Belgium

Belgium

EU to circumvent Hungary’s veto of €18 billion aid to Ukraine in 2023

The move comes after Hungary vetoed the aid package to blackmail Brussels after it attempted to freeze Budapest's recovery funds.

10/12/2022

Belgium

EU lawmaker suspended amid corruption probe

MEP Eva Kaili has had her membership revoked by two political parties following her suspected involvement in a corruption scandal involving a Gulf country and the EU Parliament

10/12/2022

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? EU enlargement and the US Inflation Reduction

Tune in to understand the ins and outs of European politics.

10/12/2022

Belgium

Offices of three MEPs sealed in corruption investigation

Sources told Euronews that police sealed the offices of three MEPs in Brussels as they probe into corruption and money laundering involving some officials and an unnamed Gulf country.

09/12/2022

Belgium

Belgians' wallets burn to crisp as inflation hits favourite fries

For Belgians who visit their favourite friterie at least once per week, the increase in price -- tied to rising costs of ingredients -- can quickly add up.

09/12/2022

Europe News

Four charged in connection with Qatar corruption scandal at Brussels

European Parliament Vice President Eva Kaili was arrested by police on Friday amid an anti-corruption operation.

09/12/2022

Belgium

EU's defence suffering from 'years of under investment'

The EU has sent billions in arms and equipment to Ukraine. But this has also exposed shortfalls in supplies among the 27 member states according to the bloc's chief for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

09/12/2022

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

Belgium

Belgian court suspends controversial prisoner swap treaty with Iran

Critics argue that the proposed agreement would threaten Iranian dissidents.

08/12/2022

Belgium

EU targets 200 Russian individuals in prosposed sanctions package

The European Commission proposes a new round of sanctions on Russia in a bid to cripple Russian President Vladimir Putin's war chest.

07/12/2022

Europe News

Europe must 'stand against' Iranian protest crackdown, activist says

"If we can create gaps in the main core of the central power of the regime, this will be a great victory to continue the protests," Iranian journalist and activist Taghi Rahmani told Euronews.

07/12/2022

Belgium

Ten men go on trial over deadly 2016 Brussels terror attacks

The suspects are accused of being members of the terror cell that carried out the worst peacetime attack in Belgian history.

05/12/2022

Brussels, My Love?

Watch as panellists debate EU gender quotas & Brussels football riots

Panellists spoke about a new EU directive for women on boards and the recent violent riots following the Belgium-Morocco football match.

03/12/2022

Europe News

Europe's largest energy storage facility begins operations in Belgium

The 40 lithium-ion mega-batteries ensure stable energy distribution from the public grid when wind or solar power inputs fluctuate.

02/12/2022

Belgium

Belgium: Three human skulls from the colonial era removed from auction

A Belgian auction house sparks widespread criticism after it placed three human skulls from the colonial era up for sale.

01/12/2022

Europe News

Brussels to have increased police presence for football games - mayor

A street in Brussels was badly damaged after a group of angry football fans flung furniture and scooters and put a car on fire.

29/11/2022

Belgium

Emergency EU Council convened over refugee concerns

There is a growing concern in the bloc following a recent diplomatic row between France and Italy over the Ocean Viking ship, as well as the arrival of 450 migrants on the Greek island of Crete.

25/11/2022

Euronews Witness

Asylum crisis in Belgium: A sign of failing European migration policy?

Unable to cope with the scores of asylum seekers, Belgian authorities point to the lack of European solidarity.

24/11/2022

Tech News

Will Twitter comply with EU rules if its Brussels office is closed?

The Financial Times reported that Twitter’s European digital policy chiefs Dario La Nasa and Julia Mozer left the social media company last week.

24/11/2022

Belgium

Belgium's asylum crisis: symptom of Europe's failed migration policies

Belgium's asylum system falling apart at the seams as refugees struggle to find shelter

24/11/2022

Work

Belgians can now opt for a ‘condensed’ four-day workweek

Workers are now able to squeeze their working week into four longer working days instead of the usual five.

21/11/2022

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

Brussels just got a Hungarian think tank. Here's why it matters.

Critics say the think tank has been set up to push the Hungarian prime minister's vision of Europe.

18/11/2022

Belgium

Belgium stabbing suspect was on extremist watchlist

Belgian authorities said the suspect in the fatal stabbing of one police officer had been on a counterterrorism list of potential extremists.

11/11/2022

Art

Climate activists "underestimate the fragility" of artworks

A statement, cosigned by nearly a hundred museum directors, has warned of the damage to artworks involved targeted by environmental activists.

11/11/2022

Europe News

'Terrorist motive' probed after policeman stabbed to death in Brussels

Belgian PM Alexander de Croo paid tribute to the officer, and to a profession "that risks its life every day".

10/11/2022