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EU parliament honours Paris attack victims in silence

After singing the French national anthem, La Marseillaise, the members of the European Parliament, joined by European Commission President Jean

18/11/2015

Sport

Belgium cancel Spain friendly

Tuesday’s friendly match between Belgium and Spain has been called off amid security fears following the deadly attacks in Paris on Friday. The game

17/11/2015

Europe News

Belgian security officials hit back at French criticism

Belgium has hit back at French criticism of the country’s security services. An intelligence official in France told AFP on Tuesday that “the

17/11/2015

Europe News

Belgium remains on high alert after Paris attacks

Belgium remains on high alert as the manhunt for one Paris terror suspect continued. Police searched a car this morning in the middle of Brussels’s

17/11/2015

Belgium

'Wanted and dangerous' - Still no sign of Salah Abdeslam after Paris attacks

All roads lead to Belgium, it seems, for police probing the Paris attacks. But while two suspects in the country have now been charged with

16/11/2015

Europe News

Europe has shown "too much tolerance" towards Islamist movements

Terror attacks on Charlie Hebdo, the Jewish Museum in Brussels, Madrid commuter trains, and now the latest in Paris all have links to one Brussels

16/11/2015

Belgium

A Belgian connection - again - as terror strikes Europe

The theory of a Belgian connection with the Paris attacks is gaining ground. Seven people have now been detained in Belgium in connection with the

15/11/2015

Belgium

Brussels arrests in connection with Paris shootings

The authorities in Belgium say they arrested three people on Saturday in connection with the deadly attacks in Paris on Friday night. The country

15/11/2015

Belgium

Facebook given 48 hours to quit tracking Internet users in Belgium

Facebook has been given 48 hours by a Belgian court to stop tracking Internet users who don’t have profiles with the social media company, or face

09/11/2015

Europe News

Climate change? Warmer weather leaves Belgian brewery in low spirits

The owner of a Belgian brewery is in low spirits, as unusually warm weather wreaks havoc with production. Brasserie Cantillon, based in Brussels

09/11/2015

Europe News

EU interior ministers discuss speeding up relocation of refugees

Speeding up the relocation of refugees, strengthening borders and fighting human trafficking are up for discussion, as EU interior ministers meet in

09/11/2015

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Balloon maze in Belgium

07/11/2015

Europe News

Protesting beekeepers stung by 'fake' Chinese honey

Beekeepers from Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia have protested against what they describe as poor quality Chinese honey imports. They want the

30/10/2015

Belgium

Belgium: 'Terrorism not a motive' for Flawinne barracks attack

Police in Belgium say they are not focussing on terrorism as a motive for a failed attack on a military barracks in Flawinne. Vincent Macq, crown

26/10/2015

Europe News

Climate protesters take to the streets of Brussels

Dozens of protesters have taken to the streets of Brussels ahead of a UN climate conference next month. The UN meeting will aim to broker a binding

21/10/2015

Belgium

EU leaders offer Turkey aid in plan to stop migrant flow to Europe

16/10/2015

Europe News

EU renews call for refugee pledges to be honoured

EU officials have reiterated their call for governments to stump up the cash they pledged last month to help refugees. The European Commission, the

15/10/2015

Belgium

EU leaders meet for summit where refugees will dominate talks

The European Union’s leaders meet for a summit in Brussels today with migrants top of the agenda. The divisive issue needs a collective response, but

15/10/2015

Europe News

EU officials tells governments to keep promises on migration

A top European Commission official has said that EU countries need to keep the promises they’ve made to help refugees and migrants. Governments

14/10/2015

World

Russia, Iran are part of solution in Syria: EU foreign policy chief

Amid reports of a combined Syrian-Russian-Iranian ground offensive in Syria, the West must talk to Tehran to broker an end to the conflict, a senior

14/10/2015

Economy

AB InBev and SABMiller agree takeover deal to create new beer giant

If at first you don’t succeed, try try again. After being rebuffed several times in its bid to take over SABMiller, brewing giant AB InBev’s

13/10/2015

Belgium

NATO must respond to a more assertive Russia - Stoltenberg

Meeting in Brussels, NATO defence ministers have given renewed assurances that they will protect the interests of their 28 members. They have decided

08/10/2015

Belgium

Nato ready to send troops to defend Turkey, says Stoltenberg

Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said that "NATO is ready and able to defend all allies, including Turkey against any threat" as the organisation meets in Brussels to assess Russia's military build-

08/10/2015

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Belgium: Clashes at anti-austerity protest

Violence erupts as Belgian unions march against government austerity measures. Ten of thousands of people marched in Brussels against austerity

08/10/2015

Belgium

Anti-austerity protesters battle police in Brussels

Police and anti-austerity protesters have engaged in running battles in the Belgian capital Brussels. Tens of thousands took to the streets as part

07/10/2015

Economy

SABMiller rejects latest AB InBev bid in big beer battle

The battle of the brewers between the world’s two biggest beer producers has taken another twist. SABMiller – owners of Peroni – has rejected the

07/10/2015