
The man—who tried to attack passengers aboard a high-speed train to Paris only to be taken down and hogtied by courageous American, British, and French men before he could claim a single murder victim—has claimed he was only interested in robbing the train with some guns he happened to find in a suitcase in Brussels.
by John Hayward25 Aug 2015, 7:05 PM PST0

The City of London Corporation has boosted its presence in Brussels with the appointment of former U.K. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Jeremy Browne, a Liberal Democrat. His title from September 1 will be “Special Representative for the City.”
by Donna Rachel Edmunds17 Jul 2015, 4:14 AM PST0

The beast is wounded – probably mortally – but it will take an inordinately long time to die and in its prolonged death throes it will devastate whole nations’ economies, living standards and dignity. Circle the date ‘5 July 2015’ in your
by Gerald Warner8 Jul 2015, 12:31 AM PST0

Police report that they have arrested double the number of illegal immigrants at Czech international airports as they did last year. Most of the aliens were arrested at Prague’s international airport, and a sizeable number of them arrived on planes from Turkey and Greece.
by Michael Lucchese3 Jul 2015, 9:47 PM PST0

New EU rules which will see British jobs being advertised Europe-wide have gained the backing of Conservative Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). The Parliament’s Committee of Employment and Social Affairs today voted in favour making it easier for jobseekers across Europe
by Donna Rachel Edmunds23 Jun 2015, 9:14 AM PST0

A Belgian court convicted seven Muslim women for supporting ISIS and enticing other young females to join the terrorist group.
by Mary Chastain19 May 2015, 8:46 PM PST0

The Conservatives are drawing up plans to fast-track a referendum on EU membership, bringing it forward to 2016. Sources close to the Prime Minister have said that he wishes to avoid any clash with German and French politics – both countries
by Donna Rachel Edmunds12 May 2015, 8:56 AM PST0

The European Union’s summit to deal with the Mediterranean refugee crisis is underway, and based on leaked documents, it appears a major component of the strategy will involve returning most migrants to their countries of origin.
by John Hayward23 Apr 2015, 8:59 PM PST0

Nearly 65 percent of Britain’s laws are created in Brussels, a new report has determined. The vast majority, 59 percent, receive no scrutiny at all in Westminster, and are simply copied on to the statue books as handed down from
by Donna Rachel Edmunds2 Mar 2015, 5:34 AM PST0

Greece’s Alexis Tsipras escalates confrontation with Germany; Israel promises revenge after Hezbollah attack kills two soldiers; Hezbollah’s attack breaks a taboo from 2006 war
by John J. Xenakis29 Jan 2015, 5:58 AM PST0

Belgian authorities proceeded with an anti-terrorist operation in Verviers, 77 miles east of Brussels, against a cell that planned a terrorist attack yesterday night local time.
by Mary Chastain16 Jan 2015, 7:44 AM PST0

Belgium police raided ten locations where it was suspected that home-grown jihadists returning from Syria were planning terror acts. One location was in the town of Verviers, where two suspected terrorists were killed after a shootout, and the others were spread across the capital city Brussels, which is also the capital city of the European Union.
by John J. Xenakis16 Jan 2015, 6:41 AM PST0