Beijing and Brussels were on the brink of an agreement to roll back restrictions on investment. But the deal’s fate is uncertain amid growing animosity toward China and increasingly vocal opposition.
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China-E.U. Talks Hit Another Snag, as Biden Camp Objects
Beijing and Brussels were on the brink of an agreement to roll back restrictions on investment. But the deal’s fate is uncertain amid growing animosity toward China and increasingly vocal opposition.
Greece Wants Him in Prison. Instead, He’s in the E.U. Parliament.
Leaders of the neo-fascist Golden Dawn party were convicted of running a criminal group. But one is living free in Brussels, immune from extradition as a European Parliament member.
Boris Johnson Once Mocked the Eurocrats of Brussels. They Haven’t Forgotten
As a newspaper reporter decades ago, he made plenty of enemies there with his inflammatory articles. Now, those officials may determine his political fate.
Hungarian Politician Resigns After Brussels Party Is Raided by Police
Jozsef Szajer, a top politician with the conservative Fidesz party, will leave the European Parliament after attending a gathering in Brussels that violated coronavirus restrictions.
A Holocaust Survivor Lifts Neighbors in Dark Times
Simon Gronowski escaped the Nazis as a child and went on to write and speak widely about his experiences. In April, he began brightening lives by playing jazz tunes from his apartment window.
Lous and the Yakuza Makes Music From Her Life’s Darkness
At 24, the songwriter, singer and rapper has fled one war and lived through the aftermath of another. Now, bridging continents, she tells an autobiographical story with her debut album.
E.U. Trade Chief Quits After ‘GolfGate’
Phil Hogan had one of the most powerful jobs in Brussels, and leaves at a pivotal time in trade relations. The dinner he attended with politicians in Ireland has become a political scandal.
Couples Separated by Europe’s Travel Bans Fight to Be Reunited
As some restrictions are lifted on who can enter, unmarried couples are calling on European countries to make it possible for them to be together again.
Belgium’s King Sends Letter of Regret Over Colonial Past in Congo
The first acknowledgment by the royal family of the European country’s brutal actions in central Africa stopped short of an outright apology. It comes as Belgium begins to publicly reckon with the abuses.