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Orbán responsible for corruption in Hungary, says former Belgian PM

Top MEP and former Belgian Prime Minister, Guy Verhofstadt, told Euronews that the Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, must take responsibility for Hungary's position at the top of the EU's anti-fraud agency's corruption list.

26/11/2020

Belgium

First Europeans could be vaccinated by year-end, says EU chief

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen urged members states on Wednesday to get ready to roll out vaccination campaigns before the end of the year.

25/11/2020

Europe News

Brussels wants to better integrate migrants. But how will they do it?

The European Commission (EC) says that around 34 million people living in the EU were born outside the bloc and that everyone has the right to "realise their full potential".

24/11/2020

Belgium

Police officer on trial over fatal shooting of two-year-old migrant

A Belgian police officer is on trial for the fatal shooting of a Kurdish migrant child during a police chase in 2018.

23/11/2020

Europe News

Coronavirus: Is vaccine scepticism the next hurdle to overcome?

In France, for example, little more than half of adults plan to get vaccinated against COVID-19, according to a recent survey.

23/11/2020

Business

EU must reform to act faster in 'geopolitical world', Belgium PM says

Belgian PM Alexander De Croo says Europe needs to 'play its role in a much faster way', in a nod to calls to remove the member state veto in foreign policy

16/11/2020

Belgium

Belgian pigeon sells for €1.6m at high-stakes bird auction

Sunday's bid was proof again that the once-quaint sport, which seemed destined to decline only a few years back, now has a new, elitist foreign lease on life.

15/11/2020

Europe News

The briefing: Why Sweden’s coronavirus approach has failed

Sweden is making the same mistakes it did back in the spring and we must all also stop making the mistake of thinking that Sweden has got it right, says Euronews' Political Editor Darren McCaffrey.

12/11/2020

My Europe Series

Spéculoos: How Belgium’s beloved biscuit is unifying a divided nation

When the CEO of Lotus Bakeries recently announced plans to axe the speculoos — Belgium's national biscuit — name from branding on its biscuit packs, there were howls of discontent on social media and angry calls for a boycott.

10/11/2020

Europe News

Hotels in EU part of Brussels face ruin amid 'catastrophic' pandemic

"The economic consequences of the coronavirus crisis on the hotel sector in Brussels are catastrophic," Rodolphe Van Weyenbergh, from the Brussels Hotels Association, told Euronews.

05/11/2020

Europe News

The Briefing: Poland abortion ruling should worry everyone in the EU

Whatever your view is on the abortion issue itself, the way the recent ruling in Poland came about should worry everyone in the EU, especially those sitting in the European Quarter in Brussels, says Euronews' Political Editor Darren McCaffrey.

05/11/2020

Belgium

Deal reached to link EU funding to respect for rule of law

It means the EU could withhold funding if member countries breached the bloc's core values. Hungary called it political blackmail.

05/11/2020

Next Series

Preventing food fraud: Europe's battle against fake spices

In partnership with The European Commission

Food fraud is a serious issue, including in the spice industry; with ingredients like saffron worth their weight in gold - literally - counterfeit spices needed to be guarded against. Furutis visits the lab in the Netherlands doing just that as part of an EU project.

02/11/2020

Europe News

Nurses with COVID-19 asked to carry on working at Belgian hospital

"There's nothing but bad solutions because that's the point we are reaching now," said Dr Alexander Ghuysen, head of the emergency department at the hospital in Liege.

28/10/2020

Europe News

Coronavirus: Belgian hospitals could reach ICU limit within 15 days

The capacity of the country's intensive care units could be reached in the next two weeks, according to Belgium's interfederal COVID-19 spokesperson, Yves Van Laethem.

26/10/2020

Europe News

Brussels exhibition showcases forgeries and fakes throughout history

The role of fakes and forgeries throughout history is the focus of a new exhibition in the Belgian capital Brussels.

26/10/2020

Belgium

Coronavirus: Belgian Foreign Minister Sophie Wilmès in intensive care

Wilmès announced that she had received a positive test result on Saturday, saying she had probably caught it from within her family circle.

22/10/2020

Green News

Anuna de Wever on fighting climate change and ‘incapable’ politicians

"I want to have an impact in the biggest way possible."

19/10/2020

Business Planet

The entrepreneurial exchange that builds business success

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet heads to Belgium to look at a unique European exchange programme that helps aspiring entrepreneurs launch and grow their own company.

16/10/2020

Belgium

Love child of Belgium's former king finally meets her half-brother

Princess Delphine, who was formally known as Delphine Boel before being given her royal title, has now met her half brother King Philippe for the first time.

16/10/2020

Europe News

European trade unions accuse Amazon of spying on workers

Delivery supergiant Amazon is being accused of spying on its workers by European trade unions, after a job advert it posted said it was looking for two "intelligence analysts".

13/10/2020

Europe News

Belgium 'cannot rule out new lockdown' says health minister, as coronavirus cases rise

Belgium is now the second-worst country in Europe for new infections per 100,000 inhabitants. While new restrictions were imposed last week, authorities admit that to save health services, a new lockdown may be on the cards.

12/10/2020

Belgium

Belgian, 89, found guilty of murdering her best friend, 93

Clara Maes insisted she wasn’t behind the 2015 stabbing murder of her friend, who had named her as heir to the majority of her fortune.

09/10/2020

Belgium

Why did it take so long to form Belgium's new 'Vivaldi' coalition?

The alliance of parties from four distinct political backgrounds, nicknamed after the famous composer's "Four Seasons", follows 653 days of temporary arrangements.

07/10/2020

Belgium

Brussels orders bars and cafés to close for a month amid COVID surge

The COVID-19 incidence rate in the capital is more than double the national rate at 502 vs 238 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

07/10/2020

Belgium

Belgium tightens restrictions days after relaxing rules on masks

The new restrictions were announced after daily cases in the last week rose 32%, with a tenfold increase of infections among those aged over 90.

07/10/2020