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Road Trip Europe Day 49 Ninove: Flemish city is last stop on our tour

As the voting begins today for the EU elections, our Road Trip Europe comes to an end. Our correspondents Meabh McMahon and Jona Kallgren are in Ninove, Belgium, where they listened to the concerns of local people for one last time.

Belgium

Row brews over new Chinese JUMP e-bikes available for rent in Brussels

European bicycle manufacturers say they face unfair competition from JUMP e-bikes, the new China-made bicycles for rent in Brussels via the internet

Belgium

Ex-king of Belgium faces fine or love child DNA paternity test

This Belgian drama started in 1999, when an unauthorised biography of the King's wife published allegations that the king had fathered an illegitimate child.

Belgium

Islamic politician guilty of discrimination against female journalist

Belgian Islamist Redouane Ahrouch appeared on television channel RTL-TVI for a political debate but allegedly refused to make eye contact or shake hands with journalist Emmanuelle Praet.

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Earth News

Ghent: Europe’s need-to-know green city

From its zero-waste cafés to city farms and renewable energy initiatives, Ghent has serious green credentials.

Belgium

Pret a Changer as sandwich chain backtracks on binning Brussels statue

Pret a Manger had originally planned to get rid of the much-loved horse-zebra statue at Brussels' Midi station, but has since overturned its decision after public upset

Europe News

Between two parliaments - bike odyssey part II

Our correspondent Sandor Zsiros leaves Belgium, heads to Luxembourg and arrives in Germany en route from Brussels to Strasbourg parliament, to get a snapshot of life along the corridor which takes the Brussels bubble to France.

Earth News

Can one woman change Belgium’s love affair with bottled water?

Why is Belgium so hooked on bottled water - while hosting the EU headquarters, a world leader in the fight against plastic waste?

Belgium

Belgium apologises for abducting mixed-race children in colonial-era

Belgium has for the first time officially acknowledged responsibility for kidnapping thousands of mixed-race children from Congo between 1959 and 1962

Europe News

Camping for the climate in downtown Brussels

Generations X and Z join forces to pressure the Belgian Parliament to pass a climate bill

World News

Is this the most valuable bird in the world?

Armando the pigeon champion was auctioned for 1.2 million euros.

Belgium

Ex-ISIL women 'losing hope' of returning home to Belgium

Two Belgian women said they were losing hope of ever going back home after a Belgian court overturned the ruling to repatriate them and their six children.

Europe News

Anuna: the young Belgian who fights for the climate

Inspired by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, Anouna de De Wever is one of the founders of the movement "Youth for Climate"

World

Raw Politics in full: Parade politics and Estonia's likely PM

Catch the full episode of Wednesday's Raw Politics

World

Parade politics: Are Flemish carnivals offensive or satire?︱Raw Politics

A Belgian MEP and a hate speech advisor debate over who's right.

Belgium

Belgian carnival float depicting Jewish stereotypes criticised

A carnival float at a parade in Belgium has caused outrage for displaying giant caricatures of Jews sitting on bags of money.

Belgium

Watch: Asian elephant gives birth at Belgian zoo

There are only 38,000 Asian Elephants left in the world, so the birth of a female calf at a Belgian zoo is an important event for the conservation of the species.

France

What is anti-semitism and why is it spreading in Europe?

"Anti-Semitism remains pervasive across the EU and has become disturbingly normalised"

Belgium

Watch: Chocolate dresses grace Brussels catwalk

One creation used 8kg of chocolate – not far off the 6kg the average Belgian eats in a year.

Europe News

Greta Thunberg, 16, is the new face of climate activism

At 16, Greta Thunberg is leading a youth movement calling for action to prevent climate change.