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Savage storms pounding the French and Spanish Atlantic coasts (28.2.10) have brought rough weather also to Belgium and the Netherlands, penetrating into Germany.
A national catastrophe has been declared in France, where the Winter gales have caused 45 deaths, with at least another five reported elsewhere.
Pictures midlandsweather.org, BBC
More than eighteen people have died with several others severely injured, in Monday’s (15.2.10) peak hour train crash at Brussels. … Read More »
Australian professional rider and Tour de France hope Robbie McEwen is expected to miss that major cycling event this July after a bad fall (27.5.09), during a road race in Belgium. … Read More »
An Australian academic has uncovered evidence revealing that cricket was not invented by the Brits but instead comes from Belgium; usually more famous for its chocolate than most other things…
Hamburg and Stockholm have been named Europe’s first-ever “green capitals”, in a new award incentive designed by the European Commission to promote environmentally-friendly city living.
Budapest was the winner of the 2008 European Mobility Week award in acknowledgement of its efforts to promote green transport…
The European Commission adopted a “plan of action” for the protection of sharks last Thursday (5.2.09), in a bid to conserve some of Europe’s most endangered marine species.
As it stands, about half of ocean shark species are threatened with extinction…
The European Union’s institutions in Brussels have been accused of squandering millions of Euros in taxpayers’ money by paying for their employees’ Christmas travel expenses at a time of economic crisis.
Once a year, EU employees are given a lump sum to cover their families’ holiday travel costs, which will vary according to how far they need to go to reach their country of origin. … Read More »