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MEPs give final approval to EU's 2050 climate neutrality target

The new EU Climate Law increases the EU’s 2030 emissions reductions target from 40% to at least 55%.

24/06/2021

Europe News

EU leaders blast Viktor Orbán over anti-LGBT bill during tense summit

EU leaders joined forces to criticise the Hungarian Prime Minister, with the Dutch PM even suggesting Hungary should leave the bloc if it doesn't agree with EU values.

24/06/2021

Europe News

Fugitive far-right soldier apparently found dead, says Belgian police

A body was found on Sunday by people walking in a wooded area. Initial evidence indicates it is Conings and that he killed himself, Belgian police said.

20/06/2021

Belgium

Five killed in school construction site collapse in Belgium

Five construction workers were confirmed dead on Saturday after a school building site partially collapsed in the Belgian city of Antwerp.

20/06/2021

Belgium

Belgian manhunt for armed far-right suspect enters second month

46-year-old former soldier Jurgen Conings was placed on a watchlist in February and has threatened several people in the past months.

17/06/2021

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EU leaders meet US Biden for EU-US Summit in Brussels

US President Joe Biden was given a tour around the lantern-shaped Europa building in Brussels, by European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

15/06/2021

Belgium

Big tech companies exposed to EU privacy cases after court decision

Facebook, Google, Twitter, and others can be challenged by watchdogs in any EU member state, not just its lead regulator in Ireland, the bloc’s top court has ruled.

15/06/2021

Belgium

EU and US reach deal to end Airbus-Boeing trade dispute

The trade dispute skyrocketed under the Trump administration and saw tit-for-tat duties slapped on a range of companies that have nothing to do with aircraft production

15/06/2021

Europe News

NATO recognises China as a 'security challenge' for the first time

The alliance's secretary-general said on Monday that NATO is concerned by Beijing's rapidly expanding nuclear arsenal.

14/06/2021

Belgium

Biden says US will respond if Russia continues 'harmful activities'

US President Joe Biden spoke about his upcoming June 16 meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a NATO summit.

14/06/2021

Europe News

NATO must confront China, but Russia remains top threat - US official

US Chargé d’Affaires Douglas Jones tells Euronews that strengthening NATO is "all the more important" in a world of "increasing autocratic regimes".

13/06/2021

Earth News

A Belgian Waffle but with a crunchy twist - it’s made from insects

Scientists at Ghent University are experimenting with insect-based fat as a sustainable alternative.

10/06/2021

Sport

EURO 2020: This is your quick guide to Belgium

Belgium won all of their ten qualifying games and 1st in the FIFA World Rankings.

07/06/2021

Belgium

Belgium vows crackdown on rape after suicide of 14-year-old victim

Belgium's government has proposed doubling the maximum sentence for rape after a 14-year-old victim killed herself just days after she was assaulted and filmed in Ghent.

04/06/2021

Europe News

Brussels to lean on locals to measure air quality levels

The initiative called CurieuzenAir aims to measure nitrogen dioxide levels in the Belgian capital at 3,000 different locations over a four-week period from 25 September to 23 October.

03/06/2021

Europe News

ECJ dismisses attempt by Hungary to reverse MEPs rule of law vote

The bloc's highest court rejected Budapest's attempt to overturn a 2018 vote that started so-called Article 7 proceedings.

03/06/2021

Europe News

Brussels wants member states to keep spending to maintain recovery

Brussels wants EU countries to keep investing and spending in order to maintain the recovery from the pandemic.

02/06/2021

Belgium

Belgium recalls ambassador whose wife allegedly hit two in South Korea

The Belgian government also waived the diplomatic immunity of its ambassador's wife so that she could be investigated by South Korean police, the embassy said in a Facebook post.

31/05/2021

Belgium

In pictures: Thousands protest in Brussels against COVID restrictions

Thousands descended on a park in the Belgian capital for a 'party' designed to flout COVID-19 rules, later marching on the European Union headquarters.

29/05/2021

Europe News

Pfizer’s COVID jab is first in EU to be approved for 12-15 year olds

The European Medicines Agency gave the green light to member states to use the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 in children between the age of 12 and 15.

28/05/2021

Europe News

Talks over reform of EU agriculture end without agreement

Negotiations over the EU's Common Agricultural Policy broke down this week.

28/05/2021

Europe News

Lukashenko is 'turning Belarus into the North Korea of Europe'

"Lukashenko is turning my country into the North Korea of Europe: non-transparent, unpredictable and dangerous."

26/05/2021

Smart Regions

Europe's biggest concrete 3D printer creates the home of tomorrow

In partnership with the European Commission

The first one-piece, two-storey building made entirely using a concrete 3D printer stands as excellent example of how the European construction sector could be revolutionised. It's quick to build, uses less material and is more eco-friendly.

24/05/2021

Belgium

Dozens of migrants rescued off the coast of Belgium

Forty-nine migrants, mostly of Vietnamese origin and thought to be heading for England by boat, were rescued off the coast of Belgium on Wednesday morning, according to Bruges' prosecutor.

19/05/2021

Belgium

Hundreds of Belgian police hunting for armed man in national park

The virologist and his family have been moved to a safe house until the man, who is on Belgium's terror watchlist over his support for far-right groups, has been found.

19/05/2021

Health Series

The sustainable farming methods helping farmers earn a fair income

In partnership with The European Commission

Sustainable farming methods are being used more and more in Europe. They help the environment, reduce costs and help farmers earn a fair wage. The EU's Common Agricultural Policy is also trying to encourage these practices.

11/05/2021