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Brussels on full security alert, metro closed

Brussels has been placed on its highest level of security alert after what officials describe as a “serious and imminent threat”. The Belgian capital

Belgium

Brussels mayor advises bars and restaurants to close from 6pm

The Belgian capital is on the highest level of terror alert, with the mayor recommending that city centre bars and restaurants close from 6pm CET on

Belgium

A 'serious and imminent' threat - Brussels put on highest level of alert

The metro system in Brussels has been closed due to what officials have described as a “serious and imminent threat.” At four, Belgium is on its

France

Paris attacks: vigils held across city to remember victims, one week on

Vigils have been held to remember the victims of the Paris attacks, one week on. Crowds gathered across the city, as people struggle to come to terms

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World News

Brussels and Paris mount extra security measures

Belgian authorities have stepped up security across the country as the investigation continues into the Paris attacks. Two of nine people arrested

Europe News

EU backs French demands for better surveillance after Paris attacks

EU governments have backed French demands for better tracking of jihadis by stepping up security checks and retaining airline passenger data

Europe News

EU mulls tighter border checks after Paris attacks

The EU is looking to tighten the external borders of the bloc’s passport-free Schengen Zone as interior ministers met in Brussels on Friday. Those

Belgium

Belgium promises security crackdown to fight Islamist militants

Belgian authorities have arrested nine people following a series of raids in connection with the Paris attacks. Police say seven of those being held

World

Radicalised Muslims 'are victims', says top Brussels imam

Belgium’s Muslim community say they have been shocked by recent events in Paris and Brussels. euronews’s Charles Salamé on Thursday interviewed the

Economy

Lyon cancels 'Fête des Lumières' lights festival over security fears

This year’s Lights Festival in the French city of Lyon has been cancelled for security reasons following the Paris attacks. Describing the decision

France

Rector of Paris mosque Dalil Boubakeur angry at mistakes leading up to attacks

In the shadow of the Great Mosque of Paris, one of the largest in France armed military patrol. The rector Dalil Boubakeur has expressed sadness at

Economy

Mass hotel and business cancellations in Paris post-attacks

The evidence may only be anecdotal so far, but there are reports that tourism and business in Paris is being hit in the aftermath of last week’s

France

France's national assembly votes to extend state of emergency

World

NATO: Paris attacks must be a 'spur' for greater intelligence sharing

In this episode of The Global Conversation, Euronews’ Isabelle Kumar is joined by Dr. Jamie Shea, NATO’s Deputy Assistant Secretary General for

France

Gun battle in Paris suburb - how it unfolded

It was at around twenty past four this morning that the security forces descended on the Saint Denis suburb of northern Paris. They surrounded an

France

Life goes on as Parisians refuse to let terror rule their lives

On a typical rainy night in Paris people went out to enjoy themselves at bars and restaurants – to watch a film or go to a concert. It was the

Germany

International friendly called off over bomb fears

Spectators have been evacuated from a football stadium in Germany which had planned to host an international friendly on Tuesday evening. The fixture

Germany

Germany-Netherlands friendly called off due to "security threat"

A friendly between the German and Dutch national football teams has been cancelled, reportedly because of a bomb threat. The stadium in the city of

World

Have Paris attacks exposed flaws in France’s intelligence services?

US Secretary of State John Kerry: “We’ve agreed to exchange even more information.” Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders: “Intelligence is the

Economy

Moscovici: EU understands French budget priorities after Paris attacks

France is bound to overshoot its European Union budget deficit target as it boosts security spending in the wake of last Friday’s attacks in Paris –