Author: Laurent Brihay

Press Conference to launch new Amnesty International report: Dangerously disproportionate: the ever-expanding national security state in Europe Amnesty International launched on the 17th January at the Press Club a major new report on the effect of counter terrorism measures on human rights across Europe. With comprehensive human rights analysis and case studies from 14 European countries, the r...
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Corporate culture, tone from the top and values discussed at high profile event organized on 11 January 2017  by ACCA and ECODA To change people’s attitudes and behaviours, the issue of corporate culture needs to be addressed. Change starts with ‘tone from the top’, but more important is ‘behaviour at the top’ – action, not just words, were the main messages of a joint event recently organised ...
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On the 14th of December 2016, Centre Maurits Coppieters foundation recognised Alex Salmond MP, Scottish National Party (SNP) International Affairs Spokesperson, at an award ceremony in Brussels for his service to Scotland and Europe. The Coppieters award ceremony featured speakers from across Europe, including Geert Bourgeois, Minister-President of Flanders, Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh, Westminster MP...
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At the European launch of UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring (GEM) report, European Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Neven Mimica, praised the report and highlighted how much could be achieved if we double our efforts to improve education. ‘Education is the driving force behind so many of our development goals, whether in the field of health, gender equality, poverty r...
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On the 3rd and 4th of December, the citizen’s movement Stand Up for the United States of Europe organised at the Press Club in collaboration with the European Federalist Party and USE Now the 6th European Federalist Convention. This event marked an important milestone in the structuring of an effective federalist movement in Europe following the decision taken by the 3 aforementioned associatio...
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From ice hockey in Canada to cricket in India to football practically everywhere around the world, the universal love of sport brings people together like nothing else. As a vehicle for diplomacy, sports have the ability to transcend politics, break down language barriers and overcome cultural differences. And looking at the stories of football matches played between warring British and German tro...
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On Thursday 27 Octotber, the Press Club Brussels Europe, together with the Association of European Journalists (AEJ) in Belgium and the Italian NGO Ossigeno per l’Informazione, who monitors thousands of cases of threatened journalists in Italy, organized this event to alert professional and political authorities in Europe to this serious issue and to seek suitable responses to the dangers journali...
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