That Friday night in Brussels involved very real and tough decisions.

Indeed, the circumstances under which the Brussels compromise has been reached leave a bitter aftertaste.

Why rely on London, say the Scots, if Brussels offers greater advantages.

Actions taken here, or in Brussels or in Beijing, will change the lives of the children in Benin and in Bangladesh.

The symposium, held in Brussels, looked at the future of the rice crop in terms of improving its production and enhancing nutrition

BRUSSELS There are plenty of summits to choose from this year, but the World Summit on Food Security deserves not to be lost in the crowd.

(f) CropLife International Symposium CropLife International held a symposium called Rice and Brussels Sprouts in December.

First, that night of hard negotiations in Brussels reinforced the two tier Europe for the next two decades.

Today, I live and work in Brussels, where I lead an organization that advises the European Union and national governments on Roma related policies. I support my family and have achieved fulfillment in my career.

And the wrangling in the run up to and in Brussels itself surely did not contribute to the EU s popularity among its citizens.

Decides in principle to establish a new OIC office in Brussels in order to maintain an effective liaison with the European Union.

A start needs to be made at the European Council meeting of the heads of state and government in Brussels in mid October.

Interparliamentary meetings were held in Brussels and Bujumbura for the purpose of harmonizing the legislation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Burundi on matters relating to small arms and light weapons (SALW).

Representatives of the EU s member states will meet in Brussels in mid June to review a common policy towards Cuba.

Requests the OIC Permanent Observer Mission in Geneva, pending the establishment of an OIC Office in Brussels, to continue to maintain a close liaison with the European Union.

The current Chairman, Ambassador H.E. Cesar Mayoral, has visited three States Germany, Turkey and Syria as well as the EU in Brussels (April May 2005).

BRUSSELS America s riveting presidential election campaign may be garnering all the headlines, but a leadership struggle is also underway in Europe.

In principle, everyone wants heavy hitters in practice, many national leaders resist the idea of a more independent and assertive team in Brussels.

We will continue to negotiate and engage with those groups, tomorrow and in the coming days on Saturday and on Sunday in keeping with the spirit of the Brussels statement and the London Declaration, and with the other Member States and other regional groupings.

Britain, the leading nation of new Europe, has no desire for an EU constitution, more executive and parliamentary power in Brussels, a stronger European Parliament, or the euro.

Here in Brussels, where the largely North African immigrant population comprises a quarter of the city s inhabitants, hotels and restaurants recently resorted to an emergency on line recruitment service to counter their worsening staff shortages.

The network of United Nations information centres, including the regional United Nations information centre in Brussels, are taking the lead in convening meetings of United Nations communications staff to discuss, plan and carry out joint communications tasks unique to their respective regions.

BRUSSELS Anyone reflecting on the value, weight, and relevance of today s European military forces for global affairs needs to keep two crucial questions in mind Where do we want to go?

BRUSSELS The rescue of Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages who had been held for years by FARC guerrillas marks more than a turning point in Colombia s long war against its drug running, Marxist guerrillas.

BRUSSELS Anyone reflecting on the value, weight, and relevance of today s European military forces for global affairs needs to keep two crucial questions in mind Where do we want to go? What do we want to achieve?

It's getting as close as possible to the thought experiment of finding two families both of whom live in Brussels who are identical on every single one of these dimensions, but one of whom speaks Flemish and one of whom speaks French or two families that live in a rural district in Nigeria, one of whom speaks Hausa and one of whom speaks Igbo.

BRUSSELS America s riveting presidential election campaign may be garnering all the headlines, but a leadership struggle is also underway in Europe. Right now, all eyes are on the undeclared frontrunners to become the first appointed president of the European Council.

In practical terms, the February 20 Eurogroup agreement, which provided a four month extension for loan repayments, offers an important opportunity for progress. As Greece s leaders urged at an informal meeting in Brussels last week, it should be implemented immediately.

The problem now is that interests are no longer the same, or even held in common. The European Union, which actively promotes regional interests, has weakened the authority of national governments.

The time for celebrations will come only after the new treaty is ratified. Indeed, the circumstances under which the Brussels compromise has been reached leave a bitter aftertaste.