Breaking news, insight and analysis on the European Union and NATO from Reuters' multimedia bureau in Brussels

Brussels, Belgium
Joined February 2011
"We are ready to use this hard weapon." says @berndlange as EU Parliament threatens not to ratify EU-UK trade deal in protest over unilateral UK move on Northern Ireland Brexit arrangements reut.rs/3bZPpjC
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Transatlantic talks on trade/tariffs to start in earnest only after #USTR in place, says EU's @VDombrovskis. So probably only from March reut.rs/3q5lYlV #trade #EU
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Coming (back) to #Belgium? It gets tougher from tomorrow. With COVID infections lower than in neighbours, tighter controls on arrivals, but will it be enforced? reut.rs/3rAgUHD #Travel #Covid
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"Expecting a big bang on trade under Biden is unrealistic" Trump trade legacy casts shadow as EU woos Biden reut.rs/36UZ7Cp #tradewars #tariffs
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"Awful Christmas" says regional chief, "No shopping for fun" says PM. #Belgium firmly focused on avoiding third wave in slightest of #lockdown easing reut.rs/3q6XyJb #COVID19 #secondwave #ThirdWave
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#EU set to impose tariffs on $4 billion #US goods next week ⁦⁦@wto⁩ ⁦@reutersPhilB⁩ reut.rs/3eActGp
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Excellent scenarios piece on next steps for @WTO after the US bombshell Wednesday opposing @NOIweala for DG by @reutersPhilB google.ch/amp/s/mobile.reute…
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A few thoughts on why (maybe) we're heading towards another #COVID19 #lockdown in Belgium - reut.rs/3m2SK4O
#WTO aim of finding a new leader #WTOdg in two months overshadowed and likely thwarted by U.S. election/Trump with @REUTERSFARGE reut.rs/338fg4k
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Just when you thought #Belgium was finally about to get a government, one of the fixers contracts COVID-19. Wishing #lachaert well of course, but it does smack of another surreal Belgian moment. reut.rs/3m4ir5O
For drivers, orange means generally stop. For EU traffic light travel system, orange means generally go. Cue some debate as EU countries discuss common rules for border controls/travel reut.rs/2Z5523O #EU #Travel #Covid_19
Who do you vaccinate first? EU hopeful of getting 30 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses by year end, good for 6-7% of EU population. reut.rs/3lMS5Fr #vaccine #Covid_19 #EU
Reuters EU retweeted
Coronavirus rekindles global trade disputes reuters.com/article/us-healt…
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#EU set to open #borders to outside travelers from July. Which countries will join Serbia, Bosnia and other Balkan countries on first list? reut.rs/3fc9V0v #Schengen
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Not quite Robocop - multilingual robot enforcer arrives at Antwerp hospital to check visitors for fever and masks reut.rs/2yJjZOQ #Masks #covid19 #Belgium
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Here is more on #coronavirus essentials:🥂🥃🍹🍸🍻 Booze bonanza for shops masks beer and spirits downturn by @ReutersPhilB reut.rs/2SGsuRu
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Statistics are deceptive, Belgium says after U.S. puts country at top of COVID-19 deaths chart reut.rs/2XVColH @StraussMarine #COVID19 #Belgium
Amidst #coronavirus chaos, German judges hit one banker in #CumEx fraud with 14 million euro penalty. This is the first domino to fall in a case which has outraged Germany - many further trials are ahead. reut.rs/2QqAkha #cumExFiles
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