Nearly two-thirds of EU citizens think that life wouldn’t be worse without the bloc, a recent survey revealed. It probably highlights the end of a love story between Brussels and those living in the union, an analyst told RT. The report which says there is a significant divide between the leadership and the people within the EU was released by the Friends of Europe think tank on Thursday. The group,... 

An Iranian migrant has been arrested in connection with a double stabbing that claimed the lives of a young Russian female and Afghan male at a student housing complex in Kortrijk, Belgium. Mohammed M., a 20-year-old from Iran, is suspected of murdering Youlia Soboleva and Nessar Jamshidi, both believed to be between 18 and 20-years-old, in what has been deemed a crime of passion, as both men were... 

Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt sensationally compared the EU to the Soviet Union as he attacked Brussels’ hardline stance over Brexit. Mr Hunt, who campaigned for Remain in the 2016 referendum, made the remark as he addressed the annual Tory conference in Birmingham. He told Conservative delegates: “What happened to the confidence and ideals of the European dream? “The EU was set up to protect... 

EU bureaucrats are not interested in values and principles, Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini told RT. He also said nations like France take a hypocritical stance when they bash Italy’s migration policy. Italy will not vote for the EU’s next seven-year budget if there is not an agreement on other crucial issues, like migration, Salvini, who also serves as Italy’s interior minister,... 

Earlier, Hungary’s government warned of the possible consequences of immigration to Europe and continues to oppose Brussels’ migrant policy. Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban spoke on the radio about the fact that a new European Commission is needed that will develop a new migration policy. “We need a new Commission… with a new approach,” Orban told state radio. Viktor... 

Residents of a seaside Belgian town are considering taking the law into their own hands as a rash of crimes blamed on migrants spirals out of control. Frustrated townsfolk in Zeebrugge see a connection between an increase in lawlessness and an ever-growing migrant population, while police caution against correlating the two. Dozens of recent break-ins and robberies have prompted a backlash attributed... 

A dozen migrants in the city of Antwerp pelted a handicapped elderly lady with large stones while calling her a “dirty, smelly Belgian” during an alarming attack. The woman was visiting her old neighbors on Thursday afternoon on her mobility scooter. She met an old acquaintance and stopped to chat before being approached by a gang of migrant youths who immediately began throwing stones at her. “They... 

A Belgian politician says civil war in Europe is “closer than we think” as a result of authorities losing control of entire areas of cities now dominated by Islamic gangs. According to Filip Dewinter, one of the leading members of the right-wing Vlaams Belang party, recent attacks on police are meant to undermine the government, while attacks on shops, bars and cafés are supposed to represent... 

Top officials from Brussels have come to Tokyo to sign the world’s biggest single market trade deal with Japan. The move will strengthen global trade cooperation that has been recently shattered by the current US administration. The agreement was signed during the meeting of EU Council President Donald Tusk and Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker with the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.... 

With Brussels increasingly impatient for a deal on Brexit and a NATO summit planned for Thursday, UK Prime Minister Theresa May is facing a domestic crisis of confidence — and humiliation on the world stage. Adding to her troubles, May must play host to US President Donald Trump on Friday amid what are expected to be massive protests against his visit. In an interview with RT, former Mayor of London... 

The European Union has been dealt a crushing blow as Matteo Salvini warned Italy is ready to “ignore” the bloc’s regulations and “tear down the Brussels wall”, as support to his party soared in the polls. Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Mr Salvini attacked the EU yesterday during the annual gathering of his party. Speaking about the one-month old government’s priorities for the country,... 

Two policemen were killed in a shootout in the Belgian city of Liege, police are taking into account that it could possibly be a terroristic act, RTBF reported on Tuesday. According to the RTBF broadcaster, an armed man has shot two police officers at the Cafe des Augustins. He then fled and took hostage a housekeeper at Waha High School. The police are at the scene and have intervened in the situation.... 

(generic photo of a child used a human shield) A 2-year-old girl found with fatal injuries in Belgium after a police chase on Thursday died from a gunshot wound to the face, according to the BBC. The girl was in a van carrying some 30 Kurdish migrants which had been pursued for an hour in southern Belgium. The chase, which began on the E42 motorway near the town of Namur, involved a scuffle, police... 

All the Palestinians, including children, killed in the violence at the Israeli-Gaza border were “terrorists,” Israel’s ambassador to Belgium said. She was called to the foreign ministry shortly after the statement. Brussels slammed the Israeli envoy to Belgium, Simona Frankel, as she did not mince words in the aftermath of the widely-condemned violence in Gaza, where at least 60 people were... 

Gender segregation on public transport protects “vulnerable” people, the president of the controversial ISLAM party told RT. The group has previously said it hopes to create a “100-percent Islamic state” in Belgium. Abdelhay Bakkali Tahiri, president of the conservative Muslim party in Belgium, joined the RT France team via videolink. The party’s French acronym stands for “Integrity, Solidarity,...