Category: The Brussels Times

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Activist organisations called on the European Commission to revise its green taxonomy, criticising its decision to classify nuclear and gas projects as green. The groups stress that the classification is in violation of EU rules, noting that gas-fired power plants emit greenhouse gasses, according to Reuters reporting on Monday. According to […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The German government placed Rosneft Deutschland under control of the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) on Friday. The subsidiary of Russian energy company Rosneft tested Germany’s resolve to wean itself off Russian oil imports, according to Reuters reporting. Rosneft Deutschland operates oil refineries in Schwedt, Karlsruhe and Vohburg. The trusteeship is Germany’s […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The EU Parliament declared Hungary “not a full democracy” in a symbolic resolution on Thursday. According to the resolution, Hungary was a “hybrid regime of electoral autocracy” where the rule of law, fundamental rights and democracy broke down, The Guardian reported on Thursday. The resolution, which 433 MEPs supported and 123 […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The European Commission issued a statement to mark the International Day of Democracy on Thursday. In the statement co-signed by European Commissioner for Democracy and Demography Dubravka Šuica and Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, they warned that democracy is under threat. “The […]

Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The European Parliament condemned on Thursday China’s aggressive military exercises in the strait of Taiwan and called for stronger ties between the EU and Taipei. In a non-binding resolution, MEPs denounced Beijing’s recent and unprecedented live-fire military exercises that took place in the Taiwan Strait following a visit to Taiwan by […]

Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The European Commission presented on Friday its draft of the European Media Freedom Act – an EU-wide regulation aimed to safeguard media pluralism and editorial independence in the Union. Presenting the proposal, EC Vice-President for Values and Transparency Věra Jourová noted that the Commission has seen various forms of pressure on […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning) Across the EU, member states are rolling out vaccination campaigns, aiming at encouraging those who have already been vaccinated with at least a first shot. Belgium kicked off its autumn vaccination campaign encouraging citizens to get a Covid-19 booster. The rollout started with Flanders setting up 80 vaccination center and Wallonia another […]

Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Even though Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić announced a ban on the planned EuroPride march which was to take place in Belgrade on Saturday, the event’s organisers have stated that they have no intention of backing down, and that the march will take place regardless of the ban. Vučić originally called in […]

Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Today, Commission President, Ursula Von der Leyen addressed the European Parliament during her annual ‘State of the Union’. Despite huge challenges and fine words, Von der Leyen did not quite live up to our expectations as financial chaos is looming due to the rising energy prices and the heart breaking war […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The European Investment Bank (EIB) disbursed 500 million euro to Ukraine to help the country finance its urgent needs. This is the first tranche of the second aid package worth 1.59 billion euro, the European Commission pointed out in a statement on Thursday. The body noted that the EIB disbursed the […]