The first EU Anti-racism summit is taking place today (19 March). It is a new EU platform that is going to unite and amplify the voice of racial justice movements in Europe, including the Roma rights movement, writes Marek Szilvasi, Team Manager with the Public Health Program of the Open Society [...]

The CEO of bpost, Jean-Paul Van Avermaet, has been fired, De Tijd and De Standaard reported on Sunday [...]

The past 2020 was a year of chaos and uncertainty for the world, but nevertheless it ended with a celestial event of a significant scale: the great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, the two largest planets in the solar system. This phenomenon happens every 20 years, but only once every 800 years these planets meet in [...]

The so-called ‘pandemic law’ which the government wants to pass in preparation for a future health emergency, contains not enough protections for privacy, according to the federal institute for the protection and promotion of human rights [...]

Following the UK government’s statement today (3 March), that they intend to unilaterally extend the grace period for certain provisions agreed in December with the UK, European Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič (pictured) has expressed the EU’s strong concerns over the UK’s action, as [...]

In an opinion published today (1 March), the European Court of Auditors (ECA) raises some concerns over the recent proposal for a Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR). This €5 billion fund is a solidarity tool which is intended to support those member states, regions and sectors worst affected by the UK’s withdrawal [...]

The European Union (EU) wants peace, security, freedom, sustainable prosperity, solidarity, social justice and human rights for its citizens and member [...]

The Luxembourg Social-Democrats (LSAP) have been in one form of coalition or another since 2004, but what will it take to recover recent losses in the run-up to the 2023 local and national elections, marred by the coronavirus [...]

Iran will “immediately reverse” actions in its nuclear programme once US sanctions are lifted, its foreign minister said on Friday (19 February), reacting coolly to Washington’s initial offer to revive talks with Tehran aimed at restoring the 2015 nuclear deal, writes Parisa [...]