Now playing Next Belgium Row as Belgium beach towns ban day trippers amid heatwave The mayor of Knokke-Heist said he did not want quantity, but that "quality [of visitors] is perfect." 12/08/2020
Now playing Next world news Amid intense heat, Europeans flock to beaches ignoring COVID warnings Swathes of Western Europe is wilting under intense heat, with socially-distanced crowds seeking relief in fountains and pools as authorities warn of COVID-19 and wildfire risks. 01/08/2020
Now playing Next Europe News Antwerp announces curfew to get COVID-19 cases under control The northern Belgian city has seen a steep rise in infections, the new stricter measures are aimed at controlling the cases, but local businesses worry about being hit a second time by coronavirus restrictions. 29/07/2020
Now playing Next Green News Earthquake scientists have found a surprise benefit of lockdown What can the vibrations of the earth's crust teach us about the environment? 24/07/2020
Now playing Next Belgium Girl, 3, dies of COVID-19 and becomes Belgium's youngest-known victim The child, who had underlying health conditions, passed away several days ago, the country's health authority said. 24/07/2020
Now playing Next Europe News Power to the pedal as Brussels opens its first cycling 'motorway' It is part of an effort to increase sustainable travel, respect social distancing and ease pressure on crowded public transport in the wake of the COVID-19 lockdowns. 22/07/2020
Now playing Next no comment Belgian DJ gives silent performance atop Brussels landmark He kept the performance secret to avoid crowds amid the coronavirus pandemic. For the same reason, only the DJ could hear what he was playing. 21/07/2020
Now playing Next Europe News Mixed race women sue Belgian state over colonial-era 'kidnapping' Known as "metis", they are the children of white Belgian settlers and black local women in the Congo, when it was still a Belgian colony. 03/07/2020
Now playing Next Europe News Brussels police bring defamation case over black MEP's allegations Belgium's largest police union denies systemic racism in the country's police force, despite counterclaims by the Black Lives Matter movement. 30/06/2020
Now playing Next Europe News 'Til coronavirus do us part': Lockdown separates newlyweds for months "It truly feels that our marriage is not even real," says Adrien Deslande who has been separated from his wife for months as she waits for a visa in Turkey. 29/06/2020
Now playing Next Belgium Bruges mayor "out of danger" after neck stabbing Dirk De fauw is "fine", police said, after he was brought to hospital on Saturday. A man has been arrested on attempted murder charges. 20/06/2020
Now playing Next World Confronting Colonial Statues | Culture Clash Statues to slave traders and colonial kings litter european cities. Is it time for them to go? 19/06/2020
Now playing Next Europe News ‘I was very moved’: MEP on applause after racism debate speech MEPs applauded Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana after her address on Wednesday in which she claimed police had humiliated her during an incident in Brussels. 18/06/2020
Now playing Next Europe News Belgium lockdown lifted for sex workers but COVID-19 concerns flourish "I don't go back to work with a smile on my face but I have no choice," one sex worker told Euronews. 15/06/2020
Now playing Next no comment A statue of former Belgian King Baudouin defaced with red paint The statue was daubed with red paint to protest the ex-king's role in the colonisation of what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo. 12/06/2020
Now playing Next Belgium Euroviews. Assita Kanko: Leopold II is part of the uncomfortable truth of who we are. We can’t erase him ǀ View As calls to remove statues of Belgium's controversial monarch, Leopold II, grow louder, Assita Kanko warns of the dangers of having a curated and sanitised version of history. 11/06/2020
Now playing Next world news Watch: Statues under attack as Europe confronts colonial past 'The ghost of the past, the colonial past, is still haunting these spaces,' said one historian, speaking of the controversial statues under attack in parts of Europe. 10/06/2020
Now playing Next Europe News 'Quick decision needed over whether to remove Leopold II statues' A very rapid decision is needed over whether to remove statues of Belgium's colonial-era king, Leopold II, Brussels' heritage minister has told Euronews. 09/06/2020
Now playing Next Europe News Brussels restaurants and bars count the cost of a long lockdown After three months of enforced closure, economic losses and social security checks have stacked up for restaurants and bars in Brussels 08/06/2020
Now playing Next Belgium Who was King Leopold II and why do some want his statues removed? Activists want statues of King Leopold II removed from Belgian cities. Here's why. 08/06/2020