Belgium

Brussels shooting: Man arrested on suspicion of supplying weapon

The man arrested on Wednesday was suspected of being involved in supplying the automatic rifle used by the attacker, Abdesalem Lassoued.

26 October 2023

Belgium

Brussels on security alert ahead of EU leaders summit

Wednesday's police operation in Brussels comes one week after an Islamic extremist shot dead two Swedes and wounded a third in the Belgian capital.

25 October 2023

France

Two detained in France over possible link to Brussels gunman

The two men are suspected of having conspired with Abdesalem Lassoued, the 45-year-old Tunisian national who killed two Swedes in Brussels on 16 October.

24 October 2023

Belgium

Police in Belgium say two people killed in a shooting in Brussels

The shooting comes at a time of increased vigilance linked to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war that has heightened tension in several European nations.

16 October 2023

Europe News

'We're very close' to sanctioning Russian diamonds, says Belgian PM

Western countries are "very close" to establishing a traceability system to sanctioning Russian diamonds, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said during a surprise visit of President Volodymr Zelenskyy to Brussels.

11 October 2023

Belgium

Trial of ex-Rwandan officials involved in 1994 genocide kicks off

This is the sixth trial in Belgium's capital linked to the 1994 genocide of the Tutsi in Rwanda that killed hundreds of thousands of people.

9 October 2023

Europe News

Difficult decisions on EU enlargement loom as leaders meet in Spain

The idea of making the European Union bigger will be under the spotlight at two consecutive summits of European countries this week in Granada, Spain.

4 October 2023

Europe News

Critics accuse EU-funded Belgian Beer World of big brewery collusion

Despite having as many as 98 bottled beers and 49 draught ones, most come only from the country's biggest producers.

26 September 2023

Europe News

Booking's acquisition of ETraveli faces veto from EU

Booking Holdings' planned €1.63 billion acquisition of ETraveli was blocked on Monday by EU antitrust authorities over fears it would strengthen the company's dominant position in the travel agency sector.

25 September 2023

Europe News

Michelle Yeoh makes surprise trip to Brussels to promote road safety

Michelle Yeoh brought her star power to Brussels to raise awareness about the dangers of reckless driving.

20 September 2023

Belgium

Suspects in 2016 Brussels airport attacks sentenced

The Special Court of Assizes in Brussels has sentenced eight suspects in the 2016 terror attacks on the Belgian capital that left 32 people dead.

15 September 2023

Georgia

'Georgia has a long way to go': Josep Borrell on EU integration

The EU's top diplomat is in Tbilisi to discuss EU integration. The Balkan State applied for candidate status in March 2022 along with Ukraine and Moldova

8 September 2023

Belgium

Why it's often men who make the migration journey to Europe

As Belgium says it will no longer provide shelter for single men seeking asylum, an expert explains the background to many journeys.

6 September 2023

World News

What are the West's Russia sanctions missing?

Some conspicuous absences exist in the West's sanctions regime against Russia, allowing it to contine raking in a fortune.

24 August 2023

Travel News

Flights cancelled due to strikes in Belgium next week

Ryanair pilots in Belgium are walking out next week over pay and working conditions.

16 August 2023

Ukraine

Ukraine tackles corruption in bid to join EU for a more stable future

Ukraine's recent push to tackle corruption is part of a decade-long battle that only accelerated after Russia’s full-scale invasion and its formal application to join the European Union.

26 July 2023

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? EU & Latin American leaders gather in Brussels

In this edition of Brussels, my love?, we break down the EU-CELAC summit that saw 60 leaders from the two continents gather in Brussels. The forum focused on trade, Ukraine and rejuvenating relations after an eight-year hiatus.

22 July 2023

Europe News

US economist Scott Morton declines key EU post over controversy

Fiona Scott Morton, an American economist, has withdrawn from running for a key EU post after controversy.

19 July 2023

Europe News

Brussels to invest €45bn in Latin America and Caribbean by 2027

The announcement came as leaders from both sides met in the Belgian capital for the EU-CELAC summit on Monday.

17 July 2023

World News

Tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh as heads of Yerevan and Baku meet

Talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh were held in Brussels on Saturday, as Russia proposed to organise a summit in Moscow to regain control of the peace process.

15 July 2023