Past events

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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On the 16th of January 2026, the Second EU-India Sustainable Business Round Table was held at the Press Club Brussels Europe by the Centre for Responsible Business (CRB) with the support from Tata Consultancy Services. The event convened leading sustainable business/industry experts, policy stakeholders, Indian enterprises, industry federations, researchers, international organisations and civi...
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On Friday 26 September, Get Ready for Europe held at the Press Club Brussels Europe an inaugural conference titled "a strategic dialogue on Ukraine’s European future" highlighting how education can serve as a key driver of societal transformation, resilience, and Ukraine’s post-war recovery. Distinguished lineup of speakers shared their expertise and vision for Ukraine’s European transformation. V...
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On the Thursday 11 September, the Centre for Finance and Security (CFS) at RUSI and the Danish EU Council Presidency hosted a closed-door briefing on strengthening oversight of flag registries to disrupt the operations of the global shadow fleet. The discussion explored the role of permissive flag states in facilitating sanctions evasion by Russia, Iran, and other actors, and presented new policy ...
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World Resources Institute (WRI), We Mean Business Coalition, and Strategic Perspectives convened high-level policymakers, business leaders and experts on the 11 June at the Press Club Brussels Europe to push for a robust 2040 emissions target and a credible 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for the EU. Over the past decade, climate-related damages in the EU exceeded €145 billion, while...
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On the Tuesday 27 May and in honor of World No Tobacco Day, the World Health Organization European Region, European Network for Smoking and Tobacco Prevention, and European Respiratory Society hosted a workshop "Unmasking the Industry Tactics: Safeguarding Europe's Youth through Stronger Policies." The workshop has been opened by the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs and Public Heal...
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On Tuesday 27 May, ALDE Party hosted a Liberal Breakfast event at the Press Club Brussels Europe, bringing together nearly 100 participants for an engaging conversation with Denmark’s Minister for European Affairs, Marie Bjerre (Venstre), on the upcoming Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU. Moderated by Ana Vasconcelos MEP (Iniciativa Liberal, PT), the morning discussion focused on the k...
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On the 12 May, DAAD and the embassy of the federal republic of Germany in the Kingdom of Belgium invited the Brussels public to the vernissage under the theme “Celebrating Women and Diversity in Science”. Women have made incredible contributions to science, yet they remain largely invisible and significantly underrepresented. In the EU, women represent only one third of the total numb...
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On Monday 28 April 2025, Amnesty International held a press conference for the launch of The State of the World’s Human Rights, its annual report on the global human rights situation. The 2025 edition of Amnesty International’s annual report, The State of the World’s Human Rights, assesses national, regional and global developments across a wide range of human rights themes. It identifies world tr...
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