Category: The Brussels Times

Under proposed rules, pensions would go up and rent hikes would be temporarily frozen. The move is a test of French President Emmanuel Macron’s ability to push through regulations after his party lost absolute majority last month. Continue reading French lower house passes bill to cushion blow of inflation at Brussels Morning Newspaper.

“We are listing another major Russian Bank, Sberbank, and preventing it from conducting transactions outside Russia,” noted Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. Continue reading EU Council expands sanctions against Russia at Brussels Morning Newspaper.

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Hungary is planning to buy more natural gas from Russia to secure its energy supply. Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó visited Russia on Thursday to discuss the matter with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, according to Reuters reporting. Speaking after the meeting with Szijjártó, Lavrov noted that […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Kamal Kharazi, head of the Islamic Republic’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations and adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, told Qatar’s Al-Jazeera Network on Sunday (17 July) that Iran has the technical capability to make a nuclear bomb, but has no intention of doing so. He added in an interview: […]

More than 10 years after the ratification of the UN Convention on rights of persons with disabilities, Member States are still failing at implementing the human right of accessibility. Continue reading Long overdue! New Accessible EU center at Brussels Morning Newspaper.

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) To make any type of connection between American film director Steven Spielberg and Charlemagne, Emperor of The Holy Roman Empire, might seem like an impossible stretch. The two are separated by 1300 years of history, made different contributions to humanity, have different life stories, and are famous for different reasons. But the […]

The Bundestag passes a resolution exacerbating instability in Bosnia and Herzegovina by rejecting the Dayton Accords. Under a misguided conception of electoral rights, the resolution abandons power-sharing in Sarajevo and contradicts established EU policy. Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) In recent months, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has seen a negative spiral in stability and overall political […]

Ribera reminded that the European Commission proposed 15-percent reduction of natural gas consumption in the period from August to March next year. Continue reading Spain rejects EC’s call to cut gas consumption at Brussels Morning Newspaper.

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The European Commission defended its plan to control gas consumption in the EU and expand its authority. In a statement released on Wednesday, European Commissioner for Climate Action Frans Timmermans blamed Russia for the EU’s weakened position. He stated that expanding the EC’s powers is the solution and stressed the importance […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Gas flow through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline resumed as planned on Thursday morning, according to the operator. Klaus Müller, head of the German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) regulator, pointed out that flow was at roughly 30% of capacity, comparable to levels before the 10-day closure for annual maintenance, DW reports. […]