Germany, the EU’s leading car exporter, is expected to be hardest hit by the tariffs. Car shipments to the US were worth €25.2 billion in 2024, followed by Italy (€3.4 billion) and Slovakia (€3.1 billion)
The EU had initially set a deadline of June 30, 2023, for all 27 Member States to submit their plans detailing how they intend to contribute to the European Union’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2030
The panels, a hallmark of participative democracy in the Union, will focus on the theme “A new European budget fit for our ambitions” and are set to convene in Brussels between March 28-30 and May 16-18, 2025
As the temperature will be nearing 40°C today and tomorrow, majority of the shops will close a little earlier, few trams and trains will run, and waste will be collected a bit earlier in the morning in most of the places.
A recent American study on the effects of alcohol discovered that those under the age of 40 only experience health concerns as a result of alcohol consumption; there were no such good health outcomes.
Brussels fire brigade was called on Saturday evening to a kitchen fire in Jette, but the moment they reached the spot, the fire was already extinguished by three alternative young people from the neighbourhood.
The parliament has approved the compulsory parity in the Brussels government. From 2024, a maximum of two-thirds of the government can be of the same sex.
