5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (454+ words) “If we do nothing, Belgium risks becoming a narco-state,” warns Belgian Drug Commissioner Ine Van Wymersch. Speaking on VRT TV she notes how criminal organisations are gaining ever greater control over our society and sees only one way to turn…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (606+ words) According to Politico, extreme heat and drought have severely affected French vineyards. According to estimates by the French Ministry of Agriculture, total wine production in the country in 2026 is expected to stand at 33.9 million hectolitres — approximately 6 per cent less than…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (215+ words) The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) today announced that it assisted European Union Member States in returning over 33,000 people to non-EU countries in the first half of 2026, compared to roughly 30,000 during the same period last year.The agency…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (163+ words) In Birmingham, the prolonged lack of rainfall provided few opportunities for natural module cleaning, allowing modelled soiling losses to accumulate before rain returned in mid-August. The late-month change had an uneven effect on Europe’s irradiance. Central and eastern regions retained…...

2+ week, 16+ hour ago   (307+ words) The Mayor of the City of Brussels Philippe Close (Francophone socialist PS) has pointed the finger at the Flemish port of Antwerp as one of the causes of the surge in drug-related violence in the Belgian and Flemish capital. “The…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (926+ words) Migrant smuggling to Europe remains a lucrative illicit industry and continues to pose a significant security challenge, requiring law enforcement to keep pace with smugglers’ rapid adaptation to countermeasures. In the context of the European Union, smugglers were estimated to…...