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Europe's week: a historic summit or sowing seeds of future discord?

This week we look back at the marathon talks between EU leaders and the potential impact on relations between member states.

27/07/2020

Belgium

EU insists European companies could replace Huawei in 5G network

Nokia and Ericsson can replace Huawei if the Chinese tech giant were to be sidelined for security reasons, the European Commission said on Friday.

25/07/2020

Belgium

Girl, 3, dies of COVID-19 and becomes Belgium's youngest-known victim

The child, who had underlying health conditions, passed away several days ago, the country's health authority said.

24/07/2020

Europe News

EU still have work to do on 5G security ahead of European rollout

In the Commission's report it stated that progress was urgently needed to 'mitigate the risk of dependency on high-risk suppliers'.

24/07/2020

Europe News

Power to the pedal as Brussels opens its first cycling 'motorway'

It is part of an effort to increase sustainable travel, respect social distancing and ease pressure on crowded public transport in the wake of the COVID-19 lockdowns.

22/07/2020

Belgium

Slack files EU competition complaint against Microsoft

The workplace messaging service has accused Microsoft of the "illegal and anti-competitive practice of abusing its market dominance".

22/07/2020

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Belgian DJ gives silent performance atop Brussels landmark

He kept the performance secret to avoid crowds amid the coronavirus pandemic. For the same reason, only the DJ could hear what he was playing.

21/07/2020

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

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Stringent health measures ahead of EU summit on COVID-19 recovery plan

Health and safety preparations were made for the arrival of European Union leaders for day two of EU budget negotiations. Workers conducted a deep clean of the meeting room at the European Council in Brussels before negotiations continued.

18/07/2020

Economy

'It's a disaster': Brussels shops struggling for post-lockdown trade

The Coronavirus plunged stores into uncertainty and despite reopening, many haven't been able to bring their staff back on board.

15/07/2020

Europe News

EU plans tax overhaul to shore up post-lockdown economy

It came as Brussels suffered a setback when a court rejected a European Commission demand that Apple should pay €13 billion in Irish back taxes.

15/07/2020

Belgium

Serbia-Kosovo dispute: What's at stake during Washington talks?

What are the possible stumbling blocks as leaders from Serbia and Kosovo head to Washington for talks and how likely are they to get anywhere at all?

09/07/2020

Belgium

Vegetarians take beef over French food labelling law to Brussels

The European Vegetarian Union (EVU) says that France has "privileged meat over reason".

08/07/2020

Europe News

EU recovery fund in spotlight as Merkel addresses European Parliament

It's the first visit of the German Chancellor to Brussels since Germany took the reins of the EU Council presidency. She is addressing MEPs who want a bigger role in budget talks. She is hoping to get a deal, which includes the parliament's approval, on the trillion-euro recovery package.

08/07/2020

Belgium

Belgian king expresses 'deepest regret' for colonial-era cruelty

King Philippe wrote in a letter to Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi that the "acts of violence and cruelty" as well as the "suffering and humiliation" inflicted on Belgian Congo "still weigh on our collective memory".

30/06/2020

Europe News

New street names in Brussels as Belgium wrestles with its past

Rosa Parks, Berta Cacéres and Kebedech Seyoum have been added to roads that were previously named for colonial-era figures.

25/06/2020

Europe News

Watch again: EU and China seek to ease tensions at summit

Chinese leaders and EU officials are seeking to cool tensions at a video summit on Monday, which will address new tariffs targeting Chinese firms, Beijing’s increasing control over Hong Kong, and the fallout from the coronavirus crisis.

22/06/2020

Belgium

Bruges mayor "out of danger" after neck stabbing

Dirk De fauw is "fine", police said, after he was brought to hospital on Saturday. A man has been arrested on attempted murder charges.

20/06/2020

World

Confronting Colonial Statues | Culture Clash

Statues to slave traders and colonial kings litter european cities. Is it time for them to go?

19/06/2020

Belgium

Commission must block Google's merger with Fitbit: data protection NGO

Privacy International, the European Consumer Organisation and some US lawmakers have raised concerns about Google's access to sensitive health data if it acquires Fitbit.

17/06/2020

Green News

Company transforms unused industrial land into eco-island

Could more industrial wastelands turn into nature reserves to help promote biodiversity?

16/06/2020

Europe News

Belgium lockdown lifted for sex workers but COVID-19 concerns flourish

"I don't go back to work with a smile on my face but I have no choice," one sex worker told Euronews.

15/06/2020

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A statue of former Belgian King Baudouin defaced with red paint

The statue was daubed with red paint to protest the ex-king's role in the colonisation of what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo.

12/06/2020

Belgium

Euroviews. Assita Kanko: Leopold II is part of the uncomfortable truth of who we are. We can’t erase him ǀ View

As calls to remove statues of Belgium's controversial monarch, Leopold II, grow louder, Assita Kanko warns of the dangers of having a curated and sanitised version of history.

11/06/2020

Belgium

'There's no pride in genocide': Activists want Leopold statues removed

A Belgian anti-racism group says the removal of #KingLeopold statues and other colonial-era monuments should be just the first step in a long-term anti-racist plan.

10/06/2020

Belgium

What is it like going to a restaurant amid the COVID-19 pandemic?

Euronews' political editor Darren McCaffrey on how COVID-19 has changed the restaurant experience in Brussels.

10/06/2020