Category: The Brussels Times

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) MEPs call on the Commission and EU countries to address the inequalities women face, such as barriers to the labour market and access to affordable childcare. In a report adopted on Tuesday with 535 in favour, 18 against and 79 abstentions, MEPs call for gender to be integrated more effectively into […]

In the end, it’s all about liability: social media giants should be treated as publishers, with the obvious responsibility in relation to what they publish and how they control it. It clarifies the obligations of platforms and gives governments clearer and greater powers to enforce them. At the same time, the fundamental rights of users […]

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Lugano on Monday, she pointed out that the EC wants to rebuild Ukraine “not just as it was but as its young people want it to be,” the Commission noted in a statement. Continue reading EC stresses the importance of reforms in Ukraine at […]

Speaking to his new government on Monday, Macron urged his ministers to “hang in there”, to be ambitious, and to show a willingness to compromise, as his government will now have to seek opposition support for any bill it introduces to the parliament. Continue reading Macron plans to soldier on with a minority government at […]

MEPs are to decide on proposed inclusion of such investments into EU’s sustainable taxonomy aimed at directing more private investments towards environmental goals, according to Reuters reporting on Tuesday. Continue reading EP to decide on environmental investment rules at Brussels Morning Newspaper.

The body noted that the proposal is part of international efforts to help Ukraine cover its financial needs in the wake of Russian aggression. Continue reading EC proposes first MFA scheme payment to Ukraine at Brussels Morning Newspaper.

The bank is proposing to use a funding structure similar to that used in the coronavirus crisis to direct up to 100 billion euro towards rebuilding efforts, Reuters reports. Continue reading EIB to present Ukraine rebuilding plan at Brussels Morning Newspaper.

This week, MEPs convene during plenary session to discuss the migrant situation at the Spain-Morocco border, the Digital Services Package and the cost of living in the EU Continue reading European Parliament look ahead — migration, digital services, cost of living, taxonomy at Brussels Morning Newspaper.

Powerful new footage obtained as part of a major European investigation into 16 farms across Poland, France, Italy, and Spain – including those supplying ‘premium’ hams such as Parma and Bayonne – reveals that female pigs across Europe are forced to: Continue reading New investigation reveals cruelty in sow farms at Brussels Morning Newspaper.

Unfortunately, we don’t live in that alternate universe, but in this reality where Trump is a former President who continues to play a very destructive role in American political life. Continue reading Exposing Trump Is Not Enough at Brussels Morning Newspaper.