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Napoleon, one of the founding fathers of Europe?

Waterloo and the Napoleonic era are major markers of European history. Whether from the perspective of Napoleon or his opponents, the emergence of a European theme was born

Belgium

Social media leak scuppers history exam in Belgium

Education authorities in Belgium have cancelled the history paper for this year’s high school diploma after it was leaked on social media. The

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Battle of Ligny: Napoleon's final victory re-enacted to mark bicentenary

Hundreds of volunteers have been re-enacting Napoleon Bonaparte’s final victory in Belgium. It was in Ligny that the French Emperor beat off the

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Mexico, EU seek deeper trade ties

The European Union and Mexico agreed on Friday to launch negotiations toward a new free-trade agreement, as Mexico seeks to avoid being sidelined by

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IMF blasts Greece over lack of progress in debt talks

“Major differences” remain between Greece and its international creditors, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday, as officials tried to

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Belgium: police raids on suspected Islamists

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Belgium uses half-measures to circumvent French veto on Waterloo coin

Belgium has come up with a way to circumvent French opposition to a commemorative 2 euro coin celebrating the Battle of Waterloo. Instead its minting

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Reynders urges more pooling of intelligence against terrorism

Belgium’s top diplomat, Didier Reynders, a firm believer in the strengths of European integration, advocates for a Europe of peoples’ choices applied

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Service held at Brussels Synagogue in memory of terror attack victims

A memorial service has taken place to mark the anniversary of the terror attack on Belgium's Jewish Museum in which four people died.

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Belgium: hanging up on the phone booth

Belgium has made the call to dismantle its remaining phone booths. Two years ago the government lifted a rule for former national operator Proximus

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Europe Weekly: Wife of Saudi blogger asks for EU help to free her husband

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Wreaths laid in memory of Heysel Stadium deaths in 1985

A deadly day in football history, the Heysel Stadium disaster 30 years ago, has been commemorated at Belgium’s rebuilt and renamed King Baudouin

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Chaos hits Belgian airports as technical glitch downs domestic air traffic control system

Flights in and out of Belgian airports have been disrupted due to a technical glitch at the domestic air traffic controller, Belgocontrol

Belgium

Victims of Brussels Jewish museum shooting are remembered

Hundreds of people in Brussels have paid homage to the victims of last years attack at the city’s Jewish museum. ✡ #Israel #JPOST: Brussels pays

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Belgian under-21 international Gregory Mertens fighting for his life after heart failure

Belgian under-21 international, Gregory Mertens, is fighting for his life after he suffered heart failure during a reserve team match at Genk for his

Belgium

EU leaders gather for migration summit

European leaders bowed their heads during a minute of silence for the 800 migrants who drowned off the coast of Libya on Sunday while attempting to

Belgium

Grim centenary of first ever chemical weapons attack

It is the most solemn of centenaries….exactly 100 years since the first large-scale use of chemical weapons. Victims from World War One were

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Second cyber attack in days on French media

A second French-speaking organisation has been hacked in a matter of days. Belgian newspapers Le Soir and Sudpresse, both part of Rossel media group

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Dare to care: how teachers impact on the wellbeing of students

A teacher’s role in their students’ lives can be much more than educational. While they can be generally inspirational to young minds they can also

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Team Sky to debut "cobble bike" in Tour of Flanders

Team Sky are to unveil a bike specifically designed to deal with cobblestones which professional cyclists encounter on some road races. It’s been