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Waterloo fan finishes model replica after forty years

A Belgian Battle of Waterloo enthusiast has completed a model of the momentous day in 1815 he started four decades ago.

17/06/2015

Belgium

Social media leak scuppers history exam in Belgium

Education authorities in Belgium have cancelled the history paper for this year’s high school diploma after it was leaked on social media. The

17/06/2015

Europe News

Juncker slams Greece for misrepresenting EU stance

The Greek government is misleading voters by mis-stating the position of EU officials in ongoing debt negotiations, Jean-Claude Juncker, the

16/06/2015

Belgium

Battle of Waterloo, live-tweeting 200 years on

For the 200th anniversary of the battle of Waterloo, the euronews newsroom gives you the opportunity to relive the fateful day. Throughout June 18

15/06/2015

Belgium

EU Commission: EU Commission: we’re not demanding anyone’s pension be cut

15/06/2015

Belgium

Battle of Ligny: Napoleon's final victory re-enacted to mark bicentenary

Hundreds of volunteers have been re-enacting Napoleon Bonaparte’s final victory in Belgium. It was in Ligny that the French Emperor beat off the

14/06/2015

Europe News

Mexico, EU seek deeper trade ties

The European Union and Mexico agreed on Friday to launch negotiations toward a new free-trade agreement, as Mexico seeks to avoid being sidelined by

12/06/2015

Belgium

IMF blasts Greece over lack of progress in debt talks

“Major differences” remain between Greece and its international creditors, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday, as officials tried to

11/06/2015

Europe News

EU meeting overshadowed by Greek debt talks

EU leaders met their counterparts from Latin American and the Caribbean on Thursday in a summit largely overshadowed by the ongoing Greek debt talks

11/06/2015

World

EU set for key Latin America meeting

Leaders from Europe, Latin American and the Caribbean will meet again in Brussels this Wednesday and Thursday. More than 60 heads of state and

09/06/2015

Belgium

Belgium: police raids on suspected Islamists

09/06/2015

Belgium

Belgium uses half-measures to circumvent French veto on Waterloo coin

Belgium has come up with a way to circumvent French opposition to a commemorative 2 euro coin celebrating the Battle of Waterloo. Instead its minting

09/06/2015

Belgium

Service held at Brussels Synagogue in memory of terror attack victims

A memorial service has taken place to mark the anniversary of the terror attack on Belgium's Jewish Museum in which four people died.

02/06/2015

Belgium

Belgium: hanging up on the phone booth

Belgium has made the call to dismantle its remaining phone booths. Two years ago the government lifted a rule for former national operator Proximus

01/06/2015

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Lego for the Waterloo anniversary!

30/05/2015

Belgium

"Nobody knew exactly what was happening", remembering Heysel 30 years on

Thirty years on from the Heysel tragedy, the memories echo in the minds of those who were there when 39 people died ahead of the 1985 European Cup final between Liverpool and Juventus.

29/05/2015

Belgium

Wreaths laid in memory of Heysel Stadium deaths in 1985

A deadly day in football history, the Heysel Stadium disaster 30 years ago, has been commemorated at Belgium’s rebuilt and renamed King Baudouin

29/05/2015

Belgium

Heysel: a tragedy waiting to happen

On May 29, 1985, 39 people – most of them supporters of Italian football champions Juventus FC – were killed inside the Heysel Stadium in Brussels

28/05/2015

Belgium

Chaos hits Belgian airports as technical glitch downs domestic air traffic control system

Flights in and out of Belgian airports have been disrupted due to a technical glitch at the domestic air traffic controller, Belgocontrol

27/05/2015

Belgium

Victims of Brussels Jewish museum shooting are remembered

Hundreds of people in Brussels have paid homage to the victims of last years attack at the city’s Jewish museum. ✡ #Israel #JPOST: Brussels pays

25/05/2015

Europe News

The single digital market: a 400 billion economic boost

Geo-blocking is a bane for millions of Europeans, who are prevented from watching digital content like tv, movies and sport because they’re in the

06/05/2015

Economy

Exclusive: EU on track for breakthrough with Greece this week, says Moscovici

The European Commission could be ready to agree a deal to unblock funding to Greece within a week, Pierre Moscovici, the European commissioner for

05/05/2015

Economy

Greece in new debt diplomacy, next funding crisis days away

Fears mounted once again on Tuesday that Greece would fail to make a large debt repayment later this month. Athens

05/05/2015

Sport

Belgian under-21 international Gregory Mertens fighting for his life after heart failure

Belgian under-21 international, Gregory Mertens, is fighting for his life after he suffered heart failure during a reserve team match at Genk for his

28/04/2015

Culture news

Balkan Trafik celebrates its 9th anniversary in style

The unique world of Balkan Trafik! has once again brought the best of the Balkans to the heart of Europe, through a programme of music, dance

27/04/2015

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: EU migrant summit offers more funds but no clarity

In this edition of Europe Weekly, the special EU summit on migration promises extra funds but no clear answers for asylum seekers; Amnesty

24/04/2015