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Margaritis Schinas has no intention of "becoming a monk" now that his long stint in Brussels is over, the former European Commission vice president assures Kathimerini. Indeed, as we chatted at a seaside cafe in his native Thessaloniki, Schinas' electrician popped by for the keys to his centrally located apartment, which he's fixing up for his return.

Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Staikouras will travel to Brussels on Thursday to participate in the EU Transport Council. 

Discussions will focus on passenger rights, the improvement of services for all commuters, and road safety issues, such as the legislative initiative on disqualification from driving for serious offenses. 

FILE - European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders delivers a speech on the electoral law, the investigative committee and the rule of law in Poland, Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AP Photo)

The EU SME Center, a European Union initiative that provides a comprehensive range of hands-on support services to European small and medium-sized enterprises, is organizing its annual flagship event in Brussels titled "2024 Understanding China Conference" on Tuesday and Wednesday (October 29-30).

Both NATO and the EU want to spend a €100 billion on defense — and that’s leading to clashes between the two Brussels-based institutions

During his presence in Brussels, Hatzidakis spoke about actions of the Ministry of Finance that strengthen social policies and the actions of the Ministry of Labour that strengthen competitiveness

The roadblocks are taking place near the European Quarter, where EU leaders are expected to attend an extraordinary meeting of the European Council.
The plan is for them to present their complaints about exorbitant prices, rules and bureaucracy to the EU's leaders at a summit scheduled to discuss aid to Ukraine.

Alexandra Voudouri, Kathimerini's Brussels correspondent, joins Thanos Davelis to look at what's at stake this year in the European-wide elections for European Parliament in June, and and break down whether the concerning growing support for the far-right we are seeing could turn into a political tsunami.

Orban, speaking in Brussels on the sidelines of an EU summit, said there was a “big battle” especially over support for Ukraine

“Fortunately, what once was tragedy is now a comedy at best. Fortunately, Brussels is not Moscow. Moscow was a tragedy. Brussels is just a bad contemporary parody”