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Van strikes Brussels cafe, unclear if attack or accident

A van struck a cafe terrace in central Brussels on Friday, leaving six people needing treatment for light injuries and shock and investigators trying to determine whether it was an attack or an accident.

Reuters

Liz Truss may trigger article 16 days after becoming PM, amid Brexit row

Tory frontrunner understood to have received new advice about emergency clause as Northern Ireland legal deadline looms

The Guardian - UK

US, EU envoys meet with Serbian president on Kosovo

U.S. and European Union envoys have met with Serbia’s president as they seek to defuse tensions with Kosovo after a meeting last week in Brussels ended with no agreement on a dispute between the former Balkan war foes

The Independent UK

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From Belgium to Guinea on foot: Activist travels to fight for drinking water access

Hamadou Sadiou Bah, a young Belgian-Guinean national, took the long journey from Brussels to Conakry, travelling mainly on foot and by bicycle. His goal: to raise awareness about water shortages in Guinea. He hopes to help drill a water well to ease the struggle for Guineans, a third of whom…

France 24

Heat or eat? Europe faces energy poverty

BRUSSELS: Europe is facing a major social test ahead of winter, as it juggles rising discontent, fuelled by soaring energy prices, and pressure to meet climate goals as the Ukraine conflict drags on.

Bangkok Post

EU to host Serbia-Kosovo talks in Brussels amid tensions

Wartime rivals Serbia and Kosovo will hold high-level crisis talks which the European Union mediators hope will de-escalate growing tensions in the Balkans

The Independent UK

Britain launches dispute resolution with EU over post-Brexit research

Britain has launched dispute resolution proceedings with the European Union to try to gain access to the bloc's scientific research programmes, including Horizon Europe, the government said on Tuesday, in the latest post-Brexit row.

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Liz Truss launches proceedings against EU for Brexit deal ‘breach’ over Horizon scheme

Favourite to be next PM accused of wooing Tory members by ‘starting rows’ with Brussels

The Independent UK

EU to stand firm in clash with Poland over cash, officials say

Brussels is unlikely to back down on its demand that Poland respect the rule of law to receive post-pandemic recovery funds, officials said, despite threats from Warsaw that it could block decision-making within the European Union.

Reuters

Poland warns of repercussions if Brussels keeps blocking funds

Poland could hit back at the European Union if it does not pay out its share of pandemic recovery funds, ruling party politicians have said after Brussels signalled it was not satisfied with Warsaw's latest judicial reforms.

Reuters

Poland threatens to turn ‘all our cannon’ on EU in rule-of-law row

Ruling party steps up rhetoric by suggesting it could unseat European Commission’s Ursula von der Leyen

The Guardian - UK

Hungary tries to unlock funds frozen amid EU disciplinary process

Viktor Orbán has sent a top official to Brussels in effort to obtain Covid recovery funds worth billions of euros as deadline nears

The Guardian - UK

Truss-Sunak contest leaves Brussels pessimistic about relations with UK

EU officials see little hope of escape from post-Brexit low under either Tory candidate

The Guardian - UK

Serbia, Kosovo leaders to discuss tensions at Brussels Aug. 18 meeting

The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo will meet in Brussels on Aug. 18 to discuss a flare-up of tensions between the neighbouring western Balkan nations, the European Union's executive said on Friday.

Reuters

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Hungary's Orban urges U.S. conservatives to join forces in 2024 elections

U.S. and Hungarian conservatives must join forces in 2024 elections to "take back" institutions in Washington and Brussels from liberals who threaten western civilization, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: The West is learning the cost that comes from sanctioning Russia

In the six months since Russian forces started bombarding Ukrainian cities with artillery and missile strikes, the United States and its European allies have stuck with a two-pronged strategy against Russia: provide Kyiv with the military equipment it needs to stall and potentially reverse Russian military advances on the ground,…

The Guardian - UK

Making sense of the senseless: Ukrainian war-art exhibition arrives in Brussels

The Captured House, part of a Ukrainian diplomacy drive, tours works created since 24 February

The Conversation

Belgium is reviewing its colonial past in the DRC: it's a sensitive but necessary process

The year 2022 is shaping up to be a critical period for the troubled relationship between Kinshasa and Brussels.

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Reuters

Ukraine takes its place among EU nations - in miniature

Ukraine may have many years to wait before joining the European Union, but the war-battered country was granted a place alongside members of the bloc this week at "Mini-Europe", an open-air theme park of famous European landmarks.

Daily Mirror

Paris and Amsterdam among top 10 most cancelled flights for Brits this summer

Flights to Paris and Amsterdam are some of the UK routes most affected by flight cancellations for summer 2022 according to new research from travel site Omio

Al Jazeera

EU ministers agree on gas cuts plan as Gazprom tightens squeeze

Member states are looking to mitigate the effect of a Russian squeeze on gas flows before the winter season.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Parliament to Discuss Belgium Prisoner Swap Treaty

Iran's parliament is to debate a prisoner exchange deal with Belgium, state media said on Monday, after Brussels approved the deal that may lead to the release of an Iranian diplomat jailed for planning to bomb a rally of an exiled opposition group. The official Iranian news agency IRNA said…

The Independent UK

Brexit: Liz Truss warned new plan to ditch thousands of EU laws by end of 2023 will cause ‘chaos’

Foreign secretary’s vow to axe rules faster than Rishi Sunak means yet more ‘friction’ for businesses, experts warn

Irish Mirror

Change of UK leader could herald 'new start' in Brussels-London relationship, says Simon Coveney

'We hope that the new prime minister won’t pursue a strategy of breaking international law and breaking their word to Ireland and the EU'

Reuters

EU plan to curb gas use faces opposition from countries

A European Union proposal that member countries cut gas use by 15% to prepare for possible supply cuts from Russia is facing resistance from governments, throwing into doubt whether they will approve the emergency plan.

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