Fuel and lubricant prices for personal transport across the EU were 20.7% higher in May 2026 than a year earlier. The increase followed year-on-year rises of 12.9% in March 2026 and 20.8% in April, ...

During the summer of 2025, 762 people were reported missing along the Belgian coast, nearly a third fewer than the 1,165 cases recorded in 2024. Most of the incidents occurred in Ostend (278) and ...

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, praised UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer shortly after he announced his resignation. “It often takes years for many leaders to become the ...

The seating arrangements at the dining table were always in flux. I recall my youth spent in my parents’ summer house in the São Paulo countryside of Brazil. We lived in a community of neighbours who ...

Pressure is mounting on British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, with Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper reportedly urging him to step down, following calls from other ministers. Reports from Sky News ...

Around 300 to 400 people formed a human chain outside the Klein Kasteeltje in Brussels on Saturday morning to mark World Refugee Day, according to organisers. The event, attended by Archbishop Luc ...

Belgian shipowners remain uncertain about the status of the Strait of Hormuz following an agreement between the US and Iran earlier this week. The US president announced that the strait is now open ...

NATO defence ministers have held their final meeting before next month’s NATO Summit in Ankara, with Secretary General Mark Rutte saying they made “good progress” on the Alliance’s priorities.

Europe’s health and social model is at a crossroads. Thanks to investment in medical innovation, advances in both diagnostics and treatment are allowing people to live longer as fertility rates in EU ...

The German chemical group Evonik has announced plans to cut 10% of its global workforce by the end of 2029, citing the ongoing crisis in Europe’s chemical industry. The group will eliminate 3,200 jobs ...

The European Commission has launched a new online “Biomethane Mechanism” designed to connect buyers, suppliers and investors and help grow Europe’s biomethane market. The mechanism sits under the EU ...

MEPs have called on the EU to impose targeted sanctions on Cuban officials and consider suspending its cooperation agreement with Havana, citing repression and a deepening humanitarian crisis. In a ...