Sarhan Basem
China criticises EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
Brussels (Brussels Morning) China has criticised the EU’s impending Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which will impose a…
US and EU condemn Chinese cyber espionage campaign
Brussels (Brussels Morning) The US, the EU and a group of their allies have openly condemned what they…
Croatian MEP claims EMA confirmed his vaccine hesitancy
Brussels (Brussels Morning) Two weeks ago, the Brussels Eye reported on the low uptake of Bulgarian and Romanian…
EU planning to end sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2035
Brussels (Brussels Morning) The latest of the European Commission’s sweeping climate reform plans reportedly includes regulations intended to…
Bulgaria’s snap elections unlikely to be conclusive
Brussels (Brussels Morning) The latest poll for this Sunday’s Bulgarian snap election indicates the next parliament may have…
Norway’s KLP fund dumps stock tied to illegal Israeli settlements
Brussels (Brussels Morning) The largest Norwegian pension fund, KLP, announced on Monday it has divested all of its…
French prosecutors probe fashion retailers over worker abuse in Xinjiang
Brussels (Brussels Morning) French authorities are probing four fashion retailers suspected of attempting to conceal crimes against humanity…
Germany reports huge drop in registered sex workers during pandemic
Brussels (Brussels Morning) The number of registered sex workers in Germany plummeted during 2020, as many were likely…
Russian police swoop on Journalists probing Interior Minister’s assets
Brussels (Brussels Morning) Russian police searched the apartments of three investigative Journalists and their relatives, in what appears…
JPMorgan picks Paris for its major post-Brexit trade hub
Brussels (Brussels Morning) Multinational banking giant JPMorgan opened its new trading hub in Paris on Tuesday, in a…
GlobalFoundries to invest $6bn in Singapore, US and German plants
Brussels (Brussels Morning) The US-based, UAE-owned chipmaker GlobalFoundries has announced plans to invest as much as 6 billion…
Polish security warns country is target for Russian hybrid campaign
Brussels (Brussels Morning) Polish security services believe the country has become a permanent target of “hybrid” cyber attacks…
French company investigates possible leak at Chinese nuclear plant
Brussels (Brussels Morning) A possible leak at China’s Taishan nuclear power station caused the French designers of its…
Bundestag’s Wirecard scandal report criticises top German officials
Brussels (Brussels Morning) A Bundestag committee inquiry into the Wirecard scandal published its final report on the issue…
Time to block the revolving door between EU institutions and big corporates
European institutions should have an “exclusivity clause” that stops the “revolving door” phenomenon between people that serve EU…