Brussels - Hundreds of Belgian lorries and tractors converged on the capital Brussels on Wednesday to protest against rising petrol prices, local media reports said.

Brussels  - The European Commission on Tuesday tabled a series of

Brussels - NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer welcomed Tuesday plans by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to have France rejoin the alliance's integrated military command.

"The secretary general welcomes the announcement by French President Sarkozy that there are no obstacles to France rejoining the integrated command," NATO spokesman James Appathurai told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.

"It is now up to France to determine exactly when and how it wishes to do so," the spokesman added.

In 1966, then French President Charles de Gaulle withdrew all of the country's armed forces from NATO's integrated military command.

Brussels- The European Union on Friday gave the

Brussels - Problems with transport equipment and with finding men for a long-awaited expeditionary force were set to top the agenda Friday as NATO defence ministers met in Brussels.