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EU eyes fresh Russia sanctions amid Greek opposition

EU foreign ministers met in Brussels on Thursday with a view to imposing further sanctions on Russia amid opposition from the new Greek government

29/01/2015

Europe News

Ukrainian expats rally for tougher EU sanctions

Ukrainian expats protested on Wednesday outside the EU’s headquarters in Brussels as foreign ministers prepare to meet to discuss sanctions against

28/01/2015

Belgium

EU pushes for quick decision on new anti-terror law

The EU wants a quick decision on a new law that will force governments to share air passenger data. The draft bill, first proposed in 2011, is being

21/01/2015

Sport

Malanda funeral held in Brussels

Hundreds of mourners gathered at the National Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Brussels on Tuesday to attend the funeral of Belgian Under-21

20/01/2015

Belgium

EU pledges better cooperation with Muslim countries in the fight against terror

“We are determined to do what is necessary to keep Europe safe from the terrorist threat,” said British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Monday

19/01/2015

Europe News

Tough measures on terror not always effective, expert says

Tough anti-terror measures may have the opposite effect and backfire, a top Belgian criminologist said on Friday. Vincent Seron of the Unversity of

16/01/2015

Belgium

Belgium seeks to tighten anti-terror laws

Belgium’s government will speed up the introduction of new anti-terror laws after Thursday’s police raid in the east of the country, Prime Minister

16/01/2015

Belgium

'Belgian jihadists wanted to kill police,' officers say

Two jihadists killed by Belgian police were planning a “major” attack to kill members of the country’s security services, prosecutors said on Friday

16/01/2015

Belgium

Belgium on high alert after two die in police anti-terror raid

Two suspected jihadists have been killed in the Belgian city of Verviers in an anti-terror raid as similar operations continued overnight in Brussels

16/01/2015

Belgium

Belgium: Two suspected Islamists dead in shootout with police

A shootout with Belgian police has left two suspected Islamists dead. Explosions were also reported as officers carried out an anti-terror raid in

15/01/2015

Belgium

Two dead in Belgium anti-terror operation

Two people have been killed in an anti-terrorism operation at Verviers in eastern Belgium, a town situated between Liege and the German border.

15/01/2015

Europe News

EU anti-terror chief seeks air passenger register

The EU’s anti-terror chief Gilles de Kerchove, says EU plans to share air passenger data could help identify foreign jihadists. Gilles de Kerchove

13/01/2015

Business Planet

Inspired industry: Creative Wallonia's recipe for success

The Belgian region of Wallonia and Tuscany in Italy are officially designated as the EU’s two 'creative districts' – areas with specific policies to

09/01/2015

Europe News

Belgian Muslims fear Charlie Hebdo backlash

A mosque in Brussels, Belgium. And the imam calls worshippers to prayer. This is the Islamic and Cultural Centre of Belgium where local Muslims in

08/01/2015

Europe News

EU publishes free trade papers amid transparency row

EU officials have released confidential papers being used to negotiate a free trade deal with the US. The European Commission took the step after

07/01/2015

Europe News

Belgian doctors block convicted murderer's euthanasia

Belgian doctors have denied a convicted murderer and rapist the right to die. Fifty-two-year-old Frank van den Bleeken is serving a life sentence for

06/01/2015

Belgium

Medieval Bruges is to get its own underground beer pipeline

An underground beer pipeline is to be installed beneath Belgium’s medieval city of Bruges. The idea behind it is to cut the number of lorries

05/01/2015

Belgium

Brussels New Year Eve fireworks to take place despite “very worried” fire brigade department warnings

31/12/2014

Belgium

Iran recovers its 3,000 year-old stolen relics after 3 decades

Iran has recovered a collection of artifacts including many relics over 3,000 years old. The treasure was stolen by a French woman in the sixties and

26/12/2014

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Protesters pelt Belgium's PM with chips and mayonnaise

23/12/2014

Belgium

Activists douse Belgium PM with mayo

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel was attacked by activists protesting European Union austerity measures. The demonstrators threw French fries

22/12/2014

Europe News

Protesters surround EU buildings as anti-TTIP anger voiced in Brussels

A protest has shut down much of central Brussels. Its initial intent was to overshadow the last day of the EU’s summit in the Belgium capital, but

19/12/2014

Europe News

Last EU summit of 2014 in full swing with major investment tabled

Former Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, is chairing his first EU summit amidst a flurry of proposals making the discussions. Chief among them is

18/12/2014

Europe News

EU Commission ditches 'watered down' air pollution proposal

The European Commissions plan to reduce air pollution has been ditched, along with a host of other new measures. The reason given, national heads of

16/12/2014

Europe News

EU lawmakers fail to strike deal on Palestine vote, reach compromise

The deeply divisive conflict splitting the European Parliament. On Wednesday EU lawmakers were set to vote on a symbolic motion urging the blocs

16/12/2014

Belgium

Belgium hostage drama thought to be drug related

Armed police have raided an apartment in Ghent, Belgium after a person was reportedly taken hostage. The incident saw special police units dispatched

15/12/2014