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250 anti-seal hunt protesters rally outside EU headquarters in Brussels
Around 250 anti-seal hunt protestors gathered outside the European Union headquarters in Brussels today to demand that the 27 EU countries impose a ban on imports of all seal products from Canada and other other... UNODC launches 2008 World Drug Report in Brussels
BRUSSELS—The 20th UN World Drug Day was observed in Brussels on Thursday 26 June, at a European workshop on drug prevention for international diplomats and anti-drug professionals, that included the launch of the... Sarkozy blames Mandelson for Irish 'No' vote in EU summit outburst
Nicolas Sarkozy has blamed the Irish voting 'no' in the EU treaty vote on Peter Mandelson, the current British Commissioner of the European Union for Trade. Sarkozy also blamed the world's starving children on... More troubles for EU as Czech Republic dithers over Lisbon ratification
In what won't come as a surprise to many EU-watchers, the Czech Republic may become the second country to fail to ratify the Lisbon treaty.It was always on the cards that after the Irish, the Czechs would also throw the proverbial spanner in the works. And it seems only now -... Sarkozy muscles in on EU reform
It's just under a fortnight until France takes over the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union and already the rest of Europe is getting a taste of what it can expect.The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, a somewhat lukewarm supporter of further expansion of the... EU Lifts Cuba Sanctions
EU members have voted to remove sanctions imposed against Cuba in 2003. Although the sanctions were suspended in 2005, today's vote confirms that they will be fully and officially abolished, in order "to encourage more reforms by President Raul Castro"."The European Union... Ireland given four months to save Lisbon Treaty
Ireland has been given four months by the European Union to come up with a plan to save the Lisbon Treaty.I can't imagine that this is really going to make any difference to the original vote - what's to stop them... According the the Sunday Times - No 10 admits EU treaty is finished
I buy the Sunday Times every Sunday although I feel that it has a "slightly anti-Irish" view. While my belief that it is slightly anti-Irish may be due to my over avtive imagination there is no doubting the fact that... The kindom of the fuel makes life impossible for everyone
The few getlemans with the power to control the prices of the fuel don't stop to raise the prices days after days. We all have seen here (Vancouver) how the prices has raised in only two month 20cent per litre....House of Tomorrow in Brussels
Since I've posted nothing even vaguely robot-related today, here goes: a house of tomorrow! The term is a bit old-school, so Living Tomorrow, the Belgian builders of this beauty, are calling it "House of the Future"....Violent Fuel Protests in Brussels
Dozens of angry fishermen were arrested in Brussels after scuffles and violence broke out during a protest against rising fuel prices.The fishermen, mostly from France and Italy, occupied the European Commission's headquarters and fired flares at police, who then charged... To speak Flemish or French in Belgium?
" As a short introduction to my post I will tell you the followign story. I was born in Antwerp, in the Flemish speaking region of Belgium. In 1940 my parents and I go to Brussels to stay there. Quickly... Police clash with fisherman at EU in Brussels
Hundreds of fishermen clashed with riot police as they protested outside the European Union buildings in Brussels.The latest clashes follows weeks of strikes by French fishermen.The fishermen are upset at EU policies...Belgian newspapers sue Google for $77 mil
Google is being sued by a group of Belgian French-language newspapers for up to $77 million, on copyright violations."The newspaper copyright group Copiepresse said it had summoned Google to appear again before a... Boris starts review of embassies... from a boat in Turkey
The so-called "foreign embassies" that London Mayor Ken Livingstone set up during his time in offer are likely to end up on teh chopping block after a review launched by new mayor Boris Johnson. Johnson is today in Turkey taking a look at one of those embassies, which...
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