Shocking video footage shows the woman’s brush with death in the Brussels metro A man pushed a woman in front of an oncoming train in the Belgian capital, with the driver coming to a halt inches from her body. The incident was captured on video and the man arrested shortly afterwards. Video captured at Rogier […]
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Dozens detained amid anti-Covid restrictions protests in Brussels (VIDEOS)
Thousands of people took to the streets of Belgium’s capital Brussels, protesting the enduring Covid-19 restrictions. The march has ultimately devolved into clashes with police, with some 55 people ending up detained. Some 3,500 people marched through the streets of Brussels, according to police estimates. The rally’s organizers, however, gave a significantly bigger tally, claiming […]
WATCH: Water cannon, tear gas deployed amid chaotic Covid-19 protests in Brussels
Thousands of people marched through the streets of Belgium’s capital Brussels on Sunday, protesting new Covid-19 restrictions. A group of demonstrators clashed with police, who responded with tear gas and water cannon. Some 8,000 people took park in the street protests in Brussels on Sunday, according to police estimates. The participants condemned the government’s Covid-19 […]
Poland will be punished for challenging EU law primacy, European leader warns, as Warsaw claims Brussels is devoid of democracy
The European Commission president has warned that Poland will face penalties for its move to make EU law subordinate to national law, after a Warsaw court backed the government’s defiance of Brussels’ supremacy. Speaking to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said there were three options available […]
‘Democracy is being tested’: Polish PM hits out at Brussels, claiming it infringes on rights of member states
Poland’s prime minister has lashed out with accusations that EU institutions impede on the rights of its member nations following a ruling by the country’s Constitutional Tribunal that Warsaw’s laws reign supreme over Brussels’. Speaking to the Polish parliament on Thursday, Mateusz Morawiecki proclaimed that “we are at a crucial moment, you could say at […]
Brussels to use ‘ALL powers’ to ensure its law reigns supreme over Poland’s after landmark Warsaw court ruling – EU chief
Following Warsaw’s landmark verdict that ruled Polish law takes supremacy over some parts of the EU’s treaties, the bloc’s chief has said Brussels will do everything in its power to ensure EU laws retain primacy. In a statement issued on Friday, the European Commission’s president, Ursula von der Leyen, expressed her deep “concern” over Warsaw’s […]
Hungary’s Orban blames Brussels & its climate change policies for soaring EU gas prices
The EU should withdraw its policies aimed at tackling climate change as they’re the reason for the record surge in energy prices on the continent in autumn, Viktor Orban, Hungarian Prime Minister, has said. Energy bills have been spiking for customers across Europe because of bad decisions made by “bureaucrats in Brussels,” who are fighting […]
Poland does not accept being treated as ‘second class’, PM says after Warsaw rules its laws take superiority over Brussels’
Poland’s prime minister welcomed a court verdict that found parts of Warsaw’s constitution are incompatible with EU treaties, ruling the country’s laws take precedence, a move that angered some bloc-member states. Taking to Facebook on Friday, Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki praised the recent conclusion by the country’s Constitutional Tribunal, claiming it “confirmed what is literal” […]
Polish court finds some EU Treaty articles unconstitutional, but Brussels says its laws come first
Poland’s constitutional tribunal has ruled that some EU laws clash with the Polish constitution. The EU – already perturbed at Poland’s nationalist government’s policies – argues otherwise. The ruling was issued on Thursday, with Judge Bartlomiej Sochanski stating that “The EU Treaty is subordinate to the constitution in the Polish legal system…and, like any part […]
Brussels begins infringement proceedings against Austria and other states for failing to implement EU rules on combating terrorism
The European Commission announced that it has launched infringement procedures against Austria, as well as Finland, Croatia and Luxembourg for failing to correctly implement certain elements of EU rules on combating terrorism. On Thursday, the bloc’s executive body announced that it was sending a letter of formal notice to Vienna, remarking that it now has […]
Australia-EU trade deal would benefit Brussels in Indo-Pacific, Canberra says, after ditching French submarine contract
An Australian-EU pact would be beneficial both for Canberra and Brussels in the Indo-Pacific, Trade Minister Dan Tehan has said, as Australia scrambles to make amends with France after ditching a submarine deal. On Wednesday, Tehan said at a press conference in the Australian capital that a full trade agreement between Canberra and Brussels is […]
10 to be tried for Brussels bombings that killed 32, with 6 suspects already facing trial for Paris attacks
Ten men accused of being involved in the March 2016 bombings in Brussels, which killed 32 people, are to face trial, prosecutors have announced. Six of them are already accused in France over the Paris attacks a year before. On Friday, spokesman for the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office, Eric Van Duyse, tweeted that “ten of […]
Brussels tells Hungary and Poland to make more progress on rule of law if they want recovery money payout
The European Commission has called on Hungary and Poland to do more to address the EU’s concerns about their maintenance of the rule of law if they want their pandemic recovery money. On Friday, European Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said the EC was still withholding funding from Visegrad partners Hungary and Poland because the two […]