Belgium

Belgium

'This is a Belgian joke': Brussels set for a two-hour curfew on Friday

Locals in Brussels have been left bemused by rules that require them to respect a curfew on Friday evening... for just two hours!

07/05/2021

Europe News

Poland eyes €36bn of EU recovery cash despite last year's veto

Warsaw is set to receive €12.1 billion in loans and €23.9 billion in grants as part of the EU's pandemic recovery fund.

06/05/2021

Belgium

EU lets US, Canada and Norway join its military mobility project

In a move suggesting President Biden is happier about closer military co-operation with the EU, the US will join a European Union military project.

06/05/2021

Belgium

Belgium's parliament and universities hit by cyber attack

Belnet said 200 of their customers were affected, including universities, public administrations, and research institutes.

05/05/2021

Travel News

Farmer moves 200-year-old French border with Belgium by mistake

"We will have to put things back in place," the local Belgian mayor of Erquelinnes said.

05/05/2021

World

Brussels plans fresh drive to start Albania's EU membership talks

EU countries vetoed the latest attempt to begin negotiations.

04/05/2021

Europe News

Brussels calls for a law to protect Europe's endangered journalists

"There is nothing in our European rules recognising the special role of the media as one of the pillars of democracy."

03/05/2021

No Comment

Clashes as revelers break rules to party in Brussels

Clashes as revelers break rules to party in Brussels

01/05/2021

Europe News

Apple overcharges rival streaming services, claims Brussels

Brussels considers that Apple breaches EU competition law because it charges high commission fees on rivals on the App store.

30/04/2021

Belgium

Belgian MP shares video of intimidation by young men in Brussels

Brussels police have confirmed they are investigating the incident.

28/04/2021

Europe News

EU's 'mandatory' lobbying register 'doesn't go far enough'

MEPs have voted to reinforce a list used to register meetings between lobbyists and EU officials that will apply, for the first time, to all three institutions, but critics say it doesn't go far enough.

27/04/2021

Belgium

Belgium shuts borders to travellers from India, Brazil & South Africa

Belgium citizens and residents can fly back from these three countries but will have to submit to quarantine and COVID-19 tests.

27/04/2021

Belgium

Euroviews. EU's new AI law risks enabling Orwellian surveillance states | View

"The list of exceptions to the already narrow prohibition leaves ample room for the use of biometric technologies to watch and monitor us," writes Sarah Chander at European Digital Rights.

22/04/2021

Europe News

Brussels delays decision on making gas and nuclear a green investment

The European Commission announced new criteria Wednesday for its "green taxonomy", a list of investments that are environmentally friendly, to help improve the flow of money towards sustainable activities across the European Union.

21/04/2021

Belgium

Balkan Trafik Festival celebrates 15th anniversary online

The Balkan Trafik Festival is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year with a COVID-safe digital programme.

17/04/2021

World

UK Brexit minister meets EU chief to discuss Northern Ireland Protocol

"There was a lot that was left out, meaning that obviously there will be a need for a practical solution of how to then implement it," a customs and international trade advisor told Euronews.

15/04/2021

Belgium

Belgium, Switzerland and Denmark announce easing of COVID restrictions

Belgium’s prime minister has announced the country will reopen restaurants and bars for outdoor service next month, and lift a night-time curfew, while Switzerland and Denmark also announced plans to ease restrictions.

14/04/2021

Belgium

Stolen Roman statue recovered by Italian art police after chance discovery in Belgium

The find was made in Brussels by two off-duty officers from the Carabinieri Art Squad, Italy's specialist art and antiquities crime unit.

12/04/2021

My Europe Series

Europe's week: AstraZeneca jab troubles and Turkey's diplomacy mistake

The European Medicines Agency said the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine could potentially cause rare blood clots and Commission President von der Leyen got sidelined in Ankara. Here's a look at two key stories making the news in Brussels this week.

09/04/2021

Europe News

Omit Mediterranean products from EU-wide food labelling plan, says MEP

Spanish MEP Adrián Vázquez Lázara has told Euronews that Mediterranean products like olive oil should be left out of plans to introduce a mandatory food labelling system, designed to inform consumers of healthier choices.

08/04/2021

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Rare April snowfall in Belgian capital

Belgians woke up on Tuesday to a dusting of snow in the capital in an unusual weather event for this time of the year

06/04/2021

Belgium

Brussels Palais de Justice will finally get a facelift

Belgium’s federal government will put €1.5 million aside to renovate the scaffolding, which was put up in 1984. The work is predicted to be completed by 2030.

03/04/2021

Europe News

Landlords switch to long lets as COVID hits Europe's short stay market

"Many owners decided to withdraw their accommodation from the short-term rental market and put them on the long-term rental market," one expert told Euronews.

02/04/2021

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Police use water cannon to disperse crowd in Brussels

Belgian police clashed with a large crowd Thursday in one of Brussels’ biggest parks after thousands of revellers gathered for an unauthorized event despite coronavirus restrictions.

02/04/2021

World

Fake music festival turns out to be April Fool's day joke in Belgium

A fake music festival organised via social media and marketing itself as restrictions-free turned out to be a April Fool's day practical joke. But after thousands of party-goers turned up to the Brussels venue, defying current lockdown rules, police was forced to disperse the crowds.

02/04/2021

Europe News

EU summit in Brussels: Four key things to look out for

European leaders will hold a videoconference Thursday where the vaccine rollout and the transatlantic relationship will be just some of the issues discussed.

24/03/2021