Belgium Post-Brexit bureaucracy bites British store in Brussels ‘There are 250 different product categories that will require 250 different types of paperwork that will need to be submitted to the customs,’ says store manager Ryan Pearce. 12/02/2021
no comment Snow lovers make the most of winter in Brussels Brussels residents profited from a beautiful sunrise across a snow covered city on Tuesday after wintry weather brought freezing temperatures and snowfall over large swathes or northern Europe. 09/02/2021
Belgium Iranian diplomat jailed for 20 years for planned attack in France An Iranian diplomat was sentenced to the maximum 20-year prison term by a Belgian court for planning an attack against opponents of the Tehran regime in France in 2018. 04/02/2021
Belgium Belgium bans leisure travel until March amid fears over COVID variants Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said Friday that “when people travel, the virus travels with them". 22/01/2021
brussels bureau Coronavirus: Belgium lockdown measures to continue for two more weeks Lockdown measures 08/01/2021
brussels bureau Belgian government says a new vaccine plan will work faster With many EU countries struggling to get people vaccinated against COVID-19 as fast as citizens might like, Belgium is re-evaluating its strategy. 06/01/2021
Belgium Brussels says new city-wide 30 km/h speed limit will increase safety City officials say the limit will be enforced by police and speed cameras nearly everywhere in the Belgian capital. 02/01/2021
Business EU must reform to act faster in 'geopolitical world', Belgium PM says Belgian PM Alexander De Croo says Europe needs to 'play its role in a much faster way', in a nod to calls to remove the member state veto in foreign policy 16/11/2020
Belgium Belgian pigeon sells for €1.6m at high-stakes bird auction Sunday's bid was proof again that the once-quaint sport, which seemed destined to decline only a few years back, now has a new, elitist foreign lease on life. 15/11/2020
Belgium Spéculoos: How Belgium’s beloved biscuit is unifying a divided nation When the CEO of Lotus Bakeries recently announced plans to axe the speculoos — Belgium's national biscuit — name from branding on its biscuit packs, there were howls of discontent on social media and angry calls for a boycott. 10/11/2020
brussels bureau Belgian chocolatiers struggling to stay afloat, amid pandemic The coronavirus has hit everyone hard, crippling economies across Europe, but the renowned chocolate industry in Belgium is facing a particularly tough time, as world famous pastry chef, Pierre Marcolini, explains. 09/11/2020
