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blank”>Saint-Jean-Molenbeek (Eurotoday) – A brutal assault left 22-year-old Iliass with a black eye, broken ribs, and significant back and leg injuries after he confronted a group of Club Brugge hooligans to protect his father. The attack occurred in blank”>Saint-Jean-Molenbeek. “They were shouting things like ‘Go back to your country’,” Iliass recounts. The attack took place…

Paris – In a bid to motivate researchers to “choose Europe,” the European Commission plans to introduce a new funding initiative amounting to 500 million euros for the period from 2025 to 2027, as announced by its president during the conclusion of the “Choose Europe for Science” event held in Paris, organized at the behest…

Regions across Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe, along with the eastern Mediterranean, are now experiencing increasingly severe drought conditions, according to the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). In its latest assessment, the European Drought Observatory categorizes these areas under the “warning” level—the second of three stages used to measure drought progression. So far, regions…

Antwerp – The newly launched ‘HandyPark’ app has been officially presented in Antwerp, offering a solution to help individuals with disabilities avoid receiving unjust parking fines. The development of HandyPark is the result of a collaboration between the City of Antwerp and organisations such as the VVSG. Antwerp, along with several other Belgian cities, has…

Nova Gorica – The annual Friendship March, themed “2 cities, 1 heart,” kicked off on May 1st in Nova Gorica and Gorizia as part of the March for Europe. This ten-day event celebrates culture, sports, and community, marking the second of four major activities for this year’s European Capital of Culture (EPC) 2025, encompassing Nova…

Moscow (Eurotoday) – On Monday, the Kremlin responded to discussions about a potential meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia, emphasizing the importance of such a meeting—even though President Putin does not currently have plans to visit the Middle East in mid-May. Putin has not met with a…

At a recent event emphasizing the importance of scientific freedom and investment, French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France would allocate an additional €100 million through the France 2030 initiative. The funding aims to attract top researchers and position Europe as a “safe haven” for science. “There can be no lasting democracy without free and…

Albania is poised for its initial evaluation under the European Union’s Economic Growth Plan, with all requisite legal documents signed and approved. In an interview with Albanian public television, Dr. Hubert Perr, Director of Cooperation at the EU delegation in Tirana, revealed that 7 percent of the growth plan has already been pre-financed, translating to…

Moscow (Eurotoday) – Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to make an official visit to Russia from May 7 to 10, during which he will participate in commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany, the Kremlin confirmed on Sunday. Last month, Russian President Vladimir Putin informed Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi…

The European Union is contemplating a proposal to boost purchases of American goods by $50 billion as a strategy to address ongoing trade tensions with the United States. European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic, who also serves as the EU’s chief negotiator, shared this information in a recent interview with the Financial Times. “If we view…