Belgium Belgium: New seven-party coalition government officially sworn in The country has been without an elected government since December 2018. 02/10/2020
Ireland Irish cabinet working from home over suspected COVID-19 infection The Dail or parliament was suspended in the afternoon over the announcement but resumed in the evening with junior ministers answering questions from lawmakers. 15/09/2020
View With power within reach, this is what Montenegro's new coalition government needs to do first ǀ View Montenegro's opposition is on the cusp on forging a historic coalition, ending nearly 30 years of rule by the country's Democratic Socialists. There is a lot on the agenda to turn the country around. 10/09/2020
The Cube Facebook investigates fake accounts sharing Spanish government content The Ministry of Health claims it was a victim of "fraudulent activity" after hundreds of false profiles liked and shared their content. 24/04/2020
Europe News Coronavirus achieves the impossible as Belgium forms government Belgium has been without a government since elections in May 2019. But coronavirus has helped focus minds. 18/03/2020
Europe News Explaining the Belgian government crisis...in under 3 minutes The country remains without a government, and critical decisions on the climate crisis, budget and migration are on hold. The question is - will they beat their own score? From 2010-2011 Belgium got the Guinness World record for longest time without a government in peacetime. 27/01/2020
Netherlands Why did 12m people in the Netherlands receive an emergency message? The Dutch government uses the NL-Alert system to inform citizens about disasters and give emergency instructions. 02/12/2019
Europe News The Brief: Fragmented politics - the new norm for Europe? More than five months since the last federal elections Belgium is yet to form a government after a fragile coalition collapsed. This situation is far from unique. In fact, single party governments are now the exception all over the EU. Is this the new normal? 06/11/2019
The Cube Greece to deport thousands of migrants after deadly fire | #TheCube At least one person was killed on Sunday when a blaze which broke out on Lesbos island, prompting fresh calls for government action. 01/10/2019
Europe News Belgian politics still in limbo, three months after elections The nationalist right and extreme right prevailed in the Flemish north of the country. In Wallonia, the majority voted for the socialist party and the greens. 29/08/2019
Europe News Barroso's commission: where are they now? A third of Jose Barroso’s European Commission colleagues have taken up high level roles in the business sector since leaving public office. 14/10/2016
