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EU climate ambitions face voter backlash as energy bills soar

A new international poll reveals a widening gap between concern about climate change and confidence in the policies designed to tackle it, as EU governments struggle to reconcile ambitious green targets with mounting pressure to cut energy bills.

29 October 2026

Europe News

Brussels shops boarded up amid fears of repeat of last week's looting

Luxury boutiques and high-street retailers in central Brussels covered their windows with wooden panels to protect against possible looting as fresh protests raise concerns over further unrest.

24 October 2026

Culture news

Royal treatment for giant pumpkins in Brussels annual celebration

Organisers in Belgium expect 50,000 visitors at a pumpkin festival that will celebrate the wonderous ways of using the big vegetable.

17 October 2026

Europe News

'Switzerland plus' deal option for UK-EU ties, senior MEP says

Bernd Lange's comments come as the Brexit debate has once again reignited across the UK after British Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for the country to readdress its relationship with Brussels.

16 October 2026

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Belgium: 9 minors arrested as clashes erupt near Brussels-Midi

Clashes near Brussels-Midi station leave around ten arrested, including nine minors, as student and anti-austerity protests continue in Belgium.

13 October 2026

Europe News

Thousands urge EU for climate action at Brussels demonstration

Ahead of a major UN summit, thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Brussels demanding greater action to combat climate change.

11 October 2026

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Police clash with protesters in Brussels as thousands march against spending cuts

Clashes broke out between police and protesters in Brussels on Friday, 9 October, as thousands marched against the Belgian government's planned spending cuts. Police estimated that 30,000 people took part in the demonstration, organised by trade unions amid growing opposition to austerity measures.

10 October 2026

Europe News

Threats to ICC 'not acceptable,' EU says after US announces sanctions

The ICC was established to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity that might otherwise go unpunished.

9 October 2026

Culture news

Art as activism: Ai Weiwei on losing our individuality to AI

The renegade Chinese artist and human rights activist has issued a warning about the dangers of using AI as a tool of censorship during his visit to Belgium, where he's opening a major retrospective this autumn.

5 October 2026

Europe News

Unions protest EU Inc law over labour rights

Unions say the Brussels plan to make it easier to start businesses across Europe could undermine national labour rights and standards.

24 September 2026

Europe News

British PM Burnham declines to rule out rejoining EU

The divisive nature of the 2016 Brexit vote has proved tricky to shake off for many in the UK, and the debate has once more been thrust under the spotlight this year.

22 September 2026

Europe Today

US ambassador to Belgium says US-Greenland issue has 'been resolved'

Donald Trump's envoy to Belgium Bill White has hailed an agreement between Washington, Nuuk and Copenhagen over Greenland's security status, seemingly ending the transatlantic row over the Danish territory.

21 September 2026

Travel News

Brussels Airport reconnects to Europe’s high-speed rail network

Belgium’s largest airport is back on Europe’s high-speed rail map after more than a decade, with a new Deutsche Bahn service connecting Brussels Airport with Cologne and Antwerp.

8 September 2026

Europe News

Orbán-founded Brussels think tank MCC Brussels to close

MCC Brussels, the Eurosceptic think tank established by Viktor Orbán’s government, is shutting down after losing its Hungarian state funding. Its director, Frank Furedi, resigned in protest, describing the decision to wind down the organisation as “unprofessional and childish.”

1 September 2026

Europe News

Brussels' prosecutor calls for drug gang crackdown after shootings

Julien Moinil said that there have been 69 shooting incidents in Brussels so far this year and 170 in total since the start of 2025.

28 August 2026

Culture news

Brussels square transformed into massive Japan-inspired flower carpet

Inspired by Hokusai’s 'The Great Wave off Kanagawa,' the carpet features more than 700,000 flowers and measures approximately 70 metres long and 24 metres wide.

14 August 2026