Category: The Brussels Times

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Brussels is the “capital of Europe” and home to the EU institutions and that message is being spread via an unexpected quarter. Chez Leon, an “institution” in its own right, has been so successful in its promotional work abroad that many who flock there from overseas are also learning all about the […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The European Commission approved Poland’s plan for resolution of the Getin Noble bank. The Commission pointed out in a statement on Sunday that Polish authorities will coordinate the resolution process with the aim of enabling a wind-down or orderly sale of the bank. The EC stressed that the plan will preserve […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Consumption of natural gas in the EU dropped 10% annually in the first eight months of the year according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The agency expects gas consumption in the EU to drop approximately 10% annually this year and 0.8% on the global level, Reuters reports Monday. In its […]

Mayors and EU policies together for healthy living spaces. Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Brussels, September 28, During a well-attended conference in the EP organized by the Pesticide Action Network (PAN-Europe) with the help of several MEPs’s the new proposals of the European Commission regulating the use of pesticides were welcomed by the mayors, experts and […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Germany is on track to complete its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal this year. The first of five new LNG terminals is to be completed this winter near Wilhelmshaven, according to France24 reporting on Sunday. The five new terminals will have capacity of roughly 25 billion cubic metres annually, which […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning) This week, MEPs will convene during plenary in Strasbourg but also in committee meetings featuring the “Fit for 55” and alternative refuelling stations, climate change and the upcoming COP27, the situation and Iran and final developments closing the Health Union. Parliament will approve the common charger law, debate the freezing of funds […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Efforts to tackle waste management and the growing problem of marine litter have been applauded by a senior MEP. The issue of waste has rapidly moved up the political agenda in recent years and is now seen as a key priority for the European Union. European efforts to address the problem are […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) EU ministers agreed to impose energy windfall levies on Friday as part of the bloc’s response to the energy crisis. The idea to impose levies on windfall profits of energy companies, proposed earlier this month, is part of a broader package of measures, according to Reuters reporting. Ministers continued to discuss […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) A strip of land nestled between two lovers, the Mediterranean and Lake Mariout. A port city caressed by a passing breeze and the seasonal winds of North Africa. A memory that lingers. A tall sentinel guiding ships arrives safely to its harbor: the Lighthouse of Alexandria, a spectacular feat of architecture […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The European Commission decided to take Malta to the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) over the country’s golden passport scheme. The body stressed in a statement on Thursday that exchanging EU membership for investments or payments without a genuine link to the country is not in line with EU […]