Belgian town 'opts out' of EU-US trade treaty
A 2.5 sq km-town in the Brussels region has declared itself a “zone outside of TTIP”.
New regional focus magazine
Regions & Cities Magazine puts the spotlight on separatism in Europe.
Opinion
Brussels on strike: Rich city, poor citizens
Europe is ailing. In no other place is this more clear than in Brussels, the heart of Europe, where Belgians are reluctant to accept the neoliberal austerity measures of their new government.
News in Brief
- UN climate chief: No such thing as ideal pace for pre-Paris talks
- UK to accept 'thousands more' Syrian refugees
- Talks next week to soothe Northern Ireland tension
- Putin wants new 'coalition to fight terrorism'
- Lithuanian President: We must show solidarity on migration
- ECB signals plan to buy more bonds
- Report: Bulgaria and Hungary turn to Israel for fence technology
- EU to start destroying Mediterranean smugglers' boats
Uber suspends taxi app in Spain
The American app company Uber has suspended its ride-sharing service UberPop in Spain, after a court in Madrid banned the app.
Opinion
Madrid, Barcelona and the war of Spanish secession
On the day Germans will be celebrating reunification, Spaniards will be focused on whether their country is about to fall apart.
EU regional projects see 'encouraging' shift in focus
The EU's outgoing regional affairs commissioner, Hahn, says his "legacy" is getting states to spend money on the real economy instead of hulking infrastructure projects.
Brussels restricts cars, but 'not enough'
The EU capital is about to pedestrianise its city centre, but critics say the measure is not enough to combat air pollution.
Integrating Europeans into multi-cultural Brussels
Is Brussels a harbinger of the European dream of unity in diversity? What is the role of Europeans in changing the city and how should they be integrated?
'Nations talk, but cities act' on green policies
Cities are emerging as the frontrunners in promoting sustainable living and transport.
Bad week in Europe for Uber
Two European courts banned the service UberPop, and a regional minister from Brussels announced tough measures.
New EU regional aid rules have inbuilt 'tensions'
New rules governing how EU aid money is spent has already resulted in better thought-out projects, says the European Commission but local politicians grumble that they continue to drown in red tape.
London's forgotten city siblings
Will English cities gain new powers from a new UK devolution settlement? That is one question following the Scottish referendum.
Scotland, Catalonia boost independence movements in Europe
The energetic pro-independence campaigns in Scotland and Catalonia are an inspiration for other pro-independence movements in Europe.
Russkiy Mir in the EU?
Autonomy is not interesting to Russians in Latvia because it won’t solve their poverty: A report on mini-Russia inside the European Union.
Eastern European projects at risk in EU budget spat
Eight member states say the EU should not boost its 2014 budget by €4.7 billion to cover delayed bills for infrastructure projects in eastern Europe.
On the German-Polish border 10 years after enlargement
Ten years after enlargement, a Polish and a German town on the river Oder have gone through a 'miraculous' transformation.
City of London richest EU region
Home to the largest financial sector in the EU, Inner London is the bloc's richest region. Luxembourg, another financial powerhouse is second, followed by the EU capital, Brussels.
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Latest News
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- Visegrad states meet on refusal of refugee quotas
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Berlin citizens keen to buy their electricity grid
Berliners are heading to the polls on Sunday in a referendum on buying back the city's power grid, in a test for local democracy.
EU cohesion policy: 'No more business as usual'
The EU has revamped its regional aid policy leaving national programmers nervous about the more rigorous rules. Experts says they are right to be nervous.
German city flats are overpriced, says Bundesbank
Flats in Germany's major cities are overpriced by up to 20 percent, but the overall economy is not yet in danger from a real estate bubble, the Bundesbank has said.
If you build it, will they come?
As EU-backed projects go, the hydroelectric Alqueva dam in the Alentejo region of Portugal looks mighty impressive.
Interview
'National governments declining in importance'
As more key powers are transferred to Brussels, it poses an existential question for central governments. But regions are anxious to step into the breach.
Brussels: An EU capital in the making
Brussels became the EU's capital by accident rather than design. The sprawling EU quarter is an ugly testament to this fact. Yet change is underway.
MEPs' Highlights
- Hungary tearing down wall in ’89, putting up wall in 2015 – ALDE MEPs urge Commission to act before border fence is built
- Cynical to see leaders haggling over the number of asylum seekers
- Eva Paunova supports Alliance for YOUth
- Danuta Hübner will chair the AFCO Hearing on The institutional future of the European Union within and beyond the Treaty of Lisbon
- EC proposal on migration Important step to tackle immediate crises, but more needed to solve the root causes
- Clusters form 'the backbone of EU regional policy'