I remember being in a meeting where a German progressive MEP said “it’s up to Israel to go as far as they decide is necessary”. The result of that attitude among Western leaders is that Israel has now bombed 344 schools in Gaza, killing 15,000 children, with impunity.

President Michael D Higgins has said there is "no room anymore for anyone to avert their gaze" from Gaza rte.ie/news/ireland/2…

Their father Mohamed Abu al-Qumsan had gone to get their birth certificates. When he returned, he found his wife and the twins killed by an Israeli missile that struck their home. The ink on their birth certificates is barely dry and now he has to process their death certificates

Belgian measurements for construction projects: “The steel used equates to roughly 36,000 Manneken Pis statues” 🍟🇧🇪

As temperatures remain high here in Brussels we paid a visit to the city’s only outdoor pool. FLOW is a temporary project by local organisation POOL IS COOL to convince authorities that the city is in dire need of public swimming infrastructure. It’s a gem.

In the midst of the summer holidays, EU staff continue to gather regularly to call for a ceasefire in Gaza and an end to impunity for war crimes.

“Offshore wind farms will ruin the view!” Here is the view of 180 turbines off the coast of the Netherlands today.

You can say what you want about European competitiveness, but there is absolutely no disputing the fact that the EU leads the world in 400-page reports

Increasingly convinced this Brussels road marking just means ‘if you lived in Flanders there would be a bike lane here”

Remove the cars and people fill the space

Thoughts and prayers with all EU journos and comms people today 🤞🏽

Irish media reporting we will get the Justice, or JUST, portfolio in the new European Commission 🇪🇺 JUST enough for the Irish government to save face perhaps.

The appointment of Ireland's Michael McGrath as Commissioner for Democracy, Justice and the Rule of Law could put him at the forefront of the EU's struggles with Hungary and other Member States seen to be backtracking on human rights and democracy.