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Belgium 'happiest country in EU'

According to a new survey from Eurostat 76 per cent of Belgians, alongside the Netherlands, Austria and Finland claim to feel happy all or most of the time over the last four weeks.

08/11/2019

Belgium

'Order!': John Bercow unlikely star of Belgian dance track

"John Bercow is probably the most rock-and-roll politician in the whole Brexit saga," Michael Schack, a Belgian DJ and drummer explained.

08/11/2019

Business

EU release growth forecast - and it's a mixed bag

On the one hand the European economy is in its seventh consecutive year of growth and every EU country is set to grow. But on the other hand in some cases, like in Italy, this growth is 0.1%.

07/11/2019

Europe News

Where's the money? Farming subsidy exposure creates stir in EP

An article in the New York Times has sparked a stir for the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture. According to the report, the European Union's agricultural subsidies are not reaching their intended destination, but rather populist politicians and their business circles.

07/11/2019

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Brazilians protest Amazon deforestation outside EU Commission

A group of Brazilian indigenous people burned a tree and held banners outside the European Council in Brussels on Tuesday in a protest against fires in the Amazon forest

05/11/2019

Europe News

'It’s better to sleep in a container and leave than to stay here and die'

It’s hard to know how many migrants pass through Zeebrugge. Belgian authorities refuse to give any information at the moment, but the Ministry of interior previously indicated that close to 1800 migrants have been arrested in the port city this year alone.

05/11/2019

World

'Waiting for justice': Families await start of Rwanda genocide trial

Martine Beckers lost her sister, brother-in-law, and niece in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. She says despite UN troops being stationed only 500 metres from their home, they didn't help stop their murders.

04/11/2019

Belgium

What is it like to be a Brexit Party MEP in the heart of the EU?

At times, uncomfortable.

02/11/2019

Europe News

'There might be retaliation' - EU security fears after al-Baghdadi

The death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the so called Islamic State group or Daesh, leaves a vacuum at the top of the terrorist organisation, and while the frequency of IS attacks on European soil has been decreasing recently. EU officials are warning the threat is far from over.

31/10/2019

Belgium

What's in Boris Johnson's Brexit deal with the European Union?

Habemus deal: everything you need to know about the deal that Boris Johson struck with the European Union

31/10/2019

Belgium

Migrants found alive in Belgium truck a week on from Essex tragedy

A dozen migrants were found alive in a truck in Belgium on Wednesday — a week after 39 were found dead near London.

30/10/2019

Belgium

Belgian's grandchildren 'missing' after Syria camp evacuated

Sayfoellah, Shahied, Muthanna and Mujahied – seen in the video above – are missing after the detention camp in which they were being held in north-east Syria was forcibly evacuated, their grandmother has told Euronews.

30/10/2019

Belgium

Meet Sophie Wilmès, Belgium's first woman prime minister

Sophie Wilmès has been named Belgium’s first female prime minister, replacing Charles Michel, who is set to take over as European Council president.

29/10/2019

Belgium

Belgian court postpones arrest warrant case for former Catalan leader

It’s the third time Spain has tried to get him extradited, with two previous attempts failing when local judges rejected the argument that he had led a rebellion.

29/10/2019

Next Series

Discover the spray used by Belgian police to train specialist dogs at airports

In partnership with The European Commission

Explosives training has always been a dangerous undertaking for security workers, but a special substance is designed to make officials and passengers safe

28/10/2019

Europe News

Paedophile Marc Dutroux and the murders that united a divided Belgium

In 2004, Dutroux was sentenced to life imprisonment for the abduction and rape of six girls in 1995 and 1996, as well as the murder of two of them. Judges will on Monday determine if he can have conditional early release.

27/10/2019

Belgium

Belgian Paralympian Marieke Vervoort ends life through euthanasia

Euthanasia is legal in Belgium and the athlete had announced her intentions after the Rio Games in 2016 to follow that path if her condition worsened.

23/10/2019

Europe News

The Brief: New British MEP stands out amongst the rest

Meet the Somali-British MEP who is defying political stereotypes.

21/10/2019

Europe News

'An historic error': North Macedonia & Albania bids to join EU blocked

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama told Euronews on Friday that his country is "collateral damage" in an intra-EU power struggle.

18/10/2019

Europe News

Explainer: How is Boris Johnson's new Brexit deal different?

Johnson's deal explained

18/10/2019

Belgium

Puigdemont walks free after handing himself to Brussels police

Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont walks free after handing himself to Brussels police. Earlier this week, authorities received a third European arrest warrant from Spain.

18/10/2019

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Protest against Brexit as outline deal is reached

Around 50 anti-Brexit demonstrators gathered near the European Council building in Brussels on Thursday as the EU and the UK announced that a Brexit outline deal had been reached.

17/10/2019

Europe News

Green budget and the Balkans in the Brief from Brussels

Today in the Brief from Brussels we take a look at a group of young climate protesters who made their voices heard in the European Parliament.

17/10/2019

Belgium

Watch: Hearty handshakes as Johnson toasts Brexit deal with EU leaders

It was all hearty handshakes and happiness as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson did a lap of honour among EU leaders.

17/10/2019

Belgium

Watch: Brexit deal agreed but Boris Johnson now faces battle back home

London and Brussels have agreed on a Brexit deal... but it still has to get the backing of British MPs and the European Parliament.

17/10/2019

Europe News

Here are the five key takeaways from the latest EU summit

Brexit, budget, climate, enlargement, Turkey's military incursion in Syria — what the EU leaders decide on the key issues?

17/10/2019