Europe News

Climate change? Warmer weather leaves Belgian brewery in low spirits

The owner of a Belgian brewery is in low spirits, as unusually warm weather wreaks havoc with production. Brasserie Cantillon, based in Brussels

09/11/2015

No Comment

Balloon maze in Belgium

07/11/2015

Belgium

Belgium: 'Terrorism not a motive' for Flawinne barracks attack

Police in Belgium say they are not focussing on terrorism as a motive for a failed attack on a military barracks in Flawinne. Vincent Macq, crown

26/10/2015

Greece

Zoe Konstantopoulou: "The greek debt is illegal and should not be paid"

On 6 February 2015, after SYRIZA’s victory in the January 2015 election, she was elected as the youngest Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament with 235

23/10/2015

Europe News

Climate protesters take to the streets of Brussels

Dozens of protesters have taken to the streets of Brussels ahead of a UN climate conference next month. The UN meeting will aim to broker a binding

21/10/2015

Europe News

EU officials tells governments to keep promises on migration

A top European Commission official has said that EU countries need to keep the promises they’ve made to help refugees and migrants. Governments

14/10/2015

Economy

AB InBev and SABMiller agree takeover deal to create new beer giant

If at first you don’t succeed, try try again. After being rebuffed several times in its bid to take over SABMiller, brewing giant AB InBev’s

13/10/2015

Culture news

Cirque du Soleil celebrates the strength of women in Amaluna

International circus troupe Cirque du Soleil seeks to reconquer Europe with its latest production Amaluna, a story which takes place on an island

12/10/2015

Belgium

NATO must respond to a more assertive Russia - Stoltenberg

Meeting in Brussels, NATO defence ministers have given renewed assurances that they will protect the interests of their 28 members. They have decided

08/10/2015

No Comment

Belgium: Clashes at anti-austerity protest

Violence erupts as Belgian unions march against government austerity measures. Ten of thousands of people marched in Brussels against austerity

08/10/2015

Belgium

Anti-austerity protesters battle police in Brussels

Police and anti-austerity protesters have engaged in running battles in the Belgian capital Brussels. Tens of thousands took to the streets as part

07/10/2015

Belgium

Pollution concerns as vessels collide in North Sea

There are fears for the environment after a Dutch freighter and a tanker collided near the North Sea port of Zeebrugge, off the Belgian coast. The

06/10/2015

Europe News

Brussels refugee camp cleared

A refugee camp in Brussels is being cleared after the volunteers who ran it pulled their support. The group, Citizens Platform, criticised the

01/10/2015

Belgium

VW diesel scandal: Belgium says 500,000 cars 'suspicious'

Following Switzerland’s ban on sales of some Volkswagen diesel models over the emissions scandal, action is being taken in Belgium too. A major

26/09/2015

Culture news

Tintin comes to life in open-air Opera

Famous boy detective Tintin has come to life on stage in a new open-air production by Opera For All. The Belgian company chose the classic 1963 comic

25/09/2015

Cinema

Benoît Poelvoorde plays God in wacky Belgian satire

This week in Cinema Box: ‘The Brand New Testament’ by Jaco Van Dormael, whose previous works include ‘Mr Nobody’ and ‘The Eighth Day’. In this

25/09/2015

Europe News

Migrant summit: Hungary's Orban suggests Greece should allow others to defend its borders

Amid deep divisions and furious rows over how to deal with Europe’s migrant crisis, EU leaders have gathered in Brussels to try and unify their

23/09/2015

Europe News

Aid organisation calls for 'compassion' as EU sets sights on sharing out migrants

An aid organisation is calling for “compassion” after EU ministers agreed a controversial deal to redistribute 120,000 migrants among member states

23/09/2015

Europe News

EU migrant redistribution plan approved by interior ministers

EU interior ministers have voted by a majority to adopt a resolution migrant redistribution among EU member states, according to a tweet by the Czech

22/09/2015

No Comment

Farmers protest in Brussels

08/09/2015