Past events

Beginning on July 1, Ireland will assume its eight rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union, its most recent being in 2013. On the Tuesday 30 June,  FOURTOLD hosted an exclusive “On the Record” panel discussion examining what to expect over the next few months. Introduced by Victoria Maine and mediated by Méabah Mahon (Euronews), the panel brought together top Brussels-based jou...
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Democracy27 launched on the Monday 1st June at the Brussels Press Club, bringing together citizens, civil society organisations and decision-makers to help shape the next chapter of European democracy. Chaired by former European Commission Vice-President for Values and Transparency Věra Jourová, and vice-chaired by former Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and former French Minister of Educatio...
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 The Embassy of Ethiopia in Brussels celebrated the 120th anniversary of the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between the governments of Ethiopia and Belgium on May 28, 2026, at the Press Club Brussels Europe, in the presence of senior officials from the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. As the first in a series of events scheduled throughout 2026 to commemorate this relationship, a...
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From 1 July, Ireland will take over the presidency of the Council of the EU for the first time since 2013. In a year marked by geopolitical instability and rapid political change, it is being viewed as a genuinely generational moment for the Union. To mark the occasion, ALDE Party hosted a the Press Club Brussels Europe on the 26 May 2026 a Liberal Breakfast in Brussels, where Minister for Euro...
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Marking its 25th anniversary, the Elcano Royal Institute hosted at the Press Club Brussels Europe on the 15 April a high-level conversation with Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, to reflect on the EU’s competitiveness in a rapidly evolving global context. Photo: Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, European Commission...
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Following a March 6 meeting with European Union commissioners, Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, spoke with reporters at the Press Club Brussels as attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran — and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes — raised concerns about global oil and gas supplies. © Press Club Brussels.
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On the 4 March, EUROMIL, the European organisation of military Associations and Trade Unions co-organised with MEPs Liesbet Sommen and Wouter Beke (photo) a conference, titled Strengthening Mental Health in the Armed Forces: A European Imperative. Across Europe, military personnel and veterans face increasing mental health challenges linked to ope...
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On Tuesday 3 March 2026, the Council of Europe, in partnership with the organisations contributing to its Platform to promote the protection of journalism, hosted a press conference at the Press Club Brussels Europe to present the 2025 annual report on press freedom in Europe. The report, entitled “On the Tipping Point: Press Freedom 2025”, highlights the increasingly hostile environment faced by ...
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The Press Club Brussels Europe was full from wall to wall on the 26 February with people celebrating the approval of the ECI on abortion rights for all women in the EU, By Mose Apelblat - credit: The Brussels Times The European Commission gave a positive reply on Thursday to the initiative ‘My Voice, My Choice: For safe and accessible abortion’, which reached about 1.2 million verifi...
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On the 2nd of February, in the presence of EU Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management, Ms Hadja Lahbib, Oxfam International held a High level panel discussion on Priorities for EU Humanitarian Diplomacy and the presentation of the Geneva Academy’s Global Report “War Watch. International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in Focus Report”. The discussion explored the role of the EU and...
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