International
April’s meeting between North & South Korea
In April, Kim Jong-Un, leader of North Korea, met the President of South Korea, Mr. Moon Jae-in, in what is considered the first meeting since the end of the 1950-1953 Korean war. […]
Month: June 2018
Europe
More issues for Muslims in Europe
The past few days have been pretty rough for the Muslim community in Europe. Between new laws banning face veils, a PEGIDA protest and crackdowns on imams, it seems that more and more European governments and citizens are fed up with the current situation and doing something about it. […]
Europe
Bruselas en obras
Desde hace meses varias zonas de Bruselas están en obras. Este artículo recoge algunas de las obras más importantes que están en curso de ejecución. […]
Europe
Brussels and construction works
It’s been months since some areas of Brussels are being remodelled or under construction. Here’s a look at some of these sites. […]
EU News
ECB looking for Draghi’s successor
Soon, Mario Draghi will be leaving his position as director of the European Central Bank. Various possible successors are already lining up. […]
Europe
Bruxelles, un chantier permanent
Cela fait des mois que plusieurs zones de Bruxelles sont en travaux. Voici un aperçu de quelques-uns de ces chantiers. […]
Economy
Microsoft reportedly interested in purchasing GitHub
Reports say Microsoft is interested in purchasing GitHub, the world’s largest source code host. […]
Economy
Microsoft confirms GitHub acquisition
After initial reports that Microsoft was interested in buying GitHub, both companies have gone ahead and officialised the rumours. […]
Technology
Apple wins: Samsung has to pay half a billion
The American smartphone… designer? has won a trial. Samsung will have to pay the company around half a billion dollars. […]
Politics
Catalonia and the 3%
Over the past few days, the convictions in the Gürtel case and the no-confidence motion against Rajoy have made us forget about the corruption case that affects the Catalonian independentists and Puigdemont. […]
Politics
La Cataluña del 3%
Estos últimos días, las condenas en el Caso Gürtel y la moción de censura contra Rajoy nos han hecho olvidar un poco el caso de corrupción que salpica a los independentistas catalanes y a Puigdemont. […]
Politics
Puigdemont: El fiscal alemán pide su extradición a España
Tras varias semanas de espera, el fiscal alemán ha pedido la extradición de Puigdemont a España. Solo falta la decisión del tribunal de Schleswig-Holstein, al que no parece convencerles mucho los argumentos españoles. […]
Europe
Denmark bans wearing face veils in public
The Danish Parliament has banned the wearing of face veils in public. The reaction from the media and some organizations has been quite impressive, over a measure that only concerns Denmark. […]
EU News
The European Commission proposes to double Erasmus budget
The European Commission is currently discussing future EU budgets. For the 2021-2027 period, the EC proposed to double the funding of the Erasmus program, to 30 billion euros. […]
Politics
Puigdemont: The German prosecutor asks his extradition to Spain
After various weeks of waiting, the German prosecutor has asked the extradition of Puigdemont to Spain. Only the decision from the court of Schleswig-Holstein is missing, but this one doesn’t seem very convinced with the Spanish arguments. […]
International
Trump keeps tariffs for 1st June
US President Donald Trump has just announced he would keep the tariffs on European steel and aluminium. […]
Politics
Spain’s President, Rajoy, replaced
The no-confidence motion led by the PSOE last week ended Friday. Sánchez, from the PSOE, will be the new president until next elections. […]
Economy
Disruption of Visa services in Europe
The payment processing system from Visa, also supplier of cards, faced issues Friday in Europe, where its system temporarily failed. […]
EU News
EU-backed Iran deal left by Trump
Back in November 2017, US President Donald Trump threatened leaving the Iran deal, as, supposedly, the country had violated the agreement. The EU heavily criticized this threat, as it took 12 years to reach an agreement between Iran, the US and the EU. […]
Europe
La STIB ouvre une ligne de bus entièrement électrique
La nouvelle ligne de bus 33 connectera les quartiers de Louise et Dansaert. […]
Politics
Rajoy, reemplazado por Sánchez
La moción de censura encabezada por el PSOE la semana pasada concluyó este viernes. Sánchez, del PSOE, será el nuevo presidente hasta las próximas elecciones. […]
Europe
Metro Line 1: Works between Stockel and Montgomery the 9 and 10 June
The STIB has announced that there will be no metros on Line 1 between Stockel and Montgomery the weekend of the 9 and 10 June 2018, due to maintenance work. […]
Europe
Metro Ligne 1 : Travaux entre Stockel et Montgomery le 9 et 10 Juin
La STIB a annoncé que les métros ne rouleront pas sur la Ligne 1 entre Stockel et Montgomery le weekend du 9 et 10 Juin 2018, dû à des travaux. […]
Europe
STIB opens a fully electric bus line in Brussels
The new bus line, 33, will connect the neighbourhoods of Louise and Dansaert. […]