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Belgium seeks answers over its apparent status as a spring board for Europe's jihadists

Since the Paris attacks soldiers and police have flooded the streets of what is in effect Europe’s administrative capital in neighbouring Belgium

Italy

Italian police seize hundreds of rifles bound for Belgium

Italian border police have confiscated almost eight hundred shotguns from a Dutch truck, which was travelling from Turkey to Belgium. The vehicle was

Belgium

Belgium lowers state of alert in Brussels from maximum level

Belgium has lowered the security threat level in Brussels to three after nearly a week on maximum alert four. The reduction from a very serious

France

How to talk to kids about tragedies such as the Paris attacks

How can we as parents or elders best communicate to children about terrorism and other senseless tragedies?

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Belgium prepare for first Davis Cup final in over a century

Belgium’s finest tennis players have been pounding the clay in preparation for this weekend’s Davis Cup final against Great Britain in Ghent. The

Europe News

MEPs urge tougher stance on jihadists

The European Parliament on Wednesday called for an EU blacklist of known or suspected jihadists. But the motion passed by MEPs in Strasbourg is

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Brussels firms feel pinch amid terror alert

This close to Christmas, business is normally booming for the shops and traders in Brussels. But the security measures in place amid a terror alert

Belgium

Brussels clampdown to last another week but schools to reopen on Wednesday

Brussels remains on high alert this Tuesday after the Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel cited a “serious and imminent” threat that justifies

Belgium

Belgium to maintain high security alert for another week

Belgian police have charged a fourth man over the deadly attacks on Paris. The terrorism suspect was one of 16 people detained on Sunday. The rest

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ISIL threat is 'a wake-up call for Europe', says leading defence expert

Euronews asked Serge Stroobants, Brussels representative at the Institute for Economics and Peace, for his assessment of the current terror threat in

Belgium

Brussels on third day of high security alert

Brussels awoke on Monday morning after 19 raids and 16 arrests overnight and with Interior Minister Jan Jambon telling radio listeners that the

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Belgians turn to cats after call for Twitter terror blackout

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Belgian police arrest 16 in Sunday night anti-terror raids

Belgian police sealed off streets in the centre of Brussels during raids late on Sunday night. Armed officers mounted several security operations –

Belgium

Belgium extends maximum alert over 'imminent' threat

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has announced that Brussels’ terror alert status is to remain at the highest level. The rest of the country is

Belgium

Brussels remains on high alert: 'multiple operations underway' across Belgium

Belgian police sealed off streets in the centre of Brussels during raids late on Sunday night. Armed officers mounted several security operations –

Belgium

Brussels remains on high alert: 'multiple operations underway' across Belgium

Brussels' terror alert status will remain at the maximum level, while the city's schools and metros are to stay shut on Monday.

Belgium

Paris: "I would rather see my brother in prison than in a cemetery"

Suspected Paris attacker Salah Abdelslam is on the run. The 26-year-old may have assumed a false identity. Officials raised the alert when

Belgium

Brussels still on maximum terror alert as hunt for Paris fugitive continues

Brussels remains on its highest terror alert as the hunt continues for a fugitive suspect of the Paris attacks, who remains at large. The streets in

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Empty streets in Brussels, the city remains on lockdown

Belgium’s national Crisis Centre on Saturday raised the threat alert in the Brussels region to Level 4, which indicates a “serious and immediate

Belgium

Brussels remains on high alert amid fears of Paris-style attack

Brussels remains on the highest level of alert, amid fears that the horror of what happened in Paris could be repeated in the Belgian capital