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EU freight transport trends 2024: road transport gains ground as maritime dominance slightly eases
EU freight transport trends 2024: road transport gains ground as maritime dominance slightly eases
Road transport is steadily strengthening its role in Europe’s freight landscape, even as maritime shipping continues to dominate overall...
Read More... EU launches probe into Snapchat over child safety concerns under Digital Services Act
EU launches probe into Snapchat over child safety concerns under Digital Services Act
The European Commission has formally opened an investigation into Snapchat, examining whether the social media platform is adequately...
Read More... EU unveils €115m “AGILE” fund to fast-track next-generation defence technologies
EU unveils €115m “AGILE” fund to fast-track next-generation defence technologies
The European Commission has announced a new €115 million funding initiative aimed at dramatically speeding up the development...
Read More... European Parliament lifts immunity of Polish MEP Grzegorz Braun over Holocaust denial allegations
European Parliament lifts immunity of Polish MEP Grzegorz Braun over Holocaust denial allegations
The European Parliament has voted to strip Polish far-right lawmaker Grzegorz Braun of his parliamentary immunity, paving the way for...
Read More... EU redirects €34.6 billion in cohesion funds to boost security, innovation and energy resilience
EU redirects €34.6 billion in cohesion funds to boost security, innovation and energy resilience
The European Union has reallocated €34.6 billion from its 2021–2027 cohesion policy budget to address a rapidly shifting geopolitical...
Read More... EU energy imports continue downward trend in 2025 amid shifts in supply sources
EU energy imports continue downward trend in 2025 amid shifts in supply sources
In 2025, the European Union imported €336.7 billion worth of energy products, totaling 723.3 million tonnes. This represents a decline...
Read More... EU sees 27% drop in first-time asylum applications in 2025, Venezuela tops list of origin countries
EU sees 27% drop in first-time asylum applications in 2025, Venezuela tops list of origin countries
The number of first-time asylum seekers in the European Union (EU) fell sharply in 2025, with 669,400 non-EU nationals applying for international...
Read More... Belgium deploys soldiers to safeguard Jewish sites amid rising security concerns
Belgium deploys soldiers to safeguard Jewish sites amid rising security concerns
Belgium has begun deploying hundreds of soldiers to protect Jewish institutions across the country, as authorities move to prevent further...
Read More... EU citizens push for cheaper, greener travel: Commission registers new initiative to boost rail over flights
EU citizens push for cheaper, greener travel: Commission registers new initiative to boost rail over flights
The European Commission has officially registered a new European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) calling for a major overhaul of transport...
Read More... Belgium’s judiciary faces growing gender imbalance as male magistrates decline
Belgium’s judiciary faces growing gender imbalance as male magistrates decline
Belgium’s judicial system is undergoing a significant demographic shift, with projections indicating that by 2030 only one in four...
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Zurich introduces Eruv, creating a Sabbath-friendly public zone for Jewish life
Zurich has quietly drawn a new kind of line across the city — one that cannot be seen at first glance, yet carries deep religious and social meaning. Spanning severalRead More... -
Zurab Musinyan: “Let my case lie at door of Russian special services combating international terrorism…”
Specialized Oil-Loading Seaport Vitino captured by Russian security officials through hostage taking keeps on being a subject of carve-up and litigations by Russian and international companies....Read More... -
Young Europeans losing faith in democracy
Recent findings from a comprehensive survey conducted by the YouGov institute for the Tui Foundation reveal a concerning trend among Europe’s youth: a growingRead More... -
World Refugee Day: Joint Statement by the European Commission and the High Representative
No country, no region in the world has been spared from the impact of COVID-19. The virus is exacerbating existing inequalities and has a disproportionate effect on refugees,Read More... -
World peace under strain — yet some countries still shine
As a storm of conflicts, rising militarisation and geopolitical fragmentation rattles the globe, the annual Global Peace Index 2025 paints a soberingRead More... -
Women still a minority among Flemish professors despite gains elsewhere
Women account for just one in three professors and visiting professors at Flemish universities, according to new figures released on Tuesday by Statistiek Vlaanderen.Read More... -
Women now hold over a third of EU managerial roles, but gaps remain
In 2024, women occupied 35.2% of managerial positions across the European Union, marking a steady rise from 31.8% a decade earlier, according to the latest EU laborRead More...
Latest News
EU freight transport trends 2024: road transport gains ground as maritime dominance slightly eases
EU freight transport trends 2024: road transport gains ground as maritime dominance slightly eases
Road transport is steadily strengthening its role in Europe’s freight landscape, even as maritime shipping continues to dominate overall...
Read More... EU launches probe into Snapchat over child safety concerns under Digital Services Act
EU launches probe into Snapchat over child safety concerns under Digital Services Act
The European Commission has formally opened an investigation into Snapchat, examining whether the social media platform is adequately...
Read More... EU unveils €115m “AGILE” fund to fast-track next-generation defence technologies
EU unveils €115m “AGILE” fund to fast-track next-generation defence technologies
The European Commission has announced a new €115 million funding initiative aimed at dramatically speeding up the development...
Read More... European Parliament lifts immunity of Polish MEP Grzegorz Braun over Holocaust denial allegations
European Parliament lifts immunity of Polish MEP Grzegorz Braun over Holocaust denial allegations
The European Parliament has voted to strip Polish far-right lawmaker Grzegorz Braun of his parliamentary immunity, paving the way for...
Read More... EU redirects €34.6 billion in cohesion funds to boost security, innovation and energy resilience
EU redirects €34.6 billion in cohesion funds to boost security, innovation and energy resilience
The European Union has reallocated €34.6 billion from its 2021–2027 cohesion policy budget to address a rapidly shifting geopolitical...
Read More... EU energy imports continue downward trend in 2025 amid shifts in supply sources
EU energy imports continue downward trend in 2025 amid shifts in supply sources
In 2025, the European Union imported €336.7 billion worth of energy products, totaling 723.3 million tonnes. This represents a decline...
Read More... EU sees 27% drop in first-time asylum applications in 2025, Venezuela tops list of origin countries
EU sees 27% drop in first-time asylum applications in 2025, Venezuela tops list of origin countries
The number of first-time asylum seekers in the European Union (EU) fell sharply in 2025, with 669,400 non-EU nationals applying for international...
Read More... Belgium deploys soldiers to safeguard Jewish sites amid rising security concerns
Belgium deploys soldiers to safeguard Jewish sites amid rising security concerns
Belgium has begun deploying hundreds of soldiers to protect Jewish institutions across the country, as authorities move to prevent further...
Read More... EU citizens push for cheaper, greener travel: Commission registers new initiative to boost rail over flights
EU citizens push for cheaper, greener travel: Commission registers new initiative to boost rail over flights
The European Commission has officially registered a new European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) calling for a major overhaul of transport...
Read More... Belgium’s judiciary faces growing gender imbalance as male magistrates decline
Belgium’s judiciary faces growing gender imbalance as male magistrates decline
Belgium’s judicial system is undergoing a significant demographic shift, with projections indicating that by 2030 only one in four...
Read More... Must Read
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Zurich introduces Eruv, creating a Sabbath-friendly public zone for Jewish life
Zurich has quietly drawn a new kind of line across the city — one that cannot be seen at first glance, yet carries deep religious and social meaning. Spanning severalRead More...
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Zurab Musinyan: “Let my case lie at door of Russian special services combating international terrorism…”
Specialized Oil-Loading Seaport Vitino captured by Russian security officials through hostage taking keeps on being a subject of carve-up and litigations by Russian and international companies....Read More...
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Young Europeans losing faith in democracy
Recent findings from a comprehensive survey conducted by the YouGov institute for the Tui Foundation reveal a concerning trend among Europe’s youth: a growingRead More...
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World Refugee Day: Joint Statement by the European Commission and the High Representative
No country, no region in the world has been spared from the impact of COVID-19. The virus is exacerbating existing inequalities and has a disproportionate effect on refugees,Read More...
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World peace under strain — yet some countries still shine
As a storm of conflicts, rising militarisation and geopolitical fragmentation rattles the globe, the annual Global Peace Index 2025 paints a soberingRead More...
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Women still a minority among Flemish professors despite gains elsewhere
Women account for just one in three professors and visiting professors at Flemish universities, according to new figures released on Tuesday by Statistiek Vlaanderen.Read More...
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Women now hold over a third of EU managerial roles, but gaps remain
In 2024, women occupied 35.2% of managerial positions across the European Union, marking a steady rise from 31.8% a decade earlier, according to the latest EU laborRead More...
Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has called for a more balanced leadership of Europe, arguing that Germany and France are now “too
Read more: Poland’s Sikorski: Germany and France “too weak” to lead Europe, Eastern voices needed
Poland’s foreign minister Radosław Sikorski has warned that relations between Europe and the United States are becoming increasingly strained,
The dismissal of four long-serving employees at Le Soir this week has once again drawn attention to the growing financial crisis gripping Belgium’s
Read more: Belgian media under strain as layoffs hit Le Soir and other major newsrooms
European Union leaders have agreed to fast-track efforts to finally complete the bloc’s single market, pledging decisive action over the next two years to remove stubborn barriers
Read more: EU leaders set 2026–2027 deadline to finish single market after Alden Biesen talks
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has renewed its call for stronger youth participation in democratic life, warning that Europe’s democratic future depends on
Read more: Council of Europe urges governments to treat young people as equal partners in democracy