Brussels – Frontline Club

Brexit – Behind Closed Doors

Vaughan Smith — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 13:50:47 +0000

On the day Boris Johnson promised Britain would leave the EU, we screen the gripping, untold (and occasionally jaw-dropping) story of Brexit negotiations from the other side. For two years, Belgian film-maker Lode Desmet had exclusive access to the Brexit co-ordinator of the European parliament, Guy Verhofstadt, and his close-knit team. His two-part fly-on-the-wall film captures the off-the-record conversations and arguments as they devise their strategy for dealing with the British.

After Brussels: Brexit and the Future of Europe

Jonathan Bucks — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 11:42:40 +0000

The Frontline Club played host to a heated and at times fractious debate on Brexit and the future of Europe on Thursday 24 March 2016. The discussion, hosted by BBC Chief Correspondent Gavin Hewitt, considered Brexit – and more generally the European project – in the context of the terrorists attacks that struck Brussels on […]

Brussels Business: Screening and Q&A

Flora Carmichael — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 15:00:02 +0000

By Jim Treadway Once more, the power of money and its threat to democracy became the focus at Frontline, where the documentary The Brussels Business was shown on Friday evening and followed by a Q&A with directors Friedrich Moser and Mattieu Lietaert. The Brussels Business analyzes the European Union’s growing lobby industry in Belgium’s capital, now the world’s […]

Screening: The Brussels Business

Vaughan Smith — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:00:00 +0000

Brussels is the second biggest lobbying capital of the world. With the existence of a strong, well organised and deeply rooted lobby network directors Friedrich Moser and Matthieu Lietaert raise the question who really runs the European Union.

ForesightNews world briefing: upcoming events 30 January – 5 February

Vaughan Smith — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:59:15 +0000

A weekly round up of world events from Monday, 30 January to Sunday, 5 February from Foresight News By Nicole Hunt European leaders gather in Brussels on Monday for an informal meeting of the European Council, during which discussions are set to focus on jobs and the new fiscal stabilisation treaty agreed at their controversial […]

ForesightNews world briefing: upcoming events 12- 18 December

Julie Tomlin — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:22:17 +0000

A weekly round up of world events from Monday, 12 December to Sunday, 18 December from ForesightNews By Nicole Hunt US President Barack Obama hosts Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al Maliki for talks in Washington on Monday, with discussions focusing on strengthening the ‘strategic partnership’ between the two countries. The summit comes ahead of a […]

ForesightNews world briefing: upcoming events 7 – 13 November

Julie Tomlin — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:12:18 +0000

A weekly round up of world events from Monday, 7 November to Sunday, 13 November from ForesightNews By Nicole Hunt Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, better known as Carlos the Jackal, goes on trial in Paris on Monday accused of complicity in the deaths of 11 people. The charges relate to bombings in France in 1982 and 1983. […]

ForesightNews world briefing: upcoming events 17 – 23 October

Julie Tomlin — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:00:18 +0000

A weekly round up of world events from Monday, 16 to Sunday, 23 October from ForesightNews By Nicole Hunt The UN Human Rights Committee session opens on Monday in Geneva, with the situation in Iran on the agenda for the first two days. Meanwhile, Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator […]

ForesightNews world briefing: upcoming events 3 – 9 October

Julie Tomlin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:54:50 +0000

A weekly round up of world events from Monday, 3 October to Sunday, 9 October from ForesightNews By Nicole Hunt Though it’s sometimes difficult to keep track of which Silvio Berlusconi trial is currently in court, Monday sees the resumption of the most infamous of his four cases, in which he faces charges for abuse […]

ForesightNews world briefing: upcoming events 12-18 September

Julie Tomlin — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:04:53 +0000

A weekly round up of world events from Monday, 12 September to Sunday, 18 September from ForesightNews By Nicole Hunt The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors meets in Vienna on Monday, with Iran likely to be high on the agenda following last week’s report expressing increased concerns over ‘undisclosed nuclear related activities’ […]