Author: Laurent Brihay

On the 11 November the Member of the European Parliament István Ujhelyi organised the first international press briefing of Mr Péter Márki-Zay’s - the prime ministerial candidate of the joint Hungarian opposition For the first time in the history of Hungary, the six opposition parties (Hungarian Socialist Party, Dialogue for Hungary, Jobbik, Democratic Coalition, Politics can be different, Mome...
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Le lundi 8 novembre, le Ministre de la Communication et des Médias et porte-parole du gouvernement de la République Démocratique du Congo, Patrick Muyaya accompagné de Monsieur Tharcisse Kasongo porte-parole du Chef de l'État de la RDC ont donné une conférence de presse pour les médias européens. Ils ont abordés la situation socio-politique et les perspectives de croissance économiques en RDC, la ...
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Brussels, BE - September 21, 2021 the legal team and family will hold a press conference to go over the trial and verdict in the case of Paul Rusesabagina. (The Rwandan Government has said that the verdict will be announced on September 20.)   To RSVP for the Press Club press conference in person please email kitty@kurthlampe.com   In late August, 2020, Paul Rusesabagina, the...
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The country’s highly controversial blasphemy laws came under close scrutiny as delegates considered the multiple ways in which the laws are abused. Several delegates presented individual cases, including one of an 11 year-old girl, falsely accused of burning pages from the Koran. The conference heard that such allegations are often levelled as a means of settling personal grievances. The consequen...
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Article from The Brussels Times Sunday, 04 April 2021 Frank Vandenbroucke, minister of health and social affairs, receiving the report on risk management of events, 1 April, credit: #restartMICE The Belgian trade association for events organisation (Febelux) and the collective #restartMICE have presented a report on how infection risks at events during the coronavirus crisis...
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Media invitation - Press conference Poverty in the European Union: UN Special Rapporteur Olivier De Schutter on poverty presents EU mission findings 29 January 2021 – 10:30 CET Live-streamed from the Press Club Brussels Europe What: On January 29, 2021, at 10.30a.m. CET, the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, will present the preliminary findings ...
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Conference: new Chernobyls on Europe's doorstep? A high level conference discussing safety issues surrounding the construction of new nuclear reactor plants in Belarus, Turkey, and Uzbekistan. Friday 29 January 2020 at 14.00 Press Club Brussels Europe Keynote speakers: Jutta PAULUS MEP.  Michèle RIVASI MEP. Members of the European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public He...
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on Thursday, 24th September 2020 After some years when asylum and migration have been addressed in a crisis mode, the new Pact on Asylum and Migration is due at the end of September. It is an opportunity for the EU and its Member States to change direction. Will the Pact attain this objective? Beyond the Pact, what are the other priorities for the EU in the domain of asylum and migration? Anal...
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On the Tuesday 22 September Isabelle Durant, UNCTAD's Under Secretary-General, organised a Press Conference to present their Trade and Development Report 2020. The report warns that if austerity wins out again, then a “lost decade” will be unavoidable, spelling an end to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.  
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Foreign Minister Mr. Fuad Hussein during his visit to Brussels, which is the second round of his official tour to European countries, stated that Iraq is a promising country and has the future, adding that “We are trying to make clear to neighboring countries that we want to establish balanced relations … We ask neighboring countries to respect the sovereignty of Iraq, and not to interfere in its ...
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