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Luc Vermeiren

Luc Vermeiren reports on the European institutions and NATO from the city that hosts them.

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An aerial view of a liquefied natural gas carrier with spherical tanks berthed at a coastal terminal, with two tugs alongside.

The Ban on Russian LNG Starts in January, and Every Month Until Then Is an Argument About What Europe Buys Meanwhile

By Luc Vermeiren

The Belgian tricolour flying from a pole on the brick facade of an old town house.

Belgium Has Drawn 69 Percent of Its Recovery Money, and the Deadline Is Four Weeks Away

By Luc Vermeiren

Two heads of government seated beside each other at a European Council table, one gesturing towards the other, behind a nameplate reading Belgie Belgique.

De Wever Wants the Facts on Ceuta First, and He Has Taken Two Positions That Pull Against Each Other

By Luc Vermeiren

Brussels Berlaymont building (1). File photograph.

The European Quarter Is a City Inside a City, and Brussels Is Still Deciding What to Do About It

By Luc Vermeiren

Sunlight and shadows on the old brick house facades at the street Binnenkant, with city trees along the canal border to the right; free photo Amsterdam canals, Fons Heijnsbroek Summer 2022. File photograph.

The EU's Answer to Urban Heat Is Small, Local and Unglamorous, Which Is Probably Why It Will Work

By Luc Vermeiren

Brussels NATO headquarters. File photograph.

Belgium Became NATO's Host State Because France Left, and It Has Been the Address Ever Since

By Luc Vermeiren

Hemicycle of Louise Weiss building of the European Parliament, Strasbourg. File photograph.

The European Parliament Has Two Homes, and Only One Treaty Change Away From Having One

By Luc Vermeiren