Europe News

'Give us a call': Brussels seeks to reassure potential visitors

Two months after Brussels was hit by a terror alert, local officials are asking locals to reassure potential foreign visitors that it is safe to

11/01/2016

World News

Paris attacks explosives may have been made in raided Brussels flat

Explosives used in last November’s Paris attacks could have been made in an apartment in the Schaerbeek district of Brussels, Belgian investigators

08/01/2016

France

Paris terror attacks directed from Brussels by 'Bouzid' and 'Kayal'

Reports from Belgium say investigators believe they have almost certainly uncovered the faces of two suspects who directed the Paris terror attacks

06/01/2016

Belgium

Walloon rail strike halts trains in Belgium and beyond

Rail workers in Brussels and southern Belgium are carrying out a 48-hour strike which disrupting connections as far away as London and Paris. Both

06/01/2016

World News

Strike action to cause major rail disruption in Brussels and connections

A strike on Belgium’s railways is set to disrupt both national and international rail travel for two whole days. French speaking unions have called

05/01/2016

Belgium

Belgium: More arrests in alleged New Year's Eve terror plot

A court in Brussels has ruled that two Belgian nationals arrested earlier this week on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack in the city on New

31/12/2015

Netherlands

New year, new border for Belgium and the Netherlands

With the new year comes new territory for Belgium and the Netherlands. They have agreed on a friendly exchange of land, which will slightly alter the

31/12/2015

Belgium

Brussels calls off traditional New Years Eve festivities over terror alert fears

The traditional New Year’s Eve fireworks and festivities in Brussels have been called off over fears of a militant attack. The decision was taken

30/12/2015

Belgium

Two detained in Belgium on suspicion of plotting New Year's Eve attack

Belgian police have arrested two people in different parts of the country, both suspected of plotting an attack in Brussels on New Year’s Eve

29/12/2015

World News

Belgian stop-start nuclear reactor 'safety' makes Germany nervous

Authorities in Belgium have said that the shutdown of a nuclear reactor due to a water leak does not mean it is dangerous. The Doel 3 reactor near

25/12/2015

Belgium

Belgian police arrest ninth Paris suspect in Brussels

Belgian police have arrested a ninth suspect on their soil suspected of being involved in the November attacks in Paris. The man, named as Abdoullah

24/12/2015

World News

Belgian citizens leave Burundi amid upsurge in violence

People are leaving Burundi, amid an upsurge in violence there – with some touching down at Brussels airport. It comes after Belgium, Burundi’s

21/12/2015

Belgium

Brussels: five detained in probe linked to Paris attacks

Five people have been detained in Brussels, as part of an investigation linked to last month’s Paris attacks. Two brothers and a friend were taken

21/12/2015

Belgium

Salah Abdeslam: did the law allow him to escape?

Did a legal loophole prevent Salah Abdeslam's arrest?

16/12/2015

Business Planet

Social enterprise: a new business model for Europe

This week Business Planet looks at the concept of social enterprise – sustainable, innovative entrepreneurial answers to society’s challenges. It’s

11/12/2015

World

Dealing with diversity in the classroom

Today’s news is overwhelmed with questions on multiculturalism, diversity and peace. In this edition we take a look at how education can play a very

11/12/2015

Belgium

Paris attacks: further arrests and questions

Police in Belgium have made two further arrests in connection with last month’s attacks in Paris. A 28-year-old Belgian man was detained at an

03/12/2015

Europe News

EU governments must share more intelligence, says anti-terror czar

01/12/2015

Belgium

Belgium's PM Michel calls for a European CIA

The Belgian prime minister has suggested Europe needs a central intelligence agency to reinforce and coordinate its anti-terrorist operations

30/11/2015

Sport

Murray leads Great Britain to first title in 79 years

Andy Murray gave Britain its first Davis Cup title since 1936 when he outclassed Belgium’s David Goffin in straight sets in the first of reverse

29/11/2015