http://www.mail.com/locations/1660-brussels.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/1660-brussels.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102590-eu-bid-to-label-hezbollah-wing-terror-group.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is reassessing whether to declare the Lebanese party Hezbollah's military wing a terrorist organization, a move it has long shied from despite pressure from the U.S., officials said Wednesday. The move is bolstered by Germany's change of heart on the issue after long resisting calls to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organ... Wed, 22 May 2013 17:46:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2102590-eu-bid-to-label-hezbollah-wing-terror-group.html 2013-05-22T17:46:03Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2083730-eu-to-shift-bill-bank-failures-to-creditors.html BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union governments want to shift the cost of rescuing troubled banks from taxpayers to the banks' creditors — including the holders of large deposits— as part the region's plan to shore up its shaky financial system. Finance ministers from the 27-country bloc meeting in Brussels on Tuesday sought to hammer out the new rules on how ... Tue, 14 May 2013 17:12:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2083730-eu-to-shift-bill-bank-failures-to-creditors.html 2013-05-14T17:12:47Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2081578-euro-ministers-urge-troubled-slovenia-to.html BRUSSELS (AP) — European finance ministers on Monday urged Slovenia to move swiftly in addressing the problems in its banking sector and get its public finances under control in a bid to avoid the nation from becoming the bloc's sixth member to require a bailout. "The Slovenian government has to take swift and decisive action," said Jeroem Dijsselbloem, w... Mon, 13 May 2013 20:10:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2081578-euro-ministers-urge-troubled-slovenia-to.html 2013-05-13T20:10:48Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2081416-greece-uses-emergency-power-striking-teachers.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek government said Monday it will use emergency powers to prevent protesting teachers from disrupting university entrance exams this month. Civil servants' unions retaliated by calling a 24-hour strike for Tuesday. It is the third time this year that the conservative-led coalition government has used the emergency civil mobili... Mon, 13 May 2013 17:29:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2081416-greece-uses-emergency-power-striking-teachers.html 2013-05-13T17:29:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070858-31-detained-probe-50m-belgium-diamond-heist.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Unlike the brilliant thieves in "Ocean's Eleven," it appears that those behind the clockwork-precision, $50 million diamond heist at Brussels Airport may not get a Hollywood ending. After three months of virtual silence on the matter, authorities struck this week, detaining at least 31 people in a three-nation sweep and recovering so many ... Wed, 08 May 2013 19:44:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2070858-31-detained-probe-50m-belgium-diamond-heist.html 2013-05-08T19:44:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2051156-euro-mayors-try-to-youths-going-to-syria.html MECHELEN, Belgium (AP) — From his city hall under Belgium's most imposing cathedral, Mayor Bart Somers is wracking his brains trying to figure out how to keep young Muslims from going to fight "holy war" in Syria against the Assad regime. Through much of western Europe, scores of Islamic youths have heeded the call to take up arms for a cause that is only... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:57:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2051156-euro-mayors-try-to-youths-going-to-syria.html 2013-04-29T19:57:11Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2036302-kerry-to-host-afghan-pakistan-talks.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday he would host a meeting of top Afghan and Pakistani officials this week in Brussels to discuss reconciliation with the Taliban and other issues. Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his defense minister, along with Pakistan's military chief and foreign secretary, will attend Wednesday's meeting, Kerry... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:46:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2036302-kerry-to-host-afghan-pakistan-talks.html 2013-04-22T15:46:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2022568-belgian-raids-target-support-syrian-rebels.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian police raided four dozen homes on Tuesday looking for potential extremists who lure youngsters into traveling to Syria to join rebels trying to overthrow the government there. Officials say dozens of Belgian teenagers already have left for the Syrian front, willing to fight but ill-prepared to survive the Arab country's brutal civi... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:28:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2022568-belgian-raids-target-support-syrian-rebels.html 2013-04-16T14:28:16Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2007486-googles-android-target-antitrust-complaint.html BRUSSELS (AP) — A group of companies led by Microsoft have called on European authorities to launch an antitrust investigation into Google's dominance of Internet usage on mobile devices. The complaint comes from the "FairSearch" initiative of 17 companies, including Microsoft Corp., Nokia Corp., and Oracle Corp. The group claims that Google is acting unf... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:22:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2007486-googles-android-target-antitrust-complaint.html 2013-04-09T19:22:27Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1974966-cyprus-talks-to-continue-deal-yet.html NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus officials and international representatives ended torturous negotiation in the early hours of Sunday with no agreement on a plan to raise money the island nation needs to qualify for a bailout package. Talks are set to resume later Sunday in Brussels, but time is running out: Failure would mean Cyprus could declare bankruptcy in just two days an... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 01:08:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1974966-cyprus-talks-to-continue-deal-yet.html 2013-03-24T01:08:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1968742-britain-fails-to-eu-push-bank-bonus-caps.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Britain failed Wednesday to convince other European Union members to alter a proposal that strictly caps bonuses bankers can receive starting next year. Representatives of the bloc's 27 governments and the European Parliament ironed out details of the final draft of the legislation in negotiations in Brussels, officials said. The proposal ... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:50:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1968742-britain-fails-to-eu-push-bank-bonus-caps.html 2013-03-20T23:50:10Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1954158-cyprus-bailout-closer-to-13bn.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — A bailout package for Cyprus and its troubled financial sector would likely be closer to €10 billion ($13 billion) than the earlier floated €17 billion, according to a top European Union official. Speaking to Dutch national broadcaster NOS outside a debate with the Dutch parliament late Wednesday, Jeroen Dijsselbloem said reports Cyprus w... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:49:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1954158-cyprus-bailout-closer-to-13bn.html 2013-03-14T12:49:56Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1948896-snow-ties-up-european-planes-trains-roads.html PARIS (AP) — Frankfurt's airport closed, trains stopped running under the English Channel, and the French army was ordered to help clear roads — all because of a sudden dump of oddly late snowfall on Western Europe. Less prepared for the kind of heavy snow that regularly hits northern and eastern neighbors, France, Germany, Britain and Belgium struggled T... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:22:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1948896-snow-ties-up-european-planes-trains-roads.html 2013-03-12T16:22:13Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1945510-french-official-syrian-rebels-arms.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union will soon have to consider allowing munitions to be funneled to the outgunned Syrian rebels fighting to overthrow the regime of Bashar Assad, the French foreign minister said Monday. But an international diplomat trying to achieve peace in Syria countered that, without a political solution, the country risks descending t... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:19:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1945510-french-official-syrian-rebels-arms.html 2013-03-11T16:19:27Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1935210-eu-fines-microsoft-733m-breaking-browser-pact.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — The European Union has fined Microsoft €561 million ($733 million) for breaking a pledge to offer personal computer users a choice of Internet browsers when they install the company's flagship Windows operating system. The penalty imposed by the EU's executive arm, the Commission, is a first for Brussels: no company has ever failed to kee... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:35:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1935210-eu-fines-microsoft-733m-breaking-browser-pact.html 2013-03-06T18:35:14Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1931946-eu-pushes-ahead-with-bonus-cap-despite-uk-concerns.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Britain stood isolated against a broad majority of European Union countries Tuesday in refusing to back legislation that would strictly limit bankers' bonuses. Treasury Chief George Osborne said at a meeting of the bloc's 27 finance ministers in Brussels that Britain, home to one of the world's largest financial industries, can't support t... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:35:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1931946-eu-pushes-ahead-with-bonus-cap-despite-uk-concerns.html 2013-03-05T15:35:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1924410-diplomat-uk-isolated-eu-opposing-bonus-caps.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Britain is isolated in the European Union in opposing strict caps on bankers' bonuses, a European diplomat said Friday, in a dispute that could lead other EU member states to overrule London with a majority vote on an important package of financial laws. At a meeting of the 27 governments' representatives in Brussels this week, Britain was... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:02:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1924410-diplomat-uk-isolated-eu-opposing-bonus-caps.html 2013-03-01T14:02:06Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1918986-eu-agrees-to-limit-banker-bonuses.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Top European Union officials have agreed to slap a strict limit on bankers' bonuses, which have been blamed for encouraging the risk-taking behavior that triggered the financial crisis. The move is part of a broad package of financial laws that includes requiring banks to hold more capital reserves in an effort to shield taxpayers from hav... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:16:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1918986-eu-agrees-to-limit-banker-bonuses.html 2013-02-28T18:16:41Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1908632-up-to-12000-us-allied-troops-afghanistan.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and its NATO allies revealed Friday they may keep as many as 12,000 troops in Afghanistan after the combat mission ends next year, largely American forces tasked with hunting down remnants of al-Qaida and helping Afghan forces with their own security. Patience with the 11-year-old war has grown thin in the U.S. and Europe, yet ... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:26:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1908632-up-to-12000-us-allied-troops-afghanistan.html 2013-02-22T21:26:51Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1900304-50-diamonds-stolen-brussels-airport.html BRUSSELS (AP) — When the armored car set off for the Brussels airport carrying $50 million worth of precious stones from Antwerp's diamond district, eight gunmen knew all about it. One of the biggest diamond heists in recent memory was about to go down. The thieves surely knew it would be too risky to make their move in Antwerp, which is the world capital... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 21:02:32 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1900304-50-diamonds-stolen-brussels-airport.html 2013-02-19T21:02:32Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1890384-dutch-company-eyed-mislabeled-horsemeat-scandal.html AMSTERDAM (AP) — A Cyprus-registered company called "Draap Trading Ltd." moved to the center of Europe's horsemeat mislabeling scandal Wednesday, as it emerged that a man with the same name as the owner of Draap was convicted of fraud for passing off horsemeat as beef by a Dutch court last year. The scandal has revealed the maze of middlemen and wholesale... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:06:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1890384-dutch-company-eyed-mislabeled-horsemeat-scandal.html 2013-02-13T23:06:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1879614-5-reported-dead-small-plane-crash-belgium.html CHARLEROI, Belgium (AP) — A small private plane crashed south of Brussels on Saturday, killing five members of a family including three small children, according to Belgian news reports. The plane had a problem on takeoff, immediately tried to return to the airport in Charleroi, but crashed beside the runway, the website of the newspaper Le Soir reported.... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 13:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1879614-5-reported-dead-small-plane-crash-belgium.html 2013-02-09T13:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1834852-amsterdam-brussels-high-speed-rail-link-halted.html BRUSSELS (AP) — It was supposed to be the perfect 21st century link between two bustling European capitals. Instead, the new high-speed Fyra line connecting Amsterdam and Brussels turned into the missing link. One month after the maiden trip, the Italian-built trains have been taken out of service. Technical problems dogged the sleek new trains — which ca... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1834852-amsterdam-brussels-high-speed-rail-link-halted.html 2013-01-21T16:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1780790-putin-russia-defender-syrian-president.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin met Tuesday with European leaders in Brussels to discuss energy, Syria and human rights, but reached no agreements — as officials on both sides had predicted in advance. Putin said after Friday's meeting that Russia isn't a defender of Syrian President Bashar Assad and wants to see a democratically elected ... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1780790-putin-russia-defender-syrian-president.html 2012-12-21T16:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1760584-eu-scores-hat-trick-with-greek-bank-deals-nobel.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Finally, it has been a good week for Europe. After months of bitter debate, European Union finance ministers finally reached two crucial agreements Thursday: They found a compromise to create a single supervisor for their banks — a major step toward lessening the damage struggling lenders can inflict on government finances — and agreed to ... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1760584-eu-scores-hat-trick-with-greek-bank-deals-nobel.html 2012-12-14T01:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1744580-officials-serbias-nato-ambassador-leaps-to-death.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Serbia's ambassador to NATO was chatting and joking with colleagues in a multistory parking garage at Brussels Airport when he suddenly strolled to a barrier, climbed over and flung himself to the ground below, a diplomat said. By the time his shocked colleagues reached him, Branislav Milinkovic was dead. His motives are a mystery. Three d... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 13:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1744580-officials-serbias-nato-ambassador-leaps-to-death.html 2012-12-05T13:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1739054-greece-launches-13-billion-bond-buyback-plan.html ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece revealed Monday plans to spend up to €10 billion ($13 billion) in a bond buyback program that it hopes will help stabilize its mountainous debt. The buyback is part of efforts to reform Greece's moribund economy and reduce its debt to sustainable levels, and is among steps the country is taking to secure the disbursement of vi... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1739054-greece-launches-13-billion-bond-buyback-plan.html 2012-12-03T12:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1728814-eu-executive-wants-2-speed-integration.html BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's executive said Wednesday it wants to allow the 17 member states that use the euro currency to move faster toward economic integration than the broader 27-nation EU. EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso claimed that more integration and centralization of decision-making in Brussels, at the expense of national cap... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 17:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1728814-eu-executive-wants-2-speed-integration.html 2012-11-28T17:55:00Z