Category: The Brussels Times

The USA, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) In late September Hurricane Ian lashed the southeastern coast of the United States causing flooding and property damage, displacing tens of thousands and killing dozens of people. No state was hit harder than Florida. This led to the spectacle of Florida’s right wing governor Ron DeSantis requesting help from the […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning) Skyrocketing inflation and surging energy prices are not the only SMEs’ problems. They are newsworthy, but every entrepreneur knows there are many difficulties to deal with when running a business. That’s why we have decided to found an ONG called “Imprenditore non sei solo” (ndr. Entrepreneur, you are not alone). Nobody deserves […]

Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Over 130 deaths and still counting. We all know the brutal story. Public protests in Iran broke out after Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, died in custody on 16 September, three days after her arrest, for not abiding by Iran’s strict rules for women on wearing the hijab and modest clothing. […]

Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The European Parliament adopted new rules Tuesday introducing a common charger for small electronic devices like smartphones and tablets. The new law means that starting in the fall of 2024, USB type-C will be the standard charging port for smartphones, tablets, e-readers, keyboards, computer mice, GPS devices, digital cameras, headphones, headsets and […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The Hungarian parliament adopted the first bill in a package of reforms aimed at regaining access to EU funds. Budapest is looking to regain access to its EU allocation as the country’s economy is contracting and currency weakening, according to Reuters reporting on Monday. According to the adopted amendment, Hungary is […]

Belgium (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Former Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov emerged as the relative winner of the Sunday parliamentary elections, though his lack of coalition potential might result in either a minority government or stalemate leading to new elections. After nearly all of the votes were counted on Monday, Borisov’s centre-right GERB party received a […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) European commissioners called for joint borrowing to finance a bloc-wide response to the energy crisis, with Germany objecting to the plan. In an article in the Irish Times, two EC officials noted that the proposed joint borrowing scheme could be based on the model used in response to the coronavirus crisis, […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The European Commission announced plans to send humanitarian aid worth 30 million euro to Pakistan. In a statement released on Tuesday, the EC pointed out that floods recently hit the country and deteriorated the humanitarian situation. Janez Lenarčič, European Commissioner for Crisis Management, visited Pakistan and pointed out that EU’s humanitarian […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) Some say it’s a potential rival to the EU while others see it is merely a platform for political coordination. But, whatever the eventual outcome, the mooted “European Political Community” is, without doubt, a serious attempt at what most would agree is much-needed reform of the EU. Those, so far, unfamiliar with the […]

Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) A “significant number” of European scientists active in biotechnology research, are allegedly lobbying the EU for deregulating new gene editing techniques, it has been claimed. This comes, it is alleged, at the same time they have “direct or indirect vested and undisclosed interests in the marketing of plants derived from those techniques […]