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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

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

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

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

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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

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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

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Belgium to discuss measures to deal with migrants entering country

From early in the morning, around 400 people have been queuing outside the immigration office in Brussels. Those seeking asylum in Belgium need to

Belgium

Belgian dairy farmers block roads in more price protests

Belgian milk and producers have again protested against low prices by blocking roads. They say an EU decision to free up production and ending quotas

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Belgian dairy farmers call for emergency milk quotas

Following days of protests by farmers across the border in France, Belgian dairy producers launched their own demonstration on Thursday (July 24) at

Belgium

#scrabble: French language champion does not speak the language

A man who does not speak a word of French has won the French-language Scrabble World Championship. Nigel Richards from New Zealand beat a

Belgium

Driver killed as coach carrying British schoolchildren crashes in Belgium

Belgium crash kills coach driver and injures at least six on board.

Belgium

EU leaders agree migrant plan, while Greek debt deal remains elusive

Tens of thousands of migrants who have arrived in Italy and Greece will be relocated to other EU states over the next two years. That is the decision

Belgium

With the Greeks in Brussels, thousands turn out in solidarity protest

Standing with Greece in Brussels, several thousand people gathered in the Belgian capital and symbolic heart of the EU ahead of crunch talks on

Russia

Russian asset seizure: Putin doesn't recognise court ruling

Russian President Vladimir Putin has responded publicly for the first time to the seizing of Russian assets by France and Belgium. The two countries

Belgium

Russia threatens retaliation as state assets seized over Yukos affair

French and Belgian courts have seized Russian government assets in three countries in an effort to repay shareholders of Yukos, the now defunct Russian oil company.

Europe News

Waterloo re-enactment kicks off in Belgium

It’s been two hundred years since Britain and her allies defeated Napoleon Bonaparte on the muddy battlefields of Waterloo, just outside of Brussels

Belgium

Belgium marks Waterloo battle

A muddy battlefield in Belgium, two hundred years ago today. A clash between two armies that would shape the map of the European continent for the

Europe News

Belgium marks 200th anniversary of Waterloo

Belgium will mark Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo from Thursday to Sunday with a three-day-long recreation of the battle. It saw the allies bring an

World News

Waterloo - How the world would be different if Napoleon had won

Leading up to the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, euronews asks, "What if Napoleon had won and defeated the combined Anglo and Prussian armies?"