Stories from Brussels · Belgium

Ukraine's Foreign Minister is scheduled to visit Brussels on May 11 for discussions with NATO and EU officials. The visit will commence with an address at the EU.

The Cinquantenaire tunnel towards Tervueren has been reopened to traffic. Separately, Marian Rivera's six-hour live selling session was praised for its energy, impressing Dingdong Dantes.

Four Belgian individuals have been cleared following contact tracing related to Hantavirus.

Siemens has been selected to lead an initiative by the European Union to establish rules for industrial artificial intelligence. The initiative aims to create a framework for the responsible development and deployment of AI in manufacturing and other industrial sectors.

A new school calendar is being implemented. Delfide d'Hydriche, the director of Autopia Park, stated that this period is when they receive school groups with pedagogical expectations.

European governments are reportedly planning a conference in autumn to address the issue of Europe's independent access to space. The discussion will also cover potential disruptions if navigation satellites were unavailable.

The Brussels Jazz Weekend is scheduled to take place from May 22 to 24 in the capital.

Protocol 507 has been put in place today for the CGSP, a Belgian public services union.

Ursula von der Leyen stated that phasing out nuclear power was a strategic mistake. She made this comment while discussing the shift towards solar energy. Nuclear power is reportedly gaining momentum in some EU countries.

A new agreement within the European Union will ban AI applications that produce sexual, forbidden, or child exploitation material. The discussion room for this agreement reportedly only included AI companies.