Europe News Zelenskyy targets Russian diamonds in address to Belgian Parliament The city of Antwerp is responsible for the trade of 86% of rough diamonds mined in the world, according to the Antwerp World Diamond Centre. 31/03/2022
Europe Decoded How COVID is still hitting Europe hard and what the EU can do next EU countries rushed to get their population vaccinated. Now, nearly three-quarters of the bloc's population is inoculated, yet the region remains at the epicentre of the pandemic. 29/03/2022
Belgium Tensions surface over energy prices as EU summit draws to a close The two-day EU leaders summit in Brussels centered largely on strategies aimed at dealing with Europe's dependency on Russian energy. 25/03/2022
Europe Decoded What's on Joe Biden's packed agenda in Brussels today? In what is set to be a busy day, Biden will become the first US president to participate physically at an EU summit. 24/03/2022
Europe News What is the European Council and why is it meeting in Brussels? The tete-a-tete brings 27 EU leaders together six times a year - and this year there is a special guest. 23/03/2022
Economy EU relaxes state aid rules for companies impacted by war in Ukraine Brussels first relaxed its strict state aid rules to mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19. Now it's doing it again because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. 23/03/2022
Europe News Skyrocketing fertiliser prices sends farmers production costs soaring The war in Ukraine is seriously impacting the cost of fertiliser in the EU. 21/03/2022
Europe News Russia committing 'massive war crime' in Mariupol, says Borrell Ukrainian authorities rejected a Russian ultimatum for Mariupol to surrender. 21/03/2022
Europe News Brussels mulls Russian oil embargo in new sanctions round Russian provides more than a third of EU imports of petroleum products and 40% of all EU imports of natural gas. 21/03/2022
Europe News 'We are human too': Congolese student who fled Ukraine recounts racism Videos shared on social showed black people being pushed off trains and animals being prioritised before people. 21/03/2022
Belgium Six killed as car driven into carnival crowd in southern Belgium The circumstances of Sunday morning's incident in the southern town of La Louvière are unclear, but a terrorist motive is not thought to be considered at this stage. 20/03/2022
Belgium Belgium postpones nuclear energy phase-out by 10 years over Ukraine The Belgian government's move, prompted by soaring energy prices due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, means two recent reactors will remain operational until 2035. 19/03/2022
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 Greenpeace activists scale EU building in protest at deforestation The bloc's environment ministers were meeting in Brussels to discuss deforestation-free imports. 17/03/2022
Europe News Belgium begins to cope with Ukrainian refugees after shaky start A larger facility opened in Brussels this week to help authorities register people for government support. 16/03/2022
Europe News NATO vows more forces, exercises to face 'new reality' Jens Stoltenberg said that hundreds of thousands of NATO troops have been put on high alert since Russia launched its attack against Ukraine. 16/03/2022
My Europe Series Europe's week: Ukraine conflict leaves little room for other matters EU leaders met in Versailles this week for an informal two-day summit. 11/03/2022
Europe News 'Europe has learned from 2015', EU migration chief says The migrant crisis seven years ago emboldened the far right and changed the face of European politics. This time, it will be different, says Ylva Johansson. 11/03/2022
Europe News Belgium bakers struggle to make ends meet as flour prices soar Arnaud Szalies says flour prices have risen by 30% in three weeks. Experts warn this could only be the beginning. 10/03/2022
Economy Belgian companies brace for tough times as sanctions begin to bite Western sanctions against Russia are the largest ever against any country. 02/03/2022
Europe News Listen: Ukrainian translator gets emotional during Zelenskyy's speech The official Ukrainian-English interpreter for the European Parliament appeared overwhelmed with emotion as he translated a speech by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. 01/03/2022
Design Take a look at the ugliest houses in Belgium For 10 years, photographer Hannes Coudenys has been compiling photos of the ugliest houses in Belgium 24/02/2022
This will impact your life More people in need of charity in Europe since COVID-19, NGO says International charity Caritas calls on European policymakers to put people first and tackle social inequality in Europe. 23/02/2022
Europe News Brussels unveils supply chain law to guard against human rights abuses European companies are under pressure to police their supply chains for environmental and human rights breaches. 23/02/2022
Work Belgium approves 4-day week and right to disconnect The package of labour reforms announced on Tuesday would also give gig economy workers more protections. 15/02/2022
Europe News 'Freedom convoy' protest fails to make a splash in Brussels A police operation prevented trucks and vans from entering Brussels and disrupting the city in protest against COVID restrictions and vaccine mandates. 14/02/2022