FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 15 - Caught on Camera

Taliban delegation heads to Brussels for first EU talks focused on Afghan deportations

A delegation from Afghanistan's Taliban government is set to hold rare closed-door talks with European Union officials in Brussels on Tuesday. The discussions are expected to focus on the return of Afghan nationals from Europe, marking an unusual engagement between the bloc and a regime that none of its 27…

The Times of India · Jun 23

EU officials discreetly meet Taliban in Brussels to speed up Afghan deportations

EU officials and Taliban representatives held a technical meeting in Brussels to discuss the return of Afghan nationals in a fresh attempt to ramp up repatriations of migrants without the right to stay in Europe.

Euronews · Jun 23

EU gambles on Taliban talks to fast-track Afghan deportations

A Taliban delegation is due to fly into Brussels on Tuesday, having been granted a one-day visa to hold talks with the EU on returning failed asylum seekers to Afghanistan. However, human rights groups have warned that the scheme runs counter to the bloc's values.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 23

Brussels residents cool off in fountains as heatwave grips Belgium

People flocked to fountains in Brussels' Parc du Cinquantenaire as temperatures climbed during a heatwave expected to intensify later this week.

Euronews · Jun 23

Newsletter: Brexit at 10 — the divorce that still defines Britain

Also in this newsletter: What happens now to the upcoming EU-UK Summit, who pays for Europe's return hubs, and a Commissioner's travel plans finally revealed.

Euronews · Jun 23

Europe Today: Starmer's resignation, Brexit and the Poland-Ukraine row

Keir Starmer announced his resignation as UK prime minister, while Britain marked 10 years since the Brexit referendum. Relations between Poland and Ukraine remained strained as Brussels welcomed Kazakhstan's president for talks on closer cooperation.

Euronews · Jun 23

How China’s currency makes the EU's trade deficit worse – and what Brussels can do

EU leaders last week pointed to the undervaluation of the yuan as a major factor in the EU’s record trade deficit with China, which Brussels is taking steps to address.

Euronews · Jun 23

Kazakhstan brings New Silk Road revival to Brussels as Tokayev visits EU leaders

Kazakhstan's president has arrived in Brussels this week to meet EU leaders and assess the delivery of promises made at last year's EU-Central Asia summit in Samarkand, with the Middle Corridor trade route connecting China to Europe through Central Asia at the top of the agenda.

Euronews · Jun 23

Forget Paris and Amsterdam – why Brussels is the perfect city for your next girls’ trip

More affordable than other popular European destinations, with a layered, multicultural identity, the Belgian capital makes for a surprisingly captivating – and walkable – mini break, finds Alice Reynolds

The Independent UK · Jun 23

EU faces fierce criticism over plans to host Taliban in Brussels

Rights campaigners and MEPs say meeting would normalise regime that erases women from public life

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23