Belgium

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RegioStars Awards highlight Europe's innovative projects

Awarding Europe's most inspiring regional projects that support people's lives through the creation of economic growth and jobs.

16/10/2017

Belgium

Meet Madeleina Kay, the 'EU Supergirl'

Kay was told to leave a Brussels press conference, despite having press accreditation

14/10/2017

Europe News

What will Trump do to the Iran deal?

12/10/2017

Belgium

Serbian PM: Kosovo major obstacle in EU talks

11/10/2017

Europe News

Catalan independence a no-go for Brussels

11/10/2017

Europe News

Catalonia: Reactions from the European Parliament

11/10/2017

Europe News

Belgium hit by 24-hour strike

Public sector workers in the French-speaking region of Belgium have gone on a 24-hour strike.

10/10/2017

Belgium

Ale Mary! Church turns to beer brewing to raise funds

Saint Catherine's church in Brussels is turning to Belgium's brewing tradition to raise funds for renovation work

05/10/2017

Europe News

Debating Glyphosate

Health experts from EU countries are expected to discuss whether or not to extend the license for the herbicide.

05/10/2017

No Comment

Climbers clean-up Brussel's Atomium

A team of climber's begin their annual clean up of Brussel's iconic Atomium. Climbers will polish the nine steel globes that was originally built for the World's Fair of 1958.

04/10/2017

Belgium

Belgium watches Catalonia but without panic

Flemish separatists do not face the same conflicts as the Catalan independence movement.

03/10/2017

Belgium

Brexit progress but not enough to open trade talks

Both sides involved in the intricate negotiations arranging the UK's withdrawal - or "Brexit" - from the EU have welcomed a "new dynamic" in the negotiations.

28/09/2017

Belgium

Dating website ad banned in Brussels

28/09/2017

Cult

Magritte in 3D at the Atomium: surrealist!

This exhibition specifically designed for the 60th anniversary of the Atomium launches the visitor into the magical world of René Magritte and the surrealism. Two Belgian icons meet!

25/09/2017

Musica

Pinocchio reopens Brussels opera house after facelift

Belgian composer Philippe Boesmans and French playwright Joël Pommerat offer a captivating and dark adaptation of Carlo Collodi's legendary tale.

21/09/2017

Belgium

Suspect in Jewish Museum attack 'too ill' to attend trial -lawyer

French national Mehdi Nemmouche, placed in solitary confinement in a Belgian prison cell, is currently "losing sight, losing hearing, and suffers from unbearable headaches," one of his lawyers told reporters in Brussels.

21/09/2017

Europe News

EU-Canada trade pact sparks food safety concerns

Campaigners fear there could be a drop in food standards, as CETA deal comes into force

21/09/2017

Belgium

Brussels terror suspect to break silence in court

Terror suspect Mehdi Nemmouche to break his silence at court appearance linked to 2014 Jewish museum shooting

20/09/2017

Europe News

EU gets tough on cyber security

European Commission clenches fists in face of mounting attacks

19/09/2017

Belgium

Ballerinas treat commuters to Swan Lake recital in Antwerp

The Shanghai Ballet performed a few scenes from Tchaikovsky's classic ballet in Central Station ahead of their upcoming run.

18/09/2017

Belgium

Once Europe's grandest building, Belgium's Palais de Justice is crumbling

The state of the Brussels landmark is so bad locals joke that even the scaffolding has its own scaffolding

18/09/2017

Europe News

Jean-Claude Juncker clears the confusion over Catalonia

The European Commission has clarified its position on the Catalonia independence referendum after Jean Claude Juncker appeared to say that he would support a yes vote.

15/09/2017

Europe News

Europe's finance ministers plot course for tax harmonisation

France is leading the push for reform with the so-called equalisation tax and it has companies such as Amazon and Google and Apple its crosshairs

15/09/2017

Europe News

Independent Catalonia would have to apply to join EU - Juncker

Jean-Claude Juncker has said he would respect the results of a yes vote in a Catalan independence referendum.

14/09/2017

Belgium

Juncker backs Muslim animal slaughter despite personal reservations

Juncker gives his opinions on key issues affecting Muslims living in Europe

14/09/2017

Europe News

Juncker: An independent Catalonia would have to apply to join EU

Juncker stated he would respect Spain's parliament and constitutional court, but also respect a yes vote in Catalan independence referendum

14/09/2017