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BRUSSELS — Despite worries that the popular uprising in Egypt might be hijacked by forces hostile to Western interests, foreign ministers from the European Union on...
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A row over France’s crackdown on Roma (Gypsy) migrants from Romania and Bulgaria looks set to dominate a summit of EU leaders in Brussels.
President Nicolas...
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The Belgian Roman Catholic Church has begged for more time to deal with widespread child sexual abuse by its clergy because the problem is “so big and touches on...
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European Union Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso says he will field new proposals by the end of the month to tackle some of the actions of market speculators,...
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My article was originally published on August 30, 2010 as OP-ED in a collaborative project to create recommendations for NATO’s new Strategic Concept by...
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Roman Catholic Cardinal Godfried Danneels of Belgium offered to keep a sexual molestation case against a bishop secret until the bishop retired, an official said...
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The Vatican said Friday it was astonished and outraged that Belgian police investigating priestly sex abuse had conducted raids that also targeted the graves of two...
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Voters gave a stunning win in general elections to a Flemish separatist party that wants Dutch and French-speakers to end years of acrimonious linguistic disputes —...
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Carbon trading was meant to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union by making polluting more expensive for heavy industries, encouraging them to invest in...
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I was wondering how soon after the Belgium burqa ban the violent threats would start rolling in, and it appears not too very long. In spite of the fact that it’s...
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Well the joke is that you cannot cover your face….yet you have to cover your base…what say…????
Laugh or not to laugh….that is the Question…
And very...
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Belgium’s lower house of parliament on Thursday banned burqa-type Islamic dress in public, but the measure faces a challenge in the Senate which will delay early...
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The world has been wondering which country would be the first to ban the full Islamic veil in Europe. France has been threatening to do it for a long while, in spite of...
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Belgium’s longest serving bishop resigned Friday, expressing sorrow for having sexually abused a young boy both as a priest and after becoming a bishop in...
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Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme resigned on Thursday after a key Flemish party withdrew its support and toppled his coalition government, a senior minister...
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This was the cry of a four year girl when her father raped her.This is a paedophilic offence right. No, we all are wrong because an appeal court in Mons West Belgium...
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France has been threatening to for a long while, Quebec, Canada is also considering it, but it looks as if Belgium will be the first to ban burqas and I say, bravo!...
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“HOW many presidents does it take to represent the EU at a diplomatic conference? Three. That’s the number of European “leaders” going to future G20 talks.”...
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NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen wants to strengthen relations between the alliance and non-member “partnership countries” such as Finland and Sweden,...
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In a victory for the pro-Palestinian BDS movement (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions), the European Union Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg has ruled that Israeli...
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Debt-stricken Greece must get the money it needs from the market and not expect collective European Union help, Finnish Finance Minister Jyrki Katainen told Reuters...
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A commuter train ran a stop signal during morning rush hour and collided head-on with another train in a Brussels suburb Monday, killing at least 18 people and injuring...
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A five-story apartment building caught fire and collapsed Wednesday after an apparent gas explosion, injuring at least 21 people, including a teenager who was pulled...
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A Belgian woman who is employed in an old peoples’ home has come up with an original excuse for not turning up for work.
made popular Jan 16 2010
You never know what lurks behind a quiet, unassuming demeanour. Or what darkness lives within the soul of your next door neighbour. One soon-to-be-married young couple...
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The EU Parliament has taken serious concerns over the way Gilgit and Baltistan are administered by Pakistan. Ever since Pakistan annexed these two parts of Indian...
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The EU first high-level foreign minister - Englishwoman Catherine Ashton, her official title is: European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security...
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First few quotes related to selection of EU’s top officials:
“Turkey is not a part of Europe and will never be part of Europe.” (Mr Van...
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The appointment of two little-known figures to the new top jobs in the EU has drawn a mixed response.
Belgian PM Herman van Rompuy was named President of the European...
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A day after the Lisbon Treaty won final approval, Belgium’s prime minister emerged as the favorite on Wednesday to take the European Union’s first presidential...
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The Reform Act of 1832 swept away dozens of Britain’s “rotten boroughs”, where comfortable sinecures were left in the hands of a tiny number of voters. The 2009...
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After months of complaints by European dairy farmers angry over low prices, protesters in Brussels on Monday poured milk onto the streets, hurled eggs and other...
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The 1948 nude, entitled “Olympia” and estimated to be worth up to £3.65 million, was taken from the René Magritte Museum, located in the house where the...
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Every week, around a thousand people chance the hazardous journey across the Mediterranean hoping to escape violence and persecution at home and start a new life in...
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BRUSSELS — Earlier this month, four handcuffed defendants in an armed robbery and kidnapping case were led into a courtroom in the immense neo-Baroque courthouse —...
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A fire raged through a retirement home close to Brussels late Thursday, leaving nine people dead and three more in critical condition, officials said.
The fire broke...
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Three convicted armed robbers including one of the most violent men in Europe have escaped from prison in a hijacked helicopter.
It flew into a jail near Bruges,...
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“Blogactiv.eu” –article, posted by “Challenge for Europe” on 19th June 2009 highlights the importance of EU’s Community Initiatives as most successful...
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Beware of falling asleep while having your face tattooed. You can end up with many, many more stars than the three you have asked for, in fact you can end up with 56...
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Spain’s Margarita Fullana Riera, left, steers her bike downhill during the 3rd round of the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Cross- Country race in Houffalize, Belgium Sunday May 3, 2009. Fullana Riera won the race.
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