Belgium

Europe News

'Freedom convoy' protest fails to make a splash in Brussels

A police operation prevented trucks and vans from entering Brussels and disrupting the city in protest against COVID restrictions and vaccine mandates.

14/02/2022

Art

Artwork looted by the Nazis returned to rightful owners after 71 years

The painting belonged to a Jewish couple who fled Belgium prior to World War Two, their grandchildren are still searching for other items.

11/02/2022

Europe News

Belgian teachers protest working conditions and financial cuts

The demonstration in Brussels gathered teachers and school staff from the French-speaking region of Wallonia.

10/02/2022

Nature

Europe’s 89 million dogs are pooing all over biodiversity hotspots

The levels of nitrogen and phosphorous found next to fouled paths would be illegal on farms, scientists were 'staggered' to discover.

07/02/2022

Euronews Debates

Euronews Debates | The South Africa perspective: Can the EU & Africa reboot their relationship?

In partnership with Brand South Africa

A panel of experts discusses the key challenges facing the EU-Africa partnership today, including energy, security, education and the economy.

04/02/2022

Europe News

Belgian inflation rises to highest level since 1983

Wages in Belgium are automatically indexed against inflation, meaning workers pay increases at the same time.

01/02/2022

Culture news

New Belgian passports to feature iconic cartoons Tintin and the Smurfs

The newly designed passports will also increase security, the country's foreign minister has said.

28/01/2022

Belgium

Von der Leyen text messages to Pfizer CEO 'should be released'

Critics say the European Commission has become less transparent, less accountable and "unhinged" from European democracy.

28/01/2022

Belgium

Clashes in Brussels as thousands protest at COVID restrictions

Sunday's march followed demonstrations in other European capitals this weekend against vaccine mandates and other COVID restrictions.

23/01/2022

Europe News

Teen pilot lands in Belgium after record-breaking flight

Zara Rutherford touched down in the town of Kortrijk, 90km west of Brussels, on Thursday afternoon - the same airfield where she embarked on her journey last August.

20/01/2022

Belgium

Belgian court sentences migrant smuggling leader for UK lorry deaths

Vo Van Hong was found guilty of leading a human trafficking group based in Belgium.

19/01/2022

Economy

What is the EU's Stability and Growth Pact and why is it important?

The bloc's fiscal rulebook has been suspended until next year to stave off any unwanted economic consequences of the pandemic.

18/01/2022

Art

'Fabric of Europe' art installation marks French EU Presidency

As part of the French presidency of the Council of the European Union, an art installation titled 'The Fabric of Europe' is inaugurated in Brussels by French Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot and Secretary of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune.

11/01/2022

Tech News

EU will force tech firms to do more against child sexual abuse online

The EU's home affairs commissioner plans to propose new legislation that will strengthen requirements for reporting abuse by social media platforms and internet service providers.

10/01/2022

Europe News

Pressure mounts on Brussels to help reduce 'ghost flights' in Europe

Airlines are currently expected to fly at least 50% of their flights or risk losing the slots used at airports to take off and land the following year.

06/01/2022

Belgium

Dutch tourists flock to Belgium to escape New Year lockdown at home

Thousands of Dutch visitors have been out and about in Antwerp shopping as well as eating and drinking in bars and cafés that are shut down in the Netherlands.

31/12/2021

Culture news

Belgium's Council of State overturns government theatre closure

The slap in the face for the government came on Tuesday afternoon.

28/12/2021

Culture news

'No culture, no future': Belgian cultural workers appeal COVID rules

After meeting Tuesday with sector representatives, Health Minister Frank Vandenbroucke told state broadcaster RTBF that “there’s no possibility to immediately revise the (government’s) decision.”

26/12/2021

Belgium

Belgium to shut down all seven of its nuclear reactors by 2025

Progressively phasing out nuclear power has been enshrined in Belgian law since 2003.

23/12/2021

Belgium

Belgium to close cinemas and theatres amid Omicron spread

Belgium will close cinemas, theatres and ban most indoor activities to curb COVID-19 infections.

22/12/2021

Health news

COVID can damage sperm and make it harder to get pregnant

Researchers in Belgium found some patients who recovered from COVID suffered a drop in sperm count and mobility.

21/12/2021

Europe News

Sanctions needed before any Russian invasion, says Ukrainian president

EU leaders hosted leaders from Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Armenia and Azerbaijan in Brussels on Wednesday.

15/12/2021

Mobility

Faster trains and cheaper tickets under new EU rail plans

The European Commission has announced new plans to boost long-distance and cross-border train travel in Europe as part of efforts to tackle climate change.

15/12/2021

Belgium

EU sanctions Russia's Wagner Group over human rights abuse claims

It accused those targeted of "serious human rights abuses, including torture and extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and killings, or in destabilising activities in some of the countries they operate in."

14/12/2021

Europe News

Brussels wants EU police to cooperate better to fight organised crime

According to Europol, 80% of gangs are involved in cross-border crimes.

08/12/2021

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Health workers try to storm minister office in Brussels

Several thousand medical workers protested in Brussles on Tuesday to call for better working conditions and to oppose mandatory vaccinations against COVID-19.

07/12/2021