Belgium

Belgium

EU chief negotiator Barnier says no deal Brexit increasingly likely

The EU says no deal Brexit is now more likely than ever before but hopes to avoid it

02/04/2019

Belgium

Protest over 'social dumping' in transport sector held in Brussels

On Wednesday, transit workers from across the EU marched from downtown Brussels to the European Commission in protest.

27/03/2019

Belgium

Operation Sophia: EU to scale back Mediterranean rescue mission

The European Union is set to end the navy patrols aimed at preventing migrants from making the perilous Mediterranean Sea crossing from North Africa to Europe.

27/03/2019

World

'Bored to death': Brexit has exasperated this MEP | Raw Politics

Tired of hearing about Brexit? Well, this German MEP echoed what many of us may be feeling.

27/03/2019

Europe News

Reaction as MEPs back controversial online copyright reforms

26/03/2019

Belgium

Watch: Joking Juncker looks for comic relief from Brexit tension

The EU Commission President sparked a moment of light relief ahead of Brexit crunch talks.

21/03/2019

Europe News

Ireland may need referendum if UK stays in EU beyond June: Irish PM

Ireland may have to hold referendum to decide on UK participation in Euro elections

21/03/2019

Europe News

UK Brexit delay request dominates EU summit as May goes to Brussels

The European Council is to consider the UK's request for a Brexit delay. British opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is also in Brussels to push his alternative plan.

21/03/2019

Belgium

Watch again: Brexit extension possible if MPs pass deal, says Tusk

A short Brexit extension is "possible" but "conditional", EU Council President Donald Tusk said on Wednesday, in a short press conference in reaction to UK PM Theresa May's decision to ask Brussels for a Brexit extension until June 30.

20/03/2019

Europe News

EU hits Google with €1.49bn fine for 'blocking rival search engines'

It is the third fine the EU has given to Google in two years.

20/03/2019

Europe News

Police say Brussels 'bomb threat' was false alarm

Dozens of people were evacuated from a building near the European Union's headquarters on Tuesday morning. But after combing nearby streets, police confirmed it was a false alarm.

19/03/2019

Europe News

Exclusive: 'Negotiations are over,' says Barnier on Brexit deal

It is one of the clearest indications yet that any bid by the UK to prolong Article 50 will not be straightforward.

13/03/2019

Business

EU adds UAE, Bermuda to expanded tax haven blacklist

EU adds UAE, Bermuda to expanded tax haven blacklist

13/03/2019

Belgium

Ex-ISIL women 'losing hope' of returning home to Belgium

Two Belgian women said they were losing hope of ever going back home after a Belgian court overturned the ruling to repatriate them and their six children.

11/03/2019

Belgium

Frenchman found guilty of killing four people at Jewish museum in 2014

A Belgian court has convicted French citizen Mehdi Nemmouche of “terrorist murder” for the shooting deaths of four people at a Jewish museum in Brussels in 2014.

07/03/2019

Belgium

Studies on whether weedkiller causes cancer 'must be released'

The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has to disclose details of studies on the toxicity of weedkiller, EU judges ruled on Thursday,

07/03/2019

Belgium

Belgian carnival float depicting Jewish stereotypes criticised

A carnival float at a parade in Belgium has caused outrage for displaying giant caricatures of Jews sitting on bags of money.

06/03/2019

Belgium

Watch: Asian elephant gives birth at Belgian zoo

There are only 38,000 Asian Elephants left in the world, so the birth of a female calf at a Belgian zoo is an important event for the conservation of the species.

01/03/2019

Belgium

What is the European Public Prosecutor’s Office? | Euronews explains

Romania's ex-anti-corruption chief Laura Kovesi is set for an interview to become the EU's new chief prosecutor. Here we explain the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, the new office she could be heading up.

26/02/2019

Belgium

Watch: Chocolate dresses grace Brussels catwalk

One creation used 8kg of chocolate – not far off the 6kg the average Belgian eats in a year.

22/02/2019

Belgium

Juncker jokes May isn't to blame for his facial injury and plaster

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker joked to reporters that an injury on his face wasn't Theresa May's fault.

21/02/2019

Belgium

Green MEPs arrested after breaking into Belgian airbase

The activists are calling for the removal of nuclear weapons from Europe.

20/02/2019

Belgium

Germany 'still pays UK and Belgian pensioners who served in SS'

Those who pledged loyalty to Hitler are still being rewarded more than 70 years on.

20/02/2019

Belgium

Nancy Pelosi delivers speech to the EU

U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker arrive for a meeting at EU Commission headquarters in Brussels

19/02/2019

Belgium

Watch in 360°: Weekend 'soldiers' relive the decisive battles of WWII

Be part of the action as 200 re-enactors meet to relive the Battle of the Bulge — Nazi Germany's last offensive in WWII.

15/02/2019

Belgium

Fake News: Politicians, journalists, and scientists face mistrust toge

Who's to blame for fake news? Whether you read stories, write stories or appear in stories you might want to start by looking in the mirror.

15/02/2019