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EU launches emergency aid fund as Greece struggles with migrant crisis

Greece calls for help with build up of migrants on its borders - UN says children are most at risk

02/03/2016

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German officials fret over Belgian nuclear plant

A nuclear power plant close to the Belgian city of Liege is causing angst amongst residents close to the German and Dutch borders. A reactor at

01/03/2016

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From peelings to pork - animal feed reimagined

In this week’s Futuris we look at an ambitious research project appears to have set out to prove the old adage that ‘you are what you eat’ by

29/02/2016

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Takeaway: from peelings to pork

29/02/2016

Europe News

EU's Schulz slams Hungary's 'populist' migrant referendum

Hungary’s decision to hold a referendum on the EU’s relocation scheme for refugees and migrants has been branded as ‘populist’ by the European

25/02/2016

Belgium

Migrant crisis: Warnings over EU survival as ministers meet

Amid fresh fears that the EU’s survival could be threatened by Europe’s worst migration crisis since World War Two, the bloc’s interior ministers

25/02/2016

Europe News

Deal to avoid Brexit 'irreversible', Tusk tells MEPs

European Council President Donald Tusk has told MEPs that a deal struck by EU leaders last week aimed at keeping Britain in the bloc is irreversible and cannot be annulled by EU judges.

24/02/2016

Belgium

Belgium turns back migrants and refugees at border with France

Migrants and refugees arriving at the Belgian town of La Panne, on the border with France, on Wednesday were being turned back by police. Belgium has

24/02/2016

Europe News

Belgium to probe residents concerns over nuclear plant

The Tihange nuclear power station is causing concern amongst residents living nearby, local politicians say. Belgium’s interior minister met their

23/02/2016

Europe News

European Commission won't campaign for Britain to remain in EU

The European Commission has said it will not campaign for Britain to stay inside the EU. A spokesman for the EU executive said it would not play an

22/02/2016

Europe News

Protests as fresh round of TTIP trade deal talks begin

​A handful of Greenpeace activists tried to blockade the venue where EU and US negotiators met for trade talks on Monday (February 22). Brussels and

22/02/2016

Belgium

British PM seeks new deal for membership at EU summit

Britain’s prime minister is in Brussels for an EU summit and desperate to secure a new membership deal for his country. Just months away is a

18/02/2016

Belgium

The Brussels Brexit summit - what you need to know

Why is the focus on Brussels this week? European Council, 18-19/02/2016 Brussels Chaired by European Council President, Donald Tusk Heads of

16/02/2016

Belgium

'No guarantees' for UK's Cameron over EU reform demands in Brussels

David Cameron is at the European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday, seeking support for his EU reform demands for Britain. A late arrival was not the

16/02/2016

Belgium

Belgian police detain 10 suspected of operating ISIL recruitment ring

Belgian police have detained 10 people, suspected of operating a recruitment ring for the self-proclaimed Islamic State group. Nine raids were

16/02/2016

Europe News

Thousands of steel workers descend upon Brussels to defend Europe's struggling steel industry

Steel workers from all over Europe protested in Brussels Monday to stop the EU from granting market-economy status to China. Protesters fear the move would make it harder for European companies protec

15/02/2016

Belgium

Belgian romantics take plunge in sea to celebrate Valentine's weekend

Forget flowers and chocolates. Belgians have been celebrating the Valentine’s weekend by taking a romantic plunge in the sea. Kitted out in fancy

14/02/2016

Europe News

Greece is given three months to tighten border controls

The EU is turning up the heat on Greece, giving it three months to fix serious holes in border protection. In a bid to stem the influx of migrants

12/02/2016

Europe News

Greece under renewed pressure to help fix migrant crisis

As migrants continue to brave winter weather to get to Europe, Athens is coming under renewed pressure to control the flow. The European Commission

10/02/2016

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Europe Weekly: Cameron hails UK 'deal' on EU reform

In this edition of Europe Weekly: British Prime Minister David Cameron strikes a tentative deal with the man who chairs all EU summits, Donald Tusk

05/02/2016

Europe News

Bid to stop Zeebrugge becoming migrant magnet

Belgian police are cracking down on migrants arriving in Zeebrugge, with more than 450 people reportedly stopped in the port area over the past

03/02/2016

Europe News

UK-EU talks: Donald Tusk to lay out new reform proposals

President of the European Council Donald Tusk says he will present a proposal for a “new settlement” between the UK and the European Union on

01/02/2016

Culture news

The Nutcracker with a modern twist by the Royal Ballet of Flanders

The Nutcracker has returned to the Royal Ballet of Flanders after an absence of 16-years, but with a modern twist. Argentinean Demis Volpi is the

25/01/2016

Belgium

Belgian police make two more arrests as part of Paris attack manhunt

Belgian police are continuing their roundup of suspects in the Paris attacks, and on Thursday morning two more arrests, of a Belgian man and a

21/01/2016

Europe News

Poland moves to soothe tensions with the EU

The president of Poland has moved to boost his country’s battered reputation amid EU fears over the threat to the rule of law there. Officials are

18/01/2016

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Takeaway: venoms that heal

This cobra can kill you… but its venom could also cure your diabetes… or your allergy. Thousands of toxins from 200 venimous species have been newly

18/01/2016