Martin Banks

Martin Banks is an experienced British-born journalist who has been covering the EU beat (and much else besides) in Brussels since 2001.
Previously, he had worked for many years in regional journalism in the UK and freelanced for national titles.
He has a keen interest in foreign affairs and has closely followed the workings of the European Parliament and MEPs in particular for some years.
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101 and still going strong… that’s Henri, a brave Belgian warrior

Today’s world leaders should heed the “mistakes” of the past or face the consequences, warns Count Henri d'Oultremont, who celebrates…

Going down a treat… that’s top chef Dev Biswal

A top UK chef has scooped a leading award for high-end authentic Indian restaurants. Dev Biswal, the owner-chef…

Brussels festival aims to promote “a more welcoming, supportive and inclusive world”

Various Voices, a major European festival of LGBTQI+ choirs, takes place in Brussels next month. From 24-8 June,…

Keep it simple – message to the EU

The body representing SMEs in Europe has urged the EU to keep law making as simple as possible.…

Mobile liver testing rolls into Brussels

Are you concerned about the possible state of your liver? Or, maybe you might just like a check…

Why Europe is looking more closely at Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan and the European Union are deepening their engagement at a moment when Europe is reassessing not only…

Support for bio diversity on the rise – survey

Published at the start of the EU Green Week a new survey shows continued support among Europeans for biodiversity…

Up, up and away for iconic aircraft’s model version

It may not carry millions of passengers or venture to exotic destinations. But the latest addition to the…

101 and still going strong… that’s Henri, a brave Belgian warrior

Today’s world leaders should heed the “mistakes” of the past or face the consequences, warns Count Henri d'Oultremont, who celebrates…

Albania takes another step towards EU accession

The eighth meeting of the Accession Conference with Albania confirmed that Albania has, overall, met the interim benchmarks…

MEPs back European Day for workplace accident victims

TMEPs have welcomed the European Parliament’s support for the establishment of an annual European Day for the victims…

EU funded films win at Cannes

Six EU funded films have received awards at the 79th edition of the  Cannes film festival which closed…

Ukraine war “threatens every nation on the planet” – EU chief

An EU chief says that Europe facing an “existential threat.” EU council president Antonio Costa said, “The war…

The body representing Europe’s business community has elected a new head.

This came during a meeting of BusinessEurope in Dublin on Friday.  The organisation represents the business world at…

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