January is Brafa month! With the regularity of a fine watch-making mechanism, the doyenne of generalist fairs returns mid-winter with the aim of combining the best of the art on offer in Brussels. The 133 Belgian and international galleries gathered on the site of Tour & Taxis from 26 January to 2 February compete with…
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#EUCO: Charles Michel chairs EU Summit
“I look forward to welcoming you to the December European Council – my first European Council meeting as President” reads the invitation letter of the EU Council President Charles Michel.(Image above: archive). Préparation avant le sommet européen, climat et dynamisme de l'Europe au menu #EUCO pic.twitter.com/gmoAzmQwwa — Charles Michel (@eucopresident) December 12, 2019 “My intention…
EU Council endorses Brexit Deal II
European Council President Donald Tusk said that the EU and the UK were “very close” to concluding Article 50 Agreement, often referred to as “Brexit Deal”. After the European Council Summit, endorsing the deal, the approval by Westminster and the European Parliament will be the final steps to seal it. My press remarks after EU27…
Brexit meeting delayed to 17 CET
The meeting on debriefing for the EU member-states on the latest developments of Brexit talks has been delayed to 1500 GMT on October 16 from 1200 GMT, European diplomats said, commenting on state of affairs between Brussels and London on sealing a deal for orderly Brexit was postponed on, Reuters news agency reports. Later the…
Italy insists on change of Dublin rules
On his first visit to Brussels after becoming head of a government backed by the anti-establishment 5-Star and center-left Democratic Party (PD), Giuseppe Conte repeated calls for changes to migration regulations. (Image: archive). Lo staff della presidente Ursula von der Leyen certifica il flop del giro del premier a Bruxelles: «Come atteso, nessun esito concreto»….
New EU Commission team announced
The new head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen named her 27-strong team on September 10, attributing to Margrethe Vestager (Denmark) the EU Competition Commissioner portfolio, and appointing an Irishman in charge of settling future trade relations with the UK. Today I am grateful to present my well-balanced, agile and modern Commission that…
Salvini blames Brussels influences
Italian League party leader Matteo Salvini said the emerging new government of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S) and the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) had been “born in Brussels to get rid of that pain in the neck Salvini“. (Image: archive). “Today, “coincidentally”, the German ex-commissioner Oettinger speaks and says that Brussels is ready to do…
NATO-Russia “fundamentally different”
The NATO-Russia Council, which brings together all 29 NATO Allies and Russia, met in Brussels on Friday July 5 to discuss Ukraine, the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), and transparency and risk reduction. This was the second meeting of the NATO-Russia Council this year. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who chaired the meeting, said: “Our…
Tusk hopes for EU top jobs Summit success
The EU member-states are striving for an agreement on the European Union’s top jobs by July 2, by the day of the new European Parliament constitution – in the attempt of avoiding an institutional crisis, the European diplomats say. The diplomats doubt if the a deal can be reached at the Summit, pointing to a…
Loiseau self-destructive sarcasm
President Emmanuel Macron’s candidate to lead a new centrist alliance in the European Parliament Nathalie Loiseau said on she was pulling out of the race, in a defiance to French government influence in the parliamenEt. Nathalie Loiseau was quoted by Belgian newspapers disparaging allies in Renew Europe, formed by Macron’s party and the liberal ALDE,…
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