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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Brussels

Brussels stories: 16 news summaries

 Belgian Named
 EU Prez After
 Blair Bid Fails 

Center-right leaders want one of their own for European Council

Nov 19, 09 1:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Tony Blair won't be the first president of the European Council. The job went to Belgian PM Herman Van Rompuy today after British PM Gordon Brown withdrew Blair's nomination when it became clear he didn't have enough support. Blair tells the Guardian he isn’t surprised, because the “... More »

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Tony Blair • Angela Merkel • Europe • Nicolas Sarkozy • Gordon Brown • England • Brussels • prime minister • European council president • Tony Blair EC president • Lady Ashton

27 Nations Vote in Massive EU Election

Across continent,
angry voters set to punish ruling parties

Jun 4, 09 6:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Citizens of 27 nations begin voting today for elections to the European Parliament, and across the continent voters are expected to punish ruling parties and encourage the opposition, including the extreme right. From Ireland to France to Hungary, governments are braced for a protest vote spurred by the economic meltdown,... More »

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Angela Merkel • European Union • Europe • Gordon Brown • Brussels • Geert Wilders • parliamentary elections • election • European Parliament

 Zoo Webcasts Elephant Birth 


May 18, 09 2:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Belgium zoo webcast its first elephant birth to enthralled animal lovers yesterday as the newborn plopped out of mom Phyo Phyo after 38 hours of labor. The mother, sister and aunt scrambled in excitement in a circle around the newborn, trumpeting, until the baby responded with squeals of its... More »

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Belgium • parenting • zoo • Brussels • webcast • elephant

Immigrant Busted Clinging to 186 mph Eurostar

Cops aren't saying how he did it

Apr 27, 09 2:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - An illegal immigrant was nabbed in England clinging to the outside of a Eurostar rail car, reports the Independent. The trains reach speeds of 186 mph. The train originated in Brussels and traveled through France. Police provided no details on how the man survived the risky journey. Immigrants sneaking into... More »

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immigration • Belgium • London • France • England • aliens • Brussels • Eurostar • Britain

(AP) - The last Israeli troops left the Gaza Strip before dawn today, the military said, as Israel dispatched its foreign minister to Europe in a bid to rally international support to end arms smuggling into the Hamas-ruled territory. The timing of the pullout reflected Israeli hopes to defuse the Gaza crisis... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Gaza • Palestine • Europe • Tzipi Livni • troop withdrawal • Israel and Palestinians • Brussels • Arab Israeli conflict

Belgian Police Nab Female
al-Qaeda 'Legend'

EU Summit bomb plot foiled

Dec 12, 08 7:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Belgian police have arrested a woman described as "a living legend" of the al-Qaeda network, CNN reports. Malika El-Aroud, the widow of a suicide bomber, is alleged to be a recruiter for al-Qaeda in Europe. She is one of 14 suspects arrested as police foiled a terror attack coinciding... More »

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suicide bomber • Brussels • al-Qaeda • Ahmad Shah Massoud • Malika El-Aroud • EU Summit • Liege

 14 al-Qaeda Suspects 
 Arrested During EU Summit 

Huge police operation as European leaders arrive in Brussels

Dec 11, 08 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Belgian police have arrested 14 people with suspected links to al-Qaeda, including 3 who allegedly were planning an attack. The Guardian reports that the suspects may have been planning a suicide bombing at a summit of EU leaders in Brussels, which opened today and is being attended by all the... More »

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terrorism • Belgium • European Union • Brussels • summit • terror suspects • al-Qaeda

15-Nation Eurozone
Falls Into Recession

New figures confirm bloc's first ever contraction

Nov 14, 08 6:22 AM CST
(Newser) - The 15-nation eurozone has entered recession for the first time since the introduction of the common currency in 1999. The bloc's GDP contracted 0.2% in the second quarter, worse than expected, according to new figures released today. Several individual European nations, including giant Germany, are already contracting, and forecasters... More »

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Germany • European Union • recession • Brussels • eurozone

Firebrand Sets Russia's Tone
at NATO

Moscow's Brussels rep, a Stalin admirer,
revels in attack

Aug 28, 08 9:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you needed proof of Russia's contempt for NATO, look no further than Dmitri Rogozin, Moscow's representative to the military alliance. A fiery ultranationalist who once had a poster of Stalin hanging in his office, Rogozin has seemed more showman than diplomat. But since the South Ossetian war, something's changed—... More »

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Russia • NATO • Georgia • Brussels • nationalism • South Ossetia • Dmitri Rogozin

ANALYSIS

Free of History and Politics, Berlin Is Perfect for Obama

Even 'Victory Column' is associated now with a music festival

Jul 24, 08 10:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Forget the chatter about whether Barack Obama should be stopping in Brussels or giving Germany pride of place over France and Britain. Berlin is “quite an appropriate setting” for the candidate's big European speech, Cameron Abadi writes for the New Republic. The “existential angst of the Cold War”... More »

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Barack Obama • Berlin • France • generation gap • Brussels • Election 2008 • Victory Column

ANALYSIS

European Demands Vex Obama Camp

Suggestions tour lacks substance add sour note to fawning press

Jul 23, 08 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s campaign is frustrated that his Berlin visit tomorrow is being over-analyzed, Der Spiegel reports—with Europeans complaining that he’s giving a mere stump speech, or that his address might lack substance. Obama is dropping in to outline his vision for trans-Atlantic alliances—he’s expected to... More »

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Barack Obama • Berlin • European Union • Brussels • foreign policy • media bias

10 Best Bookstores on Earth

From the Netherlands to Japan to L.A., a Guardian scribe picks his faves

Jan 17, 08 3:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Not all bookstores are mega-style these days. Some are even built in churches, theaters, and 19-century buildings. A Guardian scribe lists his top 10 booksellers worldwide:
  1. Maastricht, Netherlands: Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen. Owners converted an 800-year-old church into a divine bookstore.
  2. Buenos Aires' El Ateneo. Once a theater, its
... More »

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Japan • Mexico • Los Angeles • list • Netherlands • Brussels • bookstore • Britain • used bookstores

Terror Threat Douses Brussels Fireworks

Officials say large crowds still a risk

Dec 31, 07 8:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Brussels has canceled or cut short many of its traditional New Year's Eve events, saying the terror threat level is still too high to permit large gatherings. Last week, Belgian police arrested—and released on lack of evidence—14 people accused of plotting to break a convicted terrorist out of... More »

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national security • Belgium • terror plots • fireworks • terrorist • Brussels • New Year's Eve

Franco-Flemish Split Widens
in Belgium

66% of Belgians believe the nation will break apart sooner or later

Sep 21, 07 5:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tensions in Belgium over whether the country should be split in half have reached a crescendo, with 3-month-old elections still unsettled and Flemish separatist politicians calling for a divorce, the New York Times reports. "We are two different nations with nothing in common except a king, chocolate, and beer,... More »

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Belgium • Brussels • nationalism • Flanders • Walloon

Sarkozy Is Europe's
New Clinton

French PM scored
with diplomatic charm offensive at EU summit

Jun 25, 07 12:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nicolas Sarkozy was the star of the EU’s constitutional summit last weekend, pulling victory from the jaws of defeat with a virtuoso diplomatic performance reminiscent of the former president. The new PM displayed what Der Spiegel called ‘Clintonesque ease’ in solving big problems, returning France to her traditional... More »

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Germany • Poland • European Union • Europe • Nicolas Sarkozy • Brussels • diplomat

EU Leaders OK New Treaty

Brussels summit
ends with hard-won deal to replace
failed constitution

Jun 24, 07 11:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - EU negotiators pulled an all-nighter and the German chancellor played a risky game of chicken with Poland en route to reaching an agreement on a treaty that will govern the 27-nation body. The deal resurrects much of the ill-fated 2005 constitution while streamlining bureaucracy and introducing a top foreign-policy position... More »

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Angela Merkel • European Union • Europe • constitution • treaty • Brussels

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