Belgium

Belgium

Driver killed as coach carrying British schoolchildren crashes in Belgium

Belgium crash kills coach driver and injures at least six on board.

28/06/2015

Europe News

Greek talks down to the wire

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was back at the European Council on Friday (June 26) morning for another day of talks. He has just 48 hours to

26/06/2015

Belgium

EU leaders agree migrant plan, while Greek debt deal remains elusive

Tens of thousands of migrants who have arrived in Italy and Greece will be relocated to other EU states over the next two years. That is the decision

26/06/2015

Europe News

Eurogroup again fails to reach agreement

The latest Eurogroup meeting of finance ministers has yet again ended without an agreement on the Greek debt crisis. Thursday’s (June 25) meeting

25/06/2015

Europe News

Greek crisis overshadows EU summit

Arriving at a two-day EU Summit in Brussels this afternoon, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was all smiles. He says he’s optimistic Eurogroup

25/06/2015

Belgium

Greek debt talks fail, Brussels negotiations pushed back to Saturday

No deal again – as the latest meeting of eurozone finance ministers broke up on Thursday without a deal on Greece’s debt crisis. Sources said

25/06/2015

Economy

Eurozone Greek debt talks suspended till weekend

A final proposal by Greece’s international creditors has been put to eurozone finance ministers, with time fast running out to reach agreement and

25/06/2015

Economy

Final Greek debt plan to go before eurozone finance ministers

A final proposal by Greece’s international creditors is to be put to eurozone finance ministers, with time fast running out to avert a debt default

25/06/2015

Economy

Still no deal - talks to avoid a Greek debt default resume in Brussels

Talks between Greece and its main lenders resume this morning after yesterday’s Eurogroup negotiations wrapped without any formal agreement to avert

25/06/2015

Economy

Eurogroup makes last bid for Greek deal

The crucial Eurogroup meeting of finance ministers got underway on Wednesday (24 June) evening in Brussels. On the agenda: hammering out a solution

24/06/2015

Belgium

Greece's new proposals get a positive reception from Eurogroup ministers

Monday’s emergency summit in Brussels ended more hopeful than it began, with Greece looking to have stepped back , if only slightly, from the brink

23/06/2015

Europe News

Greek deal to be reached "this week"

After five months of deadlock, a solution to the Greek debt crisis will be presented to European leaders this week, European Council President Donald

22/06/2015

Belgium

With the Greeks in Brussels, thousands turn out in solidarity protest

Standing with Greece in Brussels, several thousand people gathered in the Belgian capital and symbolic heart of the EU ahead of crunch talks on

21/06/2015

Belgium

Russia threatens retaliation as state assets seized over Yukos affair

French and Belgian courts have seized Russian government assets in three countries in an effort to repay shareholders of Yukos, the now defunct Russian oil company.

18/06/2015

Europe News

Waterloo re-enactment kicks off in Belgium

It’s been two hundred years since Britain and her allies defeated Napoleon Bonaparte on the muddy battlefields of Waterloo, just outside of Brussels

18/06/2015

Belgium

Belgium marks Waterloo battle

A muddy battlefield in Belgium, two hundred years ago today. A clash between two armies that would shape the map of the European continent for the

18/06/2015

Culture news

Waterloo exhibition eyes surge in visitors as battle anniversary approaches

The two hundred anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo is just around the corner. And a somewhat novel exhibition has been set up to mark the

18/06/2015

Europe News

Belgium marks 200th anniversary of Waterloo

Belgium will mark Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo from Thursday to Sunday with a three-day-long recreation of the battle. It saw the allies bring an

17/06/2015

Culture news

Waterloo fan finishes model replica after forty years

A Belgian Battle of Waterloo enthusiast has completed a model of the momentous day in 1815 he started four decades ago.

17/06/2015

Belgium

Social media leak scuppers history exam in Belgium

Education authorities in Belgium have cancelled the history paper for this year’s high school diploma after it was leaked on social media. The

17/06/2015

Europe News

Juncker slams Greece for misrepresenting EU stance

The Greek government is misleading voters by mis-stating the position of EU officials in ongoing debt negotiations, Jean-Claude Juncker, the

16/06/2015

Belgium

Battle of Waterloo, live-tweeting 200 years on

For the 200th anniversary of the battle of Waterloo, the euronews newsroom gives you the opportunity to relive the fateful day. Throughout June 18

15/06/2015

Belgium

EU Commission: EU Commission: we’re not demanding anyone’s pension be cut

15/06/2015

Belgium

Battle of Ligny: Napoleon's final victory re-enacted to mark bicentenary

Hundreds of volunteers have been re-enacting Napoleon Bonaparte’s final victory in Belgium. It was in Ligny that the French Emperor beat off the

14/06/2015

Europe News

Mexico, EU seek deeper trade ties

The European Union and Mexico agreed on Friday to launch negotiations toward a new free-trade agreement, as Mexico seeks to avoid being sidelined by

12/06/2015

Belgium

IMF blasts Greece over lack of progress in debt talks

“Major differences” remain between Greece and its international creditors, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday, as officials tried to

11/06/2015