brussels
A group of 21 students who started an almost 2,000 kilometre ultramarathon from Novi Sad in Serbia on Friday have arrived at their final destination – Brussels.
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May 13, 2025 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 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 3, 2025 Brussels sticks to €650bn defence spending estimate despite slow uptake of offered fiscal leeway
The €650 billion estimate it put forward in March, the Commission’s spokesperson said on Friday, “is a ballpark figure, it’s based on a set of assumptions”.
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April 23, 2025 Spring art comes to Brussels
By Martin Banks Imagined landscapes and dreamlike maps, heart warming painting, detours into design and architecture… it’s hard to know where to look this spring.
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April 13, 2025 UK defence industry calls for quick security pact with Brussels to access EU money
One instrument the Commission has proposed to ramp up defence spending across the EU, worth €150 billion, would largely exclude British suppliers.
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March 21, 2025 Brussels rebrands ‘Rearm Europe’ plan after backlash from leaders of Italy and Spain
The new term, “Readiness 2030,” is a direct response to the complaints voiced by Giorgia Meloni and Pedro Sánchez in recent days.
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CYPRUS
February 6, 2025 Cyprus President travels to Brussels to participate in informal EU leaders’ retreat
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides will travel to Brussels on Sunday evening to participate in the informal European Council retreat to take place Monday.
