EC proposes bloc-wide rules for packaging

In a statement released on Wednesday, the Commission pointed out that packaging is a growing source of waste, with citizens generating nearly 180 kilograms of packaging waste annually on average.

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The situation of children in Yemen - similar to other conflict-affected areas across the globe - is especially alarming, given that they are exposed to grave violations of their human…

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The FInCec scandal and Europe’s institutional failure to regulate banks

The FinCen scandal suggests that Europe’s failure to deal with money laundering is institutional and political. That is the conclusion of most investigative Journalists and political commentators. However, the European…

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Bulgaria joins list of EU member states that restrict Huawei

Brussels (Brussels Morning) Bulgaria has joined a number of EU member states in signing the US Clean Network Initiative that seeks to exclude Chinese network equipment vendors such as Huawei…

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Weekly Review: An attack on antisemitism and Jeremy Corbyn

London (Brussels Morning) The Labour Party's long-standing battle around antisemitism reached a pivotal point yesterday as the country's Equality and Human Rights Commission published its findings after an investigation into…

By Sophia Akram 5 Min Read

Islamist attacker kills three at church in Nice, France

Brussels (Brussels Morning) An Islamist knife attack left three dead in Nice, France, on Thursday. Mayor of Nice Christian Estrosi described the attack as an act of terrorism, Reuters reports.…

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UK to be allowed in on future EU defence projects

London (Brussels Morning) The EU will allow non-member countries like the UK and the US to participate in the development of its unified defence programme, according to Reuters. Participation is…

By Sophia Akram 2 Min Read

Saakasvili’s return to Georgia is not a triumph of democracy

Brussels (Brussels Morning) Georgians go to the polls on 31 October, among their choices a candidate whose name is familiar in the West, yet someone whose candidacy hardly represents a…

By Paul M. Joyal 9 Min Read

Belarusian Athletes voice opposition to the Lukashenko regime

Warsaw (Brussels Morning) Athletes are invariably linked to their national identity or brand. They are seen as political capital domestically and ambassadors when abroad. Their skills are projected as attributes…

By Angelos Kaskanis 10 Min Read

100 Great Black Britons: An interview with author Angelina Osborne

London (Brussels Morning) When the British Broadcasting Corporation conducted a poll of the 100 greatest Britons in history almost two decades ago, not one Black person made it onto the…

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Romanian women in UK sexually exploited on ‘industrial scale’

London (Brussels Morning) A parliamentary group looking at commercial sexual exploitation said Monday that, "The industrial-scale sexual exploitation of Romanian women by UK men is a national scandal". Dame Diana…

By Sophia Akram 2 Min Read

Investigation reveals Frontex complicity in Greece’s pushbacks

London (Brussels Morning) A joint investigation has revealed Frontex, the EU's border and coast guard agency, has been complicit in "pushbacks" in the Aegean sea to drive away people on…

By Sophia Akram 7 Min Read

Weekly Review: Johnson devolves COVID measures but centralises decision-making

London (Brussels Morning) In the last few weeks, the UK government has unveiled a localised approach to restrictions to help stem the curb of coronavirus with areas placed on a…

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Backwards and forwards on abortion in Europe

Brussels (Brussels Morning)  The corona crisis has had a deep impact on public health in general but especially in some countries in Eastern Europe where the tendency has been to…

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Over a million Hong Kong residents in line for UK visa

London (Brussels Morning) More than a million people from Hong Kong could apply for a UK visa over the next five years under new rules announced by the government Thursday.…

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EU engages in planetary defence

Thessaloniki (Brussels Morning) Hera, the ancient Greek goddess of marriage, family and childbirth lends her name to a European programme designed to shield us from asteroids. Now, the European Space…

By Angelos Kaskanis 5 Min Read
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