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Brussels exhibition highlights Ottoman influence

A new exhibition in Belgium aims to highlight the influence of Ottoman culture on western artists. “The Sultan’s World: The Ottoman Orient in

04/03/2015

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Belgian taxi drivers strike against Uber

04/03/2015

Europe News

Uber 'killing our jobs,' say Brussels taxi drivers

Taxi drivers in Brussels have protested against ride-sharing smartphone application Uber. The service allows private hire cars to be ordered at the

03/03/2015

Belgium

Belgium: Pegida anti-Islam march attracts 200

Antwerp becomes the latest in a line of cities to hold an anti-Islam march, under the banner of PEGIDA.

03/03/2015

Europe News

British MEP tweaks passenger data bill to win support

After the Charlie Hebdo attacks, EU officals have revived a proposal to collect air passenger data and share it across Europe. British Conservative

26/02/2015

Europe News

EU's Schulz welcomes French budget ruling

European Parliament president Martin Schulz told euronews that it is right France has more time to balance its books. Welcoming the European

26/02/2015

Europe News

EU seeks to create single European energy market

EU unveils ambitious plan to merge all 28 energy markets

25/02/2015

Economy

No talk of Greek euro exit, senior EU official says

In Brussels, EU officials say Greece must stick to the path of spending cuts to restore its battered public finances. Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen

24/02/2015

Economy

Greece bailout extended for four months

Eurozone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reached an agreement on Friday evening to extend Greece’s international bailout

20/02/2015

Economy

EU finance ministers in crunch talks over Greece

The Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis arrived in Brussels on Friday afternoon for crunch talks with his Eurogroup counterparts, optimistic that

20/02/2015

World

Is the EU's 'big data' effective in fighting terror?

After the recent attacks in Paris and Copenhagen, Europe has become once again a target for terrorism. The big question for European governments is

20/02/2015

Economy

Europe Weekly: a tense week for Greece

Coming up in Europe Weekly: deal or no deal as Greece runs dangerously close of running out of money. What next for Ukraine in the aftermath of

20/02/2015

Sport

Belgian cycling great 'Le Crique' dies aged 58

Belgian road cycle racer Claude Criquielion has died aged 58, days after suffering a severe stroke. ‘Le Crique’, as he was known to fans, won the

18/02/2015

Belgium

Ultimatum to Greece: request bailout extension by Friday

Talks between Greece and eurozone finance ministers over the country’s debt have broken down. The talks had been expected to last late into the night

16/02/2015

Economy

Pessimism clouds fresh Greek debt talks

Hopes faded of a quick resolution to the Greek debt negotiations on Monday as eurozone finance ministers in Brussels sought a deal on the future of

16/02/2015

Belgium

EU holds crisis talks on Ukraine, Greece

EU leaders met in Brussels on Thursday after the announcement of a peace deal brokered by Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany. The meeting had

12/02/2015

Economy

No deal in Brussels over Greece's unpopular bailout

Crisis talks between Greek and eurozone finance ministers ended in deadlock in Brussels after seven hours, with no agreement over the country’s

12/02/2015

Economy

Demonstrators in Athens and Brussels tell EU finance ministers - no more austerity!

While Europe’s finance ministers were discussing Greece’s future, only a few metres away demonstrators were sending their own message. It was one of

12/02/2015

Belgium

Belgian jihadist 'mastermind' jailed for 12 years

A Belgian court has jailed the leader of an Islamist group for 12 years. Fouad Belkacem led Sharia4Belgium, which was branded as a “terrorist group”

11/02/2015

Europe News

EU opens Belgium tax probe

EU officials opened an investigation into the tax affairs of major multinationals in Belgium on Tuesday. The probe focuses on so-called “excess

03/02/2015

Europe News

New mandate starts for European Committee of the Regions

02/02/2015

World

Belgium's Reynders on terrorism, Ukraine and Greece

Belgium is providing Europe’s highest proportion of jihadist volunteers to join the fighting in Syria and Iraq , official figures tell us — in

30/01/2015

World

Love reading: turning the page on traditional approaches to literature

The joys and benefits of reading have been apparent down through the ages, but in the internet age some fear literature is losing its allure

30/01/2015

Belgium

EU extends Russian sanctions as talks between Moscow and Kyiv due in Minsk

As conflict rages in eastern Ukraine, the European Union has extended current sanctions against Russia until September. At an extraordinary meeting

30/01/2015

Europe News

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