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Brussels, 25. Sep 2012, 17:24

Andrew Rettman writes about foreign relations for EUobserver. He joined the site in 2005 and specialises in Israel, Russia, the EU foreign service and security issues. He is 37 years old and was born in Warsaw, Poland.

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Secret UE

Interview

Intelligence chief: EU capital is 'spy capital'

17. Sep 2012, 09:17

The head of Belgium's intelligence service has said Brussels is home to more spies than almost any other city.

Espionage in Belgium: recent cases

18. Sep 2012, 09:16

With Belgium's spy-catcher-in-chief speaking out on espionage in the EU capital, TargetBRUSSELS and EUobserver profile recent cases which came out in the open.

Interview

Belgian intelligence chief talks to EUobserver: transcript

17. Sep 2012, 09:17

Full transcript of EUobserver interview with Alain Winants, the head of the Belgian intelligence service, the VSSE, on espionage in Brussels.

List of EU lobby firms by income

3. Oct 2012, 17:15

EUobserver's list of 144 lobby firms in Brussels, with financial data where available.

Multi-million market for inside EU knowledge

3. Oct 2012, 15:06

Lobby firms are the "eyes and ears" of their clients, with the daily hunt for EU information worth up to 70 percent of their business.

Opinion

The overlooked 'crimes against children' ICC arrest warrant

Today, 17:29

An unprecedented component of this announcement has received less attention: the ICC also issued an arrest warrant for Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova, Putin's commissioner for children's rights. Lvova-Belova is accused of deporting and unlawful transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia.

Column

What does China really want? Perhaps we could try asking

28. Mar, 17:29

Perhaps even more surprising to the West was the fact that the Iran-Saudi Arabia deal was not brokered by the United States, or the European Union, but by the People's Republic of China. Since when was China mediating peace agreements?

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