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Protesters block two TotalEnergies facilities in Belgium

Climate activists demonstrated at TotalEnergies oil sites at Feluy and Liege in Belgium on Saturday, against sky-rocketing energy prices and the use of fossil fuels.

09/10/2022

Europe News

Qatar World Cup boycott widens as Brussels bar owner plans to snub

A number of bars and cafes in Brussels plan to boycott the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

06/10/2022

Europe News

Belgian business owners struggle with high energy bills

"We are wondering where we're going to end up because we're going to have to tighten our belts more and more," a man in Huy told Euronews

04/10/2022

Food and Drink

Brussels eatery sprouts dark dining experience amid energy crisis

In Brussels, restaurant owners are imagining what a future without gas and electricity could look like for diners.

03/10/2022

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Brussels restaurant goes dark to highlight energy crisis

While EU governments still mull over introducing a cap on gas prices, some businesses are more in a hurry for solutions to the energy crisis. In Brussels, the epicenter of the EU, a group of restaurants owners have imagined how a future without gas and electricity would look like for gourmets.

30/09/2022

Europe News

Iran: Protesters gather outside European Parliament, ask EU to do more

Hundreds of people gathered outside the European Parliament to pressure the EU to support their people.

29/09/2022

Europe News

Man dies in Belgian police raid on suspected far-right extremists

The 36-year-old was shot during gunfire exchange at an address in Merksem in the region of Antwerp, Belgian public broadcaster RTBF reported.

28/09/2022

Belgium

Dutch nationals arrested after threat to Belgian justice minister

Media reports say an assault rifle and bottles filled with petrol were discovered inside a vehicle registered in the Netherlands, spotted near the minister's home.

24/09/2022

Culture news

The dying art of political satire: Winners of LIBEX 2022 competition

The winning entries of the LIBEX 2022 editorial cartoon competition have been announced.

24/09/2022

Europe News

Thousands protest in Brussels over cost of living crisis

Ten thousand people took to the streets of Brussels on Wednesday to protest against rising food and gas prices and unaffordable energy bills.

21/09/2022

Belgium

Belgian bishops agree to bless same-sex unions, defying Vatican

Flemish bishops issued a document allowing the blessings of same-sex unions, defying the Vatican's ruling

20/09/2022

Belgium

VIDEO: Ukraine features heavily in State of the EU speech

The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had Ukraine at the centre of the State of the Union speech in Strasbourg.

14/09/2022

Europe News

Belgium kicks off largest-ever trial for 2016 Brussels terror attacks

Up to 960 civil plaintiffs will be represented in the landmark trial, expected to last a total of eight months.

12/09/2022

Belgium

Brussels fantastic film festival completes 40 years

Directors from all over the world came to the auditoriums of the Belgian capital's Universal Exhibition to present their films. John Mc Tiernan, author of "Predator" and "Die Hard" is this year's guest of honour.

07/09/2022

Europe News

COVID-19 vaccine campaigns could be faster, industry says

Thomas Triomphe, executive vice-president of vaccines at Sanofi addressed MEPs in Brussels on Tuesday.

06/09/2022

Travel News

The new underwater drone hunting unexploded mines off Belgium's coast

The underwater drone called Remus is able to explore and map shallow waters off Belgium's coast where conventional ships cannot go.

06/09/2022

Belgium

Record-breaking round-the-world pilot, 17, listened to sister's advice

Mack Rutherford, a 17-year-old British-Belgian pilot, became the youngest person to fly solo around the world earlier this month. Euronews caught up with him.

30/08/2022

Belgium

EU faces several 'terrible winters' without price cap: minister

"The next five to ten winters will be terrible if we don't do anything," said Belgian Energy Minister on Sunday, while calling for an EU-wide price cap.

29/08/2022

Belgium

Watch: Violent brawl between football fans shakes central Brussels

A cafe in Brussels centre was pelted with chairs, tables and other objects after a brawl broke out between supporters of two European football teams on Wednesday evening.

25/08/2022

Art

Meet Laurent Piron: The World Magic Champion who can make paper dance

A small ball of paper that comes to life, twirls and can be tamed: this is the poetic trick that earned Belgian Laurent Piron the title of World Magic Champion. But where did Piron learn his craft?

25/08/2022

Europe News

Illegal drug seizures in Antwerp continue to rise

Almost 36 tonnes of illegal drugs were recovered at the Belgian port in the first half of the year. Some 41 tonnes were seized in 2017.

18/08/2022

Tech News

AI Song Contest: The Eurovision for machine composers

What goes into a contest-winning, AI-written song? Months of work by data scientists, programmers, and musicians.

09/08/2022

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Mini-Europe unveils new models in solidarity with Ukraine

Belgium’s tiniest theme park has added new models to honour Europe’s relationship with Ukraine.

27/07/2022

Belgium

EU candidates must 'convince' members they are prepared, says Várhelyi

Albanian and Macedonian PMs Rama and Kovačevski were welcomed to Brussels this week by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as both countries began accession negotiations. Neighbourhood and Enlargement Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi provides Euronews with his perspective.

22/07/2022

Europe News

EU slaps Russia with more sanctions over Ukraine war

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that the sanctions send "a strong signal to Moscow: we will keep the pressure high for as long as it takes."

21/07/2022

Belgium

Belgian MPs approve controversial prisoner exchange treaty with Iran

Critics say the deal will help free and pardon convicted Iranian terrorists.

21/07/2022