Belgium

Belgium

A flipper and a plastic bottle float: an Iraqi man's deadly asylum bid

'We don’t know where he started. We don’t know what his intentions were. We don’t know where he drowned.'

28/08/2019

Belgium

Watch: Parade puts blackface in Belgium back in spotlight

Anti-racism campaigners have criticised a folk festival featuring a character called "the savage". The character, played by a white actor in blackface makeup, is paraded through the town in chains.

26/08/2019

Europe News

Belgian festival faces pressure over blackface 'Savage' character

Pressure is mounting for UNESCO to remove a Belgian festival from its cultural heritage list. The a blackface character known as 'the savage' in a parade in the town of Ath has drawn strong criticism from anti-racist campaigners.

26/08/2019

World

Best of Raw Politics Your Call

Take a look back at the highlights from the first season of Raw Politics Your Call.

26/08/2019

Europe News

MEPs call to block Mercosur deal over Amazon deforestation

Pressure mounts on EU leaders to act against the deforestation in Brasil. One Hungarian MEP called on the European Parliament to block EU-Mercosur agreement unless Brasil gives guarantees to stop deforestation.

23/08/2019

Belgium

Flemish nationalists tell Donald Trump he can have Wallonia for €1

In a tweet, the youth wing of the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), Jong N-VA, said Trump could have the French-speaking region of southern Belgium for one euro.

22/08/2019

No Comment

Brussels blooming as city hosts international flower festival

Even the Belgian capital's famous Manneken Pis sculpture is decked out in flowers.

15/08/2019

Belgium

Watch: 'World's biggest sculpture' installed in Belgium

The sculpture is made from 200 tonnes of steel and was set in 2,800 tonnes of concrete.

14/08/2019

Europe News

The Brief: Google's jobs search draws antitrust complaints from rivals

Google appears to be in the firing line again for anti-competitive behaviour in Europe. The European Union is being urged to investigate the US tech giant's jobs search tool.

13/08/2019

Belgium

Party in Belgium criticised after guest pictured wearing 'blackface'

A party held in the grounds of Belgium's controversial Africa Museum has drawn criticism after attendees were pictured dressing up in colonial-style clothing, with one wearing "blackface".

09/08/2019

No Comment

Activists all abuzz over use of pesticides in Europe

Environmental campaigners gathered outside the European Commission on Wednesday asking for an end to the usage of bee-killing pesticides.

01/08/2019

Living

Watch | The zero-waste van teaching people to make their own cosmetics

The Alma Sana van is touring Belgium with expertise on DIY cosmetics and detergents.

24/07/2019

Europe News

Brussels unveils new measures to fight rule of law backsliding

Over the past two years, the EU has threatened legal steps against Romania and launched Article 7 procedures — dubbed the "nuclear option" — against Poland and Hungary over reforms to their judiciary systems.

18/07/2019

Business

EU Probes Amazon

The EU has launched a formal investigation into how Amazon uses data from other merchants selling goods on its websites.

17/07/2019

World

Spitzenkandidaten: Is this the end of the political experiment?

The race for the EU's top job was supposed to be clear cut.

17/07/2019

Europe News

'Very relieved': Ursula von der Leyen scrapes Europe's top job

But the first woman to hold Europe’s top job told Euronews that she was simply pleased to win after having only 13 days to convince MEPs.

17/07/2019

Europe News

Ursula von der Leyen victory greeted with delight — and dismay

Emmanuel Macron said "we can be proud of Europe" after Ursula von der Leyen's win. But Nigel Farage said she would bring undemocratic centralisation.

16/07/2019

Europe News

Still a 'small window' to save Iran nuclear deal says UK's Jeremy Hunt

EU foreign ministers meet on Monday to discuss the Iran nuclear deal amid fears it could collapse.

16/07/2019

Belgium

EU sanctions Turkey for drilling off the coast of Cyprus

EU foreign ministers decided to cut aid to Turkey and suspend high-level bilateral talks.

16/07/2019

Belgium

Von der Leyen courts MEPs in bid for EU's top job

As part of her pitch, von der Leyen has promised a gender-equal commission and said she wants Europe to be the first "climate-neutral" continent.

10/07/2019

Belgium

Watch: Flying bicycles spotted in Brussels ahead of Tour de France

First taking place in 1903, this year will be the 106th edition of the iconic sporting event.

05/07/2019

Belgium

Tour de France 2019 teams line up in Brussels ahead of kickoff

The 106th edition of the legendary cycling race kicks off in the Belgian capital on Saturday. The 176 riders will battle it out over 3,400 kms for the coveted yellow jersey.

04/07/2019

Belgium

'Europe is a woman' says Tusk says while defending top job deal

Outgoing President of the European Council Donald Tusk held a press conference after German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen was nominated as Commission president.

02/07/2019

Europe News

Farage: I won't 'show respect for foreign anthems forced upon us'

The leader of the Brexit Party sparked criticism at the opening of the EU Parliament, where he and his 28 fellow MEPs turned their backs as the EU's unofficial anthem — Beethoven's Ode to Joy — was played.

02/07/2019

Europe Decoded

Belgium festival cancelled on same day as event | #TheCube

"We came in festival clothes and nothing else, so we couldn't go anywhere," a festival goer who travelled from the UK to Belgium told The Cube.

01/07/2019

Belgium

Timmermans meets Bulgaria's PM to boost support for EU top job

Timmermans met with Bulgaria's prime minister Boyko Borissov to gather support for the his bid for the EU's top job - but what would usually be a private meeting, was broadcast live on Facebook.

01/07/2019