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The woman helping Europe’s far right crack Brussels
BRUSSELS — Marieke Ehlers has one of the most important jobs in Europe’s far right: Turning a movement built on opposing Brussels into one capable of shaping its laws. She’s the chief whip of the Patriots for Europe, the third-largest group in the European Parliament, at a time when the far right is playing a much larger and more influential role both in Brussels and across the continent. Ehlers takes on her new role as the so-called cordon sanitaire — in which centrist...
All flights to and from Brussels, Charleroi airports cancelled due to surprise strike
BRUSSELS — All departures and arrivals to and from Brussels and Charleroi airports have been cancelled this afternoon due to an unannounced strike by Belgian air traffic controllers. The so-called wildcat strike at national air traffic control provider Skeyes, started at 2 p.m., both airports confirmed. Zaventem’s Brussels Airport advised departing passengers not to travel to the airport for flights scheduled between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., all of which have been cancelled.
‘Amaterasu’ performance marks 160 years of Belgium-Japan relations in Brussels
‘Amaterasu’ performance marks 160 years of Belgium-Japan relations in Brussels Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: The Japanese stage production Amaterasu was performed at Brussels Town Hall as part of celebrations marking the 160th anniversary of relations between Belgium and Japan. Organised by Be-Japon, the event was supported by the Japanese Embassy in Belgium and the City of Brussels.
Students clash with police in Brussels over education budget cuts
BRUSSELS — A student protest in Brussels turned violent on Thursday as demonstrators clashed with police in the city center over a controversial education reform. Teachers had been protesting education budget cuts in Belgium’s French-speaking regions since the beginning of the week, with students joining the demonstrations Thursday morning. Videos and photos published on social media showed protesters setting e-scooters on fire and smashing the windows of shops and bus stops near...
Viktor Orbán returns to Brussels after election setback
Hungary's former prime minister will return to Brussels next week for the first time since his election defeat in April, attending a gathering of the far-right Patriots for Europe. Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will return to Brussels next week for the first time since his election defeat, attending a summit of Patriots for Europe leaders — the far-right alliance he helped establish. Orbán will join other Patriots leaders — including Andrej Babiš, Czechia's prime minister—on...
Washington, Brussels stake their claims on AI as trillion-dollar IPO wave begins
Washington, Brussels stake their claims on AI as trillion-dollar IPO wave begins Business To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. From the show Reading time 1 min With SpaceX set to become the first AI-era giant to go public on Friday, governments on both sides of the Atlantic are racing to define their relationship with the industry. Washington is in talks with OpenAI about a government equity stake; Brussels has unveiled a new...
When K-pop diplomacy hits Brussels
Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music South Korea’s president is in Brussels for the first EU-South Korea summit in three years — a visit that starts with K-pop diplomacy but quickly moves to chips, trade, defense and China. Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart look at why Seoul has become such an important partner for Europe and why South Korea’s role in Europe’s rearmament push is also politically awkward. The due also discuss Commission President Ursula von der Leyen tightening her grip...
Brussels to Big Tech: Embrace sustainable AI or go away
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s energy chief says companies that want to profit off the artificial intelligence boom are welcome in Europe — but only if they demonstrate they are committed to the bloc’s energy, climate and environmental goals. That means supporting renewable and nuclear power sources rather than fossil fuels, and recycling the amounts of excess heat from data centers to heat Europeans’ homes and businesses, EU Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen told POLITICO in an...
China debate reaches fever pitch in Brussels as EU’s crunch fortnight kicks off
A frenzied fortnight of EU policymaking on China kicked off on Tuesday, amid signs that big member states may be willing to take a tougher stance on trade despite huge pressure from Beijing. Beijing’s commerce vice-minister, Ling Ji, was set to meet with new EU trade director Ditte Juul Jorgensen in Brussels and have talks with Chinese businesses in the Belgian capital before heading to forums in Berlin and Dusseldorf. At the same time, EU diplomats began preparations for next week’s...
Brussels braces for showdown on air passenger rights
BRUSSELS — Policymakers, consumer groups and airline lobbies have been wrangling over what protections to give passengers for over a decade. That fight could end this week. At the heart of the dispute is whether passengers should continue receiving compensation ranging from €250 to €600 for flights delayed by at least three hours, alongside a series of new rights for travelers and obligations for airlines.