Belgium

Europe News

Ukraine needs more weapons and quick, says country's foreign minister

Dmytro Kuleba was invited to take part in a meeting with NATO ministers.

07/04/2022

Europe News

EU countries yet to reach agreement on fresh sanctions against Russia

Ambassadors from across the bloc were meeting in Brussels on Wednesday to hammer out the final details of the new measures.

06/04/2022

Real Economy

Europe rethinking its rules on government debt

In partnership with The European Commission

The EU is rethinking the rules on public spending, debt and investment that will shape the future of Europe’s economy.

06/04/2022

Europe News

EU extends free roaming in Europe until 2032

EU extends free roaming in Europe until 2032

04/04/2022

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Violinist plays Ukrainian national anthem before lawmakers in Belgium

A violinist took to the floor before Belgian lawmakers and performed a moving rendition of the Ukrainian national anthem as Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke via video-link to Belgium’s Federal Parliament on Thursday.

01/04/2022

Europe News

Zelenskyy targets Russian diamonds in address to Belgian Parliament

The city of Antwerp is responsible for the trade of 86% of rough diamonds mined in the world, according to the Antwerp World Diamond Centre.

31/03/2022

Europe Decoded

How COVID is still hitting Europe hard and what the EU can do next

EU countries rushed to get their population vaccinated. Now, nearly three-quarters of the bloc's population is inoculated, yet the region remains at the epicentre of the pandemic.

29/03/2022

Belgium

Tensions surface over energy prices as EU summit draws to a close

The two-day EU leaders summit in Brussels centered largely on strategies aimed at dealing with Europe's dependency on Russian energy.

25/03/2022

Europe Decoded

What's on Joe Biden's packed agenda in Brussels today?

In what is set to be a busy day, Biden will become the first US president to participate physically at an EU summit.

24/03/2022

Europe News

What is the European Council and why is it meeting in Brussels?

The tete-a-tete brings 27 EU leaders together six times a year - and this year there is a special guest.

23/03/2022

Economy

EU relaxes state aid rules for companies impacted by war in Ukraine

Brussels first relaxed its strict state aid rules to mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19. Now it's doing it again because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

23/03/2022

Europe News

Skyrocketing fertiliser prices sends farmers production costs soaring

The war in Ukraine is seriously impacting the cost of fertiliser in the EU.

21/03/2022

Europe News

Russia committing 'massive war crime' in Mariupol, says Borrell

Ukrainian authorities rejected a Russian ultimatum for Mariupol to surrender.

21/03/2022

Europe News

Brussels mulls Russian oil embargo in new sanctions round

Russian provides more than a third of EU imports of petroleum products and 40% of all EU imports of natural gas.

21/03/2022

Europe News

'We are human too': Congolese student who fled Ukraine recounts racism

Videos shared on social showed black people being pushed off trains and animals being prioritised before people.

21/03/2022

Belgium

Six killed as car driven into carnival crowd in southern Belgium

The circumstances of Sunday morning's incident in the southern town of La Louvière are unclear, but a terrorist motive is not thought to be considered at this stage.

20/03/2022

Belgium

Belgium postpones nuclear energy phase-out by 10 years over Ukraine

The Belgian government's move, prompted by soaring energy prices due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, means two recent reactors will remain operational until 2035.

19/03/2022

Belgium

Antwerp: Belgium man admits to revenge murder of former schoolteacher

The 37-year-old man confessed to the killing on Thursday, according to judicial sources.

17/03/2022

Europe News

Greenpeace activists scale EU building in protest at deforestation

The bloc's environment ministers were meeting in Brussels to discuss deforestation-free imports.

17/03/2022

Europe News

Belgium begins to cope with Ukrainian refugees after shaky start

A larger facility opened in Brussels this week to help authorities register people for government support.

16/03/2022

Europe News

NATO vows more forces, exercises to face 'new reality'

Jens Stoltenberg said that hundreds of thousands of NATO troops have been put on high alert since Russia launched its attack against Ukraine.

16/03/2022

My Europe Series

Europe's week: Ukraine conflict leaves little room for other matters

EU leaders met in Versailles this week for an informal two-day summit.

11/03/2022

Europe News

'Europe has learned from 2015', EU migration chief says

The migrant crisis seven years ago emboldened the far right and changed the face of European politics. This time, it will be different, says Ylva Johansson.

11/03/2022

Europe News

Belgium bakers struggle to make ends meet as flour prices soar

Arnaud Szalies says flour prices have risen by 30% in three weeks. Experts warn this could only be the beginning.

10/03/2022

Economy

Belgian companies brace for tough times as sanctions begin to bite

Western sanctions against Russia are the largest ever against any country.

02/03/2022

Europe News

Listen: Ukrainian translator gets emotional during Zelenskyy's speech

The official Ukrainian-English interpreter for the European Parliament appeared overwhelmed with emotion as he translated a speech by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

01/03/2022