The EU has repeatedly urged Italy to invest more and more targeted money in the country's infrastructure. Italy will also receive 2.5 billion euros from the EU structural funds between 2014 and 2020 for the improvement of road and rail. In April, the European Commission approved an investment plan of 8.5 billion euros, including for the approach to motorways in and around Genoa.
The EU is giving financial support to the victims of the heavy earthquake on Lombok. The European Commission is donating 500,000 euros extra for emergency humanitarian aid, according to a spokesman. Last week, Brussels sent 150,000 euros to the Indonesian Red Cross for emergency supplies in the east and north of the island.
In Brussels, a solution is being worked behind the scenes for the refugees aboard the rescue ship Aquarius. According to a spokeswoman for the European Commission, the EU administration is 'in contact with a number of member states' that the committee 'approached' about the matter. She did not want to say which countries are involved.
The European Commission is making six million euros available to Bosnia and Herzegovina to help manage migrant flows. The money will be used to improve the identification, registration and referral of asylum seekers who have crossed the border.
Belgium can get its first real island, but instead of being proud, half the country is already on its hind legs.
The theft of an expensive electric car in the vicinity of the Belgian Ghent failed because the battery of the vehicle was running out prematurely during the flight. The thief was forced to leave the Tesla stolen in Sint-Martens-Latem more than fifty kilometers away, in Wemmel near Brussels.
In Wallonia, because of the heat and drought, it is temporarily no longer possible to fish in the rivers, the Walloon Minister for Nature has decided. The ministry has even 'evacuated' fish from a number of places with exceptionally low water levels to areas where they can still swim.
The former Catalan Prime Minister Carles Puigdemont has left Germany. He is now back in Brussels, said a lawyer from the politician. The separatist leader will later give a press conference.
The relief in Brussels is great: nevertheless, the EU and the US have come closer together about trade. This has crushed an escalation of a trade war. But the question is for how long: this is far from a 'done deal'.
The Belgian judicial authorities are investigating a video on Facebook, among others, which shows how two toddlers are severely abused. The person who posted the video has been interrogated, but according to the Brussels prosecutor, he may not be the one who committed the offense. Nothing has been disclosed about his identity.
The European Commission is preparing countermeasures in response to the imminent increase in US import tariffs on European cars. 'If the United States were to impose these levies, it would be very unfortunate. But we are working together with the Member States to draw up a list of proportional countermeasures, in the same way as with the import duties on steel, 'said EU Commissioner Cecilia Malmström (trade) in Brussels.
Jean-Claude Juncker also personally denied Wednesday that he had drunk last week when government leaders had to support him around a dinner at the NATO summit in Brussels.
Drivers of the European bus company Flixbus do not dare to let their passengers get out at Brussels North Station overnight. They make an alarm: criminals are waiting for the buses to rob travelers and steal luggage. 'It is one big robber gang there, where your life is not certain,' says driver Ron Weerman from Lelystad.
Republican Senator John McCain has completely burned down the press conference of US President Trump. ' It was one of the most shameful performances of a US president ever. The Helsinki summit was a tragic mistake. \u0026 Quot;
Two alpha men, Trump erratic and unpredictable, Putin sphinx like and unyielding. While Trump usually enters the arena completely unprepared, Putin is known for his extensive file knowledge. Some analysts hold their hearts because of this, especially in Brussels where Trump stated this week that Putin is certainly no enemy to him. 'And maybe we'll be friends someday.'
British Prime Minister Theresa May has warned critics within her party that a boycott of her brexit strategy could jeopardize the planned UK exit from the European Union. 'We have to keep the goal in mind, otherwise we run the risk of being left behind with no brexit', writes the chair of the conservatives in a guest contribution in the newspaper Mail on Sunday.
In Belgium, the winners in the 'comfort final' of the World Cup were proudly reacted. The team has conquered many football hearts, so our southern neighbors realize. The golden generation became the bronze generation- and it was okay.
Jean-Claude Juncker thanks Prime Minister Mark Rutte for the support he offered him Wednesday night when he had pain attacks as a result of a disorder on his back. The President of the European Commission also thanked the Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa, who also helped keep Juncker going for dinner at the NATO summit in Brussels.
Even before the American president Donald Trump set foot on British soil, he already caused divisions. During a hastily arranged press conference in Brussels, he gave the British Prime Minister Theresa May a shot under the belt by saying that her Brexit proposal deviated from what voters voted for during the referendum.
Total chaos caused President Trump with his outburst about a fair distribution of costs within NATO. Day 2 of the Brussels summit should have been about completely different matters, but in a completely different way the American managed to keep everyone on the shelf.
NATO countries have pledged to spend 33 billion dollars extra on defense in the short term. That is what Donald Trump said at a press conference at the end of the two-day NATO summit in Brussels. 'Unbelievably, we have never seen such amounts before. It goes much faster to the 2 percent of their national income, like a rocket. In a few years. '
NATO must 'naturally' station more troops in Eastern Europe, says Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite. 'Until Russia changes its behavior,' she said on arrival on the second day of the NATO summit in Brussels. Russia was an important subject at the dinner that the leaders had the night before.
Those who love political theater were served by President Trump. As expected, at the NATO summit in Brussels, he went straight in on the too low defense spending of many countries. But that he took Germany under extra fire by also starting a gas pipeline to Russia was unexpected.
Former US Secretary of State John Kerry strongly condemned the behavior of President Donald Trump. According to him, Trump's words around the NATO summit are 'strange' and they are 'counterproductive.' 'He steadily undermines our reputation in the world.'
According to Bulgaria, US President Donald Trump insisted on higher defense spending at the NATO summit than agreed upon. According to President Rumen Radev, Trump wants member states of the alliance to spend 4 percent of the gross domestic product on defense.
Macedonia is invited to become a member of NATO once the name issue has been definitively resolved. The leaders of the 29 member states have given their green light at their summit in Brussels.
For the 29 NATO leaders, the subjects at their two-day summit in Brussels are heavy costs, but their partners are treated to bonbons, hats and a concert. For the ladies Trump and Macron, the husband of the Luxembourger Xavier Bettel and all the other partners, a separate program has been put together with the wife of NATO boss Jens Stoltenberg and the girlfriend of the Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel as hostesses.
If you are attending your work day after the World Cup fiasco in Belgium in the Brussels metro, the French hymn suddenly sounds out of the speakers. That lot had to endure hundreds of balding football fans the day after the elimination by France (1-0).
The American president Donald Trump has made a clear cut to Germany at the NATO summit in Brussels. 'Germany is completely controlled by Russia. The country is a prisoner of Russia. \u0026 Quot;
The leaders of the 29 NATO countries meet in Brussels on Wednesday for a two-day summit. The eye-catcher is Donald Trump, who is expected to again insist on higher defense spending. There is much uncertainty among the European allies about the attitude of the American President.
