Antwerp

Green News

Industry chiefs warn of over regulation, demand change of tack

Corporate leaders are calling on the EU executive to revive European industry while green groups reproach the EU Belgium Presidency for standing by them.

20/02/2024

Culture news

Stolen Chagall and Picasso paintings found in Antwerp basement

The two paintings, together valued at approx. €826,000, were stolen from an art collector’s home in Tel Aviv in 2010.

18/01/2024

Europe News

Diamond sector in Antwerp prepares for fresh sanctions against Russia

The diamond sector in Antwerp is preparing to apply the newly agreed sanctions against Russian diamonds.

21/12/2023

World News

Euroviews. Amid escalating drug wars, Benelux police is striking back — together

The new Benelux Police Treaty, which entered into force on 1 October, has given law enforcement in all three countries a plethora of cross-border instruments, making it the finest tool in the fight against organised crime in Europe, Frans Weekers and Jochen Stöger write.

27/11/2023

Netherlands

Record-breaking seizure of cocaine worth €600 million in Netherlands

Prosecutors say the drugs were hidden in a container of bananas from Ecuador

11/08/2023

Experiences

Catch giants roaming the streets of France and Belgium this summer

'I felt transported back to childhood': Where to catch Royal de Luxe’s giant puppets this summer.

01/08/2023

Europe News

Russian diamond sanctions in G7's sights but doubts remain over impact

Belgium is among the largest wholesale buyers of rare gems from Moscow, and local professionals fear that a Western ban on Russian diamonds could result in less oversight.

23/05/2023

Europe News

Brussels looks to step up war on drugs through more police cooperation

The Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson says organised crime poses as big a threat to society as terrorism.

08/02/2023

Belgium

Small village in Belgium wins EuroMillions jackpot of €143 million

Just in time for the holidays, 165 people from a small village in Belgium win the EuroMillions lottery, sharing €143 million prize

08/12/2022

Europe News

Blow for Belgium as it struggles to dispose of record cocaine haul

With recent large-scale confiscations in the cargo port of Antwerp, the authorities expect that the 100-tonne mark will be surpassed by the end of 2022.

21/11/2022

Europe News

Belgium to step up fight against drug smuggling and organised crime

The Port of Antwerp seized 89 tonnes of cocaine In 2021.

11/10/2022

Europe News

Man dies in Belgian police raid on suspected far-right extremists

The 36-year-old was shot during gunfire exchange at an address in Merksem in the region of Antwerp, Belgian public broadcaster RTBF reported.

28/09/2022

Netherlands

Antwerp’s royal fine arts museum reopens after 11 years of renovations

The original budget of €44m had to be more than doubled, but the museum has been significantly expanded and a number of its works have been restored.

25/09/2022

Experiences

The best (and weirdest) European minibreak inspiration from Travel Man

Planning a trip to Cyprus, Croatia or the Basque Country? These funny ideas are sure to make it memorable.

08/04/2022

Belgium

Antwerp: Belgium man admits to revenge murder of former schoolteacher

The 37-year-old man confessed to the killing on Thursday, according to judicial sources.

17/03/2022

Europe News

Suez blockage 'could cause months of disruption' at European ports

The port of Antwerp told Euronews that shipments coming into the EU could be affected for months, even with the Ever Given ship freed from the Suez Canal blockage.

31/03/2021

Germany

Blow for smugglers as Hamburg makes Europe's biggest cocaine seizure

The cocaine was found in more than 1,700 tin cans that had been filled with putty, Hamburg's customs office said.

24/02/2021

Belgium

'I feel 30 years younger': Man, 96, first to get COVID jab in Belgium

"I'm 96 years old and I've been through a lot," Jos Hermans told reporters just before receiving the injection on Monday.

28/12/2020

Europe News

Antwerp announces curfew to get COVID-19 cases under control

The northern Belgian city has seen a steep rise in infections, the new stricter measures are aimed at controlling the cases, but local businesses worry about being hit a second time by coronavirus restrictions.

29/07/2020

Belgium

Probe launched into death of Algerian man after police arrest

A police spokesperson said a 29-year-old man was detained on Sunday after behaving aggressively in a café. He later died in hospital.

20/07/2020