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Belgium

King Felipe VI of Spain receives box set of 'Game of Thrones' on a visit to Brussels

King Felipe VI has visited European Institutions in Brussels. He was greeted by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in what was the

15/04/2015

Culture news

Once Erasmus, forever Erasmus

Michael Dilissen is one of millions of young Europeans to have benefited from the EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme, and who could now build on

13/04/2015

Economy

Greek government makes IMF repayment

The Greek government said it met Thursday’s deadline to repay 460 million euros to the International Monetary Fund. “The payment has been made,” was

09/04/2015

Europe News

End of milk quotas 'will hurt small farmers'

Farmers driving tractors pulled into Brussels on Tuesday hours before the ending of milk quotas across the EU. Bruxelles: les éleveurs laitiers

31/03/2015

Cuba

EU and Cuba to quicken push for deal, says Mogherini in Havana

The European Union and Cuba plan to speed up the pace of talks on improving bilateral talks in the hope of reaching a basic deal by the end of 2015, the EU's foreign policy chief says.

25/03/2015

Belgium

Thousands attend inter-faith march in Brussels

Around 5,000 people gathered in the centre of Brussels on Sunday to participate in a march calling for peace and tolerance between religious faiths

15/03/2015

Belgium

Vicious cycle - Film highlights Brussels' bizarre bike lanes

A new video providing a crash course to cycling through Brussels has racked up more than 100,000 views online. Two cycling enthusiasts turned stunt

06/03/2015

My Europe Series

Europe Weekly: Africa seeks international help on Ebola

African leaders seek to raise awareness to the continued threat faced to their continent by the Ebola epidemic; Germany’s Angela Merkel plays down

06/03/2015

Culture news

Brussels exhibition highlights Ottoman influence

A new exhibition in Belgium aims to highlight the influence of Ottoman culture on western artists. “The Sultan’s World: The Ottoman Orient in

04/03/2015

Europe News

Uber 'killing our jobs,' say Brussels taxi drivers

Taxi drivers in Brussels have protested against ride-sharing smartphone application Uber. The service allows private hire cars to be ordered at the

03/03/2015

Europe News

British MEP tweaks passenger data bill to win support

After the Charlie Hebdo attacks, EU officals have revived a proposal to collect air passenger data and share it across Europe. British Conservative

26/02/2015

Europe News

EU seeks to create single European energy market

EU unveils ambitious plan to merge all 28 energy markets

25/02/2015

Economy

No talk of Greek euro exit, senior EU official says

In Brussels, EU officials say Greece must stick to the path of spending cuts to restore its battered public finances. Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen

24/02/2015

Europe News

Who is Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis?

A profile of Greece's new finance minister, who led his country's negotiations in the recent Eurogroup talks.

23/02/2015

Economy

EU finance ministers in crunch talks over Greece

The Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis arrived in Brussels on Friday afternoon for crunch talks with his Eurogroup counterparts, optimistic that

20/02/2015

Economy

No deal in Brussels over Greece's unpopular bailout

Crisis talks between Greek and eurozone finance ministers ended in deadlock in Brussels after seven hours, with no agreement over the country’s

12/02/2015

Europe News

EU opens Belgium tax probe

EU officials opened an investigation into the tax affairs of major multinationals in Belgium on Tuesday. The probe focuses on so-called “excess

03/02/2015

Europe News

Greece holds its breath as Syriza tops election polls

Greek voters go to the polls again this Friday after the collapse of the current coalition government with opinions polls pointing to a victory for

21/01/2015

France

"Je suis Charlie" resonates around the globe in demonstrations of solidarity

London lights up in solidarity and others march in peace as the victims of the Paris terror attacks are remembered.

12/01/2015

Europe News

Brussels joins tributes for Charlie Hebdo victim

Brussels have joined other capitals around the world in paying a silent tribute to the slain Charlie Hebdo journalists. Officials from the major

08/01/2015