Belgium

Europe News

Lawyers: Defendant in Brussels terror attack should be acquitted

No DNA of Mehdi Nemmouche found on door of Jewish Museum or revolver, they claim

15/01/2019

Europe News

Truckers fear mobility package divides EU transport market

Truckers from Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Lithuania say the package divides the transport industry of Eastern and Western Europe

11/01/2019

World

Watch in full: Raw Politics call-in show debates Eurosceptics' rise

The question of whether Eurosceptics will take over Europe was the key issue discussed on Raw Politics call-in show on Thursday evening.

10/01/2019

Belgium

Suspect in court over 2014 Jewish museum attack in Belgium

A man is in court accused of shooting dead four people at a Jewish museum in Belgium in 2014.

10/01/2019

World

Raw Politics debates possible anti-EU pact between Italy and Poland

Will Warsaw and Rome find common ground on opposing the EU?

09/01/2019

Belgium

Watch: Call-in show debates Brexit and US' diplomatic snub to EU

Catch up with our regular call-in show from Brussels.

09/01/2019

Europe News

More transatlantic turbulence after ‘US demotes EU ambassador’

The EU’s ambassador to the US has been downgraded in a further sign of turbulent transatlantic ties.

09/01/2019

Belgium

Raw Politics, Your Call: Discontent in Europe

On Your Call, Raw Politics tackles the growing discontent in Europe with callers across the bloc and The Telegraph's Brussels Correspondent James Crisp and Greek MEP, Eva Kali.

08/01/2019

Earth News

Watch: Mushroom lampshades grown from discarded coffee grounds?

This Belgian company is hoping their eco-friendly lampshades made out of mushrooms will shine a light on a greener, alternative economy.

02/01/2019

Belgium

Eco-designer turns mushrooms into lampshades

A Belgium company is hoping their eco-friendly lampshades made out of mushrooms will shine a light on a greener, alternative economy.

27/12/2018

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Celebrating the Smurfs 60th birthday

The Smurfs, those blue cartoon characters, are expected to take their 60th anniversary celebration show on tour in 2019

27/12/2018

Belgium

Man fires gun at restaurant in Brussels, say police

The police said the motive was unclear but the spokesperson for the prosecutor's office, Ine Van Wymersch, said it was not believed to have been a terrorist attack.

24/12/2018

Belgium

Cyber hackers ‘have downloaded thousands of EU diplomatic cables’

Over the past three years, hackers have been able to download thousands of EU diplomatic cables, according to a New York Times article.

19/12/2018

The Cube

Verhofstadt to Facebook: Remove 'false video' debunked by Euronews

The MEP wrote to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg calling on the platform to remove a video sponsored by the Hungarian government.

19/12/2018

Belgium

Belgium's prime minister Charles Michel tells MPs he will resign

18/12/2018

World

Watch again: Raw Politics launches new phone-in segment

'Your call' is the phone-in segment of the show where you can tell us your views about European politics.

17/12/2018

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Brussels protesters rally against UN migration pact

Protesters took to the streets of Brussels on Sunday to voice their opposition to a United Nations pact on migration, which is set to be approved later this week.

16/12/2018

Belgium

Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker caught on camera in tense exchange

Theresa May and Jean-Claude Juncker caught on camera in tense exchange at Brexit summit.

14/12/2018

Europe News

EU summit: No reopening of Brexit negotiations, say Tusk and Juncker

EU leaders were in Brussels on Thursday for the last council summit of the year.

14/12/2018

Economy

EU summit: EU leaders agreed Irish backstop should only be temporary

As the EU Summit wraps up in Brussels today, the EU27 say they've agreed the Irish backstop should only be temporary

13/12/2018

World

Raw Politics: Brexit chaos, Macron's address, Germany's 'mini Merkel'

Tonight's Raw Politics came to you live from Strasbourg.

10/12/2018

Belgium

DRC calls for Belgium museum to return artworks and artifacts

The Africa Museum's reopening in Belgium after a ten year "decolonisation" project led to calls from the Democratic Republic of Congo for its artifacts to be given back

09/12/2018

Belgium

Belgian coalition government loses majority as N-VA partners walk out

Liberals and Christian Democrats to battle on in minority with PM Charles Michel insisting his country will sign the UN Migrants Charter, the dealbreaker for the Flemish Nationalists.

09/12/2018

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Water cannon used on yellow vest protesters in Belgium

Hundreds of yellow-vested protesters calling for the resignation of Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel marched on the European quarter of Brussels Saturday, as the movement that started in France found its way to Belgium and the Netherlands.

09/12/2018

Belgium

Biggest party in Belgian coalition government quits

Belgian prime minister forms a minority government after biggest party in coalition quits over UN migration treaty row.

09/12/2018

Belgium

Police arrest around 400 yellow vest protesters in Brussels

As in France, the protesters are angry at the high cost of living.

08/12/2018