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Belgian family painting determined to be a fake Van Gogh

Experts say the painting of Van Gogh found during renovation works on a house in Belgium was not a self-portrait.

17/02/2024

World News

Angry farmers invade the streets of Brussels

Farmers are intensifying their pressure on EU leaders gathered in Brussels today, marking the latest escalation in a Europe-wide campaign that has caused disruptions in several countries.

01/02/2024

World News

Tractor barricades squeeze Paris as farmers' anger grows across Europe

In Europe, farmers' anger is growing, with Spain the latest country to join the protests.

31/01/2024

Europe News

EU law on platform workers gets new chance to survive

Member states have given a new chance to the Platform Workers Directive, whose survival hangs by a thread.

26/01/2024

Travel News

This new train route could whisk you from Bruges to Bratislava

The journey will last 19 hours passing through four different countries.

25/01/2024

France

Antisemitic acts rise in Belgium and France amid Gaza conflicts

Many European countries have registered a rise in reported antisemitic acts and rhetoric since the outbreak of the war. Reports show physical and verbal attacks towards Jewish people have risen sharply in the western European nations since the Israel-Hamas war began back in October.

25/01/2024

Green News

Belgium introduces animal-friendly labelling on food products

Around 60 per cent of people say they would be prepared to spend more for products from welfare-friendly farming systems.

24/01/2024

Green News

Belgium eyes offshore wind and solar to increase renewables’ capacity

Lowland state seeks to optimise limited North Sea area for clean energy production.

23/01/2024

World News

Snow across Northern Europe causes serious disruption

Much of Northern Europe has been covered by a blanket of snow - causing significant disturbance.

19/01/2024

Belgium

Belgian customs seized a record amount of cocaine in 2023

The amount of cocaine seized in Europe continues to rise every year, driven by the growing demand among Europeans.

17/01/2024

My Europe Series

State of the Union: The Council President who stunned Brussels

This week, EU Council President Charles Michel announced that he would resign to run for a seat in the European Parliament.

12/01/2024

World News

PM De Croo sets out priorities for Belgium's EU Council presidency

Continuing financial aid to Ukraine will be a top priority as Belgium assumes the rotating presidency of the EU Council.

05/01/2024

Green News

Belgium has just weeks to close key environment policy files

As Belgium takes over the EU Council presidency, it has just eight weeks to reach a deal with the European Parliament on a hotly debated law designed to reverse rapid growth in packaging waste, as well limits on CO2 emissions from lorries and rules on carbon removal certification.

05/01/2024

Green News

Inside Brussels’ plan to become a 10-minute city

The Belgian capital has released a roadmap of how it plans to become a ‘city in 10 minutes’.

22/12/2023

Europe News

Crunch time for Belgian EU presidency as race to seal key files begins

As Belgium prepares to take over the presidency of the Council of the European Union for the 13th time, a much-changed Europe awaits it compared to when it was last in the same position.

19/12/2023

Green News

How did waste traffickers dump 10,000 tonnes of rubbish in France?

One French village is still struggling with heaps of rubbish which residents say is causing water pollution and terrible smells.

19/12/2023

Belgium

Belgian government announces incoming ban on laughing gas

The ban will impact the recreational use of nitrous oxide, which will still be available for medical and culinary purposes.

15/12/2023

Egypt

Spain and Belgium deplore Israel's killing of thousands in Gaza

“The indiscriminate killing of innocent civilians including thousands of boys and girls is completely unacceptable," Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said.

24/11/2023

World News

Protesters gather in Brussels to denounce gender violence

Around a hundred women demonstrated in Brussels on Friday to denounce gender violence on the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25 November.

24/11/2023

Israel

Israel calls on Spain and Belgium to "stop supporting terrorism"

The warning came after Pedro Sánchez opened the door to the possibility that Spain could unilaterally recognise the Palestinian state even if the international community fails to do so.

24/11/2023