Brussels Diary

“The Brussels Diary With Yana Toom”: Three Vaccines, Many Questions

Well, well – it seems that there is some light at the end of the coronavirus tunnel. Yes, true, this year’s New Year and Christmas will not be the hap...


“The Brussels Diary With Yana Toom”: European Union, Hostages and Blackmail

I would like to give you some good news, but unfortunately there is none to give. Amidst the pandemic in the EU, a true thriller complete with blackma...


“The Brussels Diary With Yana Toom”: "Cordon Sanitaire" Against Radicals?

Following the series of EKRE scandals, discussions that have already been held across Europe for quite some time intensified. Should radicals be given...


“The Brussels Diary With Yana Toom”: Helme, Trump Dream and European Union

Мart Helme is no longer the Minister of the Interior. Some say it serves him right. Of course others stress that the man had to step down because he t...


“The Brussels Diary With Yana Toom”: Why Is Europe Fed Up With Trump?

I am writing this edition of Brussels Diaries in lockdown in Belgium. The coronavirus situation here is ten times worse than in Estonia: everybody is ...


“The Brussels Diary With Yana Toom”: Conservatives, LGBT and Abortions

Is it autumn, or Saturn in Capricorn, or coronavirus – I do not know why but it has happened that gender-related issues in many places have attracted ...


“The Brussels Diary With Yana Toom”: European Minimum Wage

It is already clear that Europe cannot take refuge from the coronavirus tsunami. This is bad news for the economy, which also means bad news for the p...


“The Brussels Diary With Yana Toom”: EU and American Elections

The US presidential election is coming closer every day and, from America’s perspective, this is the most important event on the planet. Let’s be hone...