Tag: Brussels
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UPDATED: Deal over €90 billion loan to Ukraine: Belgium still opposing deal over frozen Russian assets
UPDATED: EU Council President Antonio Costa said that a €90 billion in funding for Ukraine has been reached. The discussions about the €90 billion were separate to the frozen Russian assets and involves an EU-backed loan. Ukraine will pay back the loan only after the frozen Russian assets become available. Ukraine’s urgent financing needs have…
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President Zelensky goes to Brussels: reiterates that there will be no territorial concessions
After the meeting with European leaders in London, President Volodymyr Zelensky went down to Brussels to meet EU leaders and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. President Zelensky reserved his comments to the Ukrainian press and The Washington Post and reiterated his old position that giving up territory violates the Ukrainian constitution. President Zelensky is once again…
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Belgian Prime Minister opposes EU law to confiscate Russian assets
The Belgian Prime Minister, Bart De Wever, is still opposing the confiscation of Russian assets after EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced earlier this week that the EU will roll out a new law that will pave the way for the confiscation of Russian assets for the reconstruction of Ukraine. The decision by…
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Man arrested at Malta Airport with cocaine capsules worth €300,000 in his stomach
A 53-year-old Nigerian man was arrested upon arrival at Malta International Airport after being found with around one kilogram of suspected cocaine hidden in his stomach. The arrest took place late Wednesday evening, following joint inspections by the Police, Customs officials, and Detention Services, targeting passengers arriving from Brussels. The man raised suspicions during screening,…
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European Parliament celebrates 40 years of Schengen with renewed call for unity and vigilance
The European Parliament opened its June plenary session by marking the 40th anniversary of the Schengen Agreement, with President Roberta Metsola leading the tribute to what she called “a defining achievement of European unity, cooperation and freedom.” In her address, Metsola praised the expansion of the Schengen Area from five founding members in 1985 to…
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NATO Summit in Brussels ends with a sour taste and uncertaintity over the alliance
A NATO summit was held this week in Brussels, bringing together the foreign ministers of member states, including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and EU High Representative Kaja Kallas. The US State Secretary reiterated that the US is committed to stay in NATO but urged all other members to raise defence spending to 5%.…
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Alex Borg: The Mayor of Gozo
Gozitan issues have now been elevated to the highest offices of European power, as the Mayor of Gozo, Alex Borg, visits Brussels to discuss the most pressing and important issues of the Gozitan village. It’s really hard to find Maltese politicians acting appropriately and saying the right things right now during these times of momentous…
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Russia escalates its ethnic cleansing campaign in the occupied territories of Ukraine: US Defense Secretary mulls troop withdrawals from Europe
Yesterday in Brussels, Pete Hegseth attended the NATO Ministerial Meeting where he continued delineating President Trump’s new US policy for Ukraine, NATO and European defense. On his first day, the US Defense Secretary began his meetings in Brussels by announcing that Ukraine should give up the territories it lost to Russia. Following the meeting of…
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EU Parliament honours Holocaust victims with tribute to Pál Hermann
Today the European Parliament commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, with a touching ceremony. The Maltese Herald was present at the event which featured a moving address from Corrie Hermann, daughter of Hungarian cellist and Holocaust victim Pál Hermann, who gave MEPs an account…
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Holocaust Remembrance Day: EU Parliament President honours victims at Auschwitz on 80th Anniversary
The Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi extermination camp, described by Hannah Arendt as a “rupture from civilization”, still stands as grim evidence of the Holocaust. The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, attended ceremonies at the site in Poland marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the camp. On this solemn…
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State of the Labour Party: Christmas Cribs
The MEP and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Alex Agius Saliba announced that he will be in Brussels inaugurating a Maltese Christmas crib. You would expect the Deputy Party Leader of the Labour Party to be involved in addressing its multiple crises, yet, Alex Agius Saliba is more focused on campaigning for himself than…
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“At the end of the summit, someone sprayed gas in a coffee shop. Several delegates developed coughing and throat irritation.” – Participant at the Ukrainian veterans event in Brussels
The Maltese Herald spoke to a participant at the “II Summit: Partnership, Innovation and Veterans’ Health” organised by Ukrainian NGOs and the Ukrainian Center of Civil Society. The event, one of many in a series held in Brussels to promote and support the reintegration of Ukrainian military veterans into society, was targeted with a gas…
