The Cube Fact-check: 80,000 people did not protest Belgian support for Ukraine Russian state TV misleadingly claimed that all protesting on 20 June wanted the Belgian government to stop sending aid to Kyiv. 24/06/2022
Europe News Analysis: A look at the EU Council's decision on Ukraine and Moldova What does the EU Council decision to give candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova mean and what path lies ahead for the two countries? 24/06/2022
Europe News Croatia to officially join eurozone as EU summit wraps EU leaders turned their attention to the cost of living crisis and food security today. 24/06/2022
Europe News 'You are a mess guys': Albania PM angry over EU membership delays "You are a mess guys, you are a big mess and you are a disgrace." 23/06/2022
Europe News EU Summit: Ukraine and Moldova granted candidate status for membership Euronews takes you through the day of summits in Brussels as EU leaders discuss Ukraine, its EU candidacy and food security. 23/06/2022
Europe Decoded How close are the Western Balkans to joining the European Union? Ukraine and Moldova were given candidate status just weeks after applying to join the EU. Bosnia and Herzegovina applied in 2016. It is still waiting. 22/06/2022
Europe News Serbia, Albania and North Macedonia row back on EU summit snub threat The trio are frustrated at the lack of progress in joining the EU. 22/06/2022
Belgium Belgian authorities repatriate Islamic State-linked women from Syria The Belgian citizens have already been sentenced to prison in their homeland. 21/06/2022
Europe News Europe's rubber demand poses big threat to African forests, NGO says The "EU demand for rubber is the most important contributor to Europe’s deforestation footprint across West and Central Africa," Global Witness says. 17/06/2022
Europe News Brussels backs Ukraine and Moldova as candidates for EU membership EU national leaders will have the final say at a summit in Brussels on 23-24 June. Georgia, meanwhile, was told it wasn't ready yet. 17/06/2022
Belgium NATO to boost military forces and equipment on its eastern flank NATO defence ministers on Thursday discussed ways to bolster forces and deterrence along the military alliance's eastern borders. 16/06/2022
Europe News MEPs denounce fresh reports of migrant pushbacks in Greece MEPs on the Civil Liberties Committee are calling on the Commission to ensure that the rule of law is respected at the bloc's external border. 16/06/2022
Eco-Innovation More people cycle than drive in this 'forward-thinking' European city Belgium’s greenest city is pedalling into the future with policies to tackle the climate crisis. 16/06/2022
Europe News EU relaunches legal action against UK over unilateral Brexit changes The UK unveiled legislation that unilaterally alters the Brexit agreement earlier in the week. 15/06/2022
Europe News MEPs strike down EU plans to label nuclear and gas as green investment The objection will be put before the whole plenary in the first week of July. If the hemicycle replicates the outcome of the committees, the Commission’s plan will be officially scrapped. 14/06/2022
Europe News Europe urged not to neglect other refugees amid focus on Ukraine NGOs want the EU to use its welcoming of Ukrainian refugees as a blueprint for helping others fleeing conflict around the world. 14/06/2022
Europe News EU officials say common charger will help consumers and environment European Parliament rapporteur Alex Agius Saliba said that consumers had been "frustrated with multiple chargers". 07/06/2022
Nature These nearly-extinct birds are returning to the wild after 20 years A team of international experts is experimenting with something that has never been done before: successfully re-introducing a nearly-extinct bird species into the wild. 03/06/2022
Belgium 'Right to die': Belgium marks two decades since legalising euthanasia Twenty years ago, Belgium became only the second country in the world to legalise euthanasia. Today, more than a dozen European nations allow some form of it. 28/05/2022
the global conversation EU unity on Ukraine is the fruit of "listening" says Belgian PM Belgian PM Alexander De Croo says he is "convinced" that European Union members will remain united in their approach to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, because their strategy was the fruit of careful coordination. 27/05/2022
Green News 2 tonnes of vegetables are grown on a supermarket roof in Brussels The Lagum Project experiments with the idea of an urban garden and tries to determine whether they are sustainable or not. 25/05/2022
Europe News Brussels exhibition retraces Europe's past 100 years in posters The more than 100 posters range from World War recruitment ads to posters created to comment on the various crises Europe has gone through in recent years — including terror attacks as well the euro and migrant crises. 24/05/2022
Belgium Sweet sixteen: Belgium lowers voting age for European elections It is the fourth EU member state to reduce voting ages for European Parliament elections after Austria, Greece, and Malta. 20/05/2022
Belgium 'Historic moment': Finland and Sweden submit their bids to join NATO Spurred by Russia's war in Ukraine, it represents a seismic shift from long-held neutrality in Finland and Sweden. 18/05/2022
Belgium Belgian court rules out extradition for Spanish rapper Valtònyc The musician has been living in exile since 2018 and faces more than three years in prison in Spain. 17/05/2022
no comment Europe Day: The EU opens its doors to the public The EU throws open the doors of its core institutions ahead of Europe Day celebrations on May 9. The day marks the 72nd anniversary of the Schuman declaration, which proposed the creation of a pan-European trade arrangement and is widely recognised as the first step on the path towards Europe. 07/05/2022
