Belgium

Belgium

Brussels Airlines strike: Brief from Brussels

Why are the striking workers unhappy and what does it mean for you?

15/05/2018

Belgium

Iran's diplomatic push in Brussels

The country's foreign minister is in the EU capital to rally support for the 2015 nuclear deal in the wake of the US pull-out

15/05/2018

Next Series

Can industrial waste be mined and recycled in sustainable ways?

'Futuris' investigates whether landfill sites are really treasure troves!

11/05/2018

Europe News

Belgium revives abortion debate

In Belgium abortion is allowed up to 12 weeks after conception and only under strict criteria. The Belgian federal parliament has started debating the removal of abortion from the penal code, in order to stop stigmatizing women.

08/05/2018

Belgium

Belgium's not a country? We'll see in the World Cup, Verhofstadt tells Farage

Old adversaries cross swords again over whether Belgium is a 'nation'.

03/05/2018

Europe News

The EU's smaller farmers fear subsidy cuts in the CAP budget review

Brexit is forcing a subsidy rethink as the EU cash pot shrinks, and with the Common Agricultural Policy the EU's biggest spender, cuts are on the horizon.

01/05/2018

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Brothels with sex dolls open in Belgium and France

Belgium and in France are seeing a new type of business opening — sex-doll brothels.

29/04/2018

No Comment

EU nations back ban on insecticides to protect bees

European Union member states have backed a proposal to ban all outdoor use of neonicotinoid insecticides that studies show can harm bees.

29/04/2018

Belgium

Thousands of ethnic Uighurs rally outside European Commission against China

Uighurs accuse Beijing of oppressing them, in part by forcibly detaining many of their community in re-education camps where they're subjected to Chinese state propaganda.

27/04/2018

Belgium

Environmentalists buzzing after EU bans 'bee-harming pesticides'

Green campaigners have welcomed EU moves to ban the outdoor use of pesticides they claim are harmful to bees. But industry say it is a sad day for farmers.

27/04/2018

Europe News

Pompeo meets with NATO in Brussels

Mike Pompeo is in Brussels to meet with NATO officials just hours after becoming US Secretary of State

27/04/2018

Belgium

Thieves escape with €2.2m gold artwork after 220kph chase

Thieves smashed into gallery before fleeing with police in chase.

26/04/2018

Belgium

Ken Loach in anti-Semitism clash with Belgium's prime minister

Michel criticises honorary doctorate for director

26/04/2018

Cult

Balkan Trafik: building bridges through music

Make peace and not war: That's the principal idea behind Balkan Trafik, which brings together live acts from Serbia, Kosovo and Bosnia Herzegovina.

24/04/2018

Belgium

Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam found guilty by Belgian court

Last known surviving presumed member of Islamist gang that killed 130 people in Paris in 2015 found guilty in Belgium of attempted murder while resisting arrest in 2016

23/04/2018

Belgium

Verdict expected in Abdeslam Brussels trial

Abdeslam faces up to 20 years in jail

22/04/2018

Europe News

French terror suspect to stand trial for killing 4 at Jewish Museum in Brussels

The attack shocked Europe and led to more security around Jewish institutions

19/04/2018

Belgium

Three Belgian companies summoned to court for chemicals exports to Syria

Three Belgian companies have been accused by Belgian Customs authorities of exporting chemicals to Syria without a proper export license.

18/04/2018

Europe News

EU 'understands' Syria strikes but calls for peace talks, says Mogherini

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said the EU understood the need for military action in Syria, but encouraged the resumption of peace talks, as the situation could 'spiral' out of control.

16/04/2018

Belgium

Russia's ambassador to the EU tells euronews there was no chemical attack in Douma

Vladimir Chizov says the events purported to be a chemical attack in Syria's Eastern Ghouta region were staged

10/04/2018

Business Planet

The great opportunities of the Galileo satellite navigation system

With Galileo providing users with free of charge global positioning, navigation and timing information, several forward-looking companies are creating Galileo-enabled receivers, chipsets and modules – many of which are already available on the market.

06/04/2018

Sport

Tour of Flanders: Terpstra escapes to victory

Dutchman Niki Terpstra claimed an impressive solo victory on Sunday to add the Tour of Flanders to his 2014 Paris-Roubaix title for his second triumph in a 'Monument' classic.

01/04/2018

Sport

Anna van der Breggen solos to victory at the Tour of Flanders

Anna Van Der Breggen has just about won everything on the women's tour except the Tour of Flanders. She rectified that today when she soloed to victory

01/04/2018

Europe News

EU makes borderless streaming of TV, movies a reality

Pay-to-view subscribers will now be able to follow their shows when abroad, but Hollywood may need some persuading the new EU law is good for business.

01/04/2018

Belgium

How some Belgians feel about Brexit

It is 12 months before the UK formally leaves the EU and Euronews asked residents in the Belgium capital of Brussels how they felt about the historic decision.

29/03/2018

World

Belgium's battle against terror and radicalisation

Two years after Brussels bombings, how is Belgium tackling radicalisation and terrorism?

28/03/2018