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Environmentalists & farmers take EU to court over climate change

Plaintiffs charge EU with establishing inadequate greenhouse gas reductions, and failing to ensure the already inadequate cuts are respected. A group action is trying to force the EU to make tougher laws.

24/05/2018

Belgium

Protests over fatal shooting of 2-year-old migrant girl in Belgium

Hundreds turned out in Brussels to protest against the fatal shooting of a two-year old Iraqi-Kurdish girl by police in the Belgian province of Hainaut a week earlier.

24/05/2018

Belgium

Tributes for murdered journalist at European awards ceremony

Outstanding achievements in business, politics, entrepreneurship and innovation have been recognised at a ceremony in Brussels.

23/05/2018

Europe News

Greening European transport

The European Business Summit in Brussels has looked into the growing pace of electromobility now that the internal combustion engine appears to be near the end of its useful life.

23/05/2018

Europe News

European politicians express anger at lack of bite during Zuckerberg h

Facebook's boss accused of evasion while EP leaders' choice of format for question and answer session slammed as inadequate.

23/05/2018

Europe News

European Parliament marks year to go before new elections

As countdown to poll begins new statistics suggest voter fatigue with the EU, and some voters' willingness to listen to old siren voices as populist parties rise.

23/05/2018

Belgium

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook and your privacy

Mark Zuckerberg's visit to the European Parliament coincides with the introduction of the EU's new rules on data protection, which requires companies to give European citizens greater control over their personal data. But some believe that all publicity is good publicity.

22/05/2018

Belgium

Activists paint their own pedestrian crossing on deadly Brussels stree

Members of Belgian citizen groups paint a zebra crossing on the street where an elderly man was run over and killed

22/05/2018

Europe News

Mark Zuckerberg apologises to European Parliament for massive data lea

Watch live as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg meets lawmakers in the European Parliament.

22/05/2018

Europe News

Zuckerberg comes to Europe to answer Facebook criticisms

The social media boss will be questioned by the heads of the political groups in the European Parliament in a session that will be livestreamed to the public.

22/05/2018

Belgium

Facebook faces EU grilling

Zuckerberg testified before the US Congress in a two-day hearing last month

22/05/2018

Europe News

Zuckerberg to testify in public

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has bowed to pressure and agreed to allow his testimony before the European Parliament on Tuesday to be streamed live on the web.

21/05/2018

Belgium

Thousands take part in Belgian Pride event

Many Turkish LGBT escaping their government, also participate freely

19/05/2018

Belgium

Crackdown on Europe's polluters

The European Commission is taking Britain, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy and Romania to the European Court of Justice for failing to respect air quality limits.

17/05/2018

Belgium

Zuckerberg to appear before European Parliament

The Facebook CEO is heading for Brussels

16/05/2018

Belgium

Zuckerberg to face MEPs in Brussels after data leak scandal

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will face MEPs’ questions following the Cambridge Analytica scandal in the European Parliament, its president said on Wednesday.

16/05/2018

Europe News

European leaders step up efforts to save Iran nuclear deal

European leaders have set to work on keeping the Iran nuclear deal alive, following Donald Trump’s decision to pull out.

16/05/2018

Economy

GDP grows across European Union

The European Union’s statistics office, Eurostat, has released the first estimate of European GDP growth for 2018, with both the European Union and the Euro Area growing by 0.4 per cent.

15/05/2018

Belgium

Brussels Airlines strike: Brief from Brussels

Why are the striking workers unhappy and what does it mean for you?

15/05/2018

Belgium

Iran's diplomatic push in Brussels

The country's foreign minister is in the EU capital to rally support for the 2015 nuclear deal in the wake of the US pull-out

15/05/2018

Next Series

Can industrial waste be mined and recycled in sustainable ways?

'Futuris' investigates whether landfill sites are really treasure troves!

11/05/2018

Europe News

Belgium revives abortion debate

In Belgium abortion is allowed up to 12 weeks after conception and only under strict criteria. The Belgian federal parliament has started debating the removal of abortion from the penal code, in order to stop stigmatizing women.

08/05/2018

Belgium

Belgium's not a country? We'll see in the World Cup, Verhofstadt tells Farage

Old adversaries cross swords again over whether Belgium is a 'nation'.

03/05/2018

Europe News

The EU's smaller farmers fear subsidy cuts in the CAP budget review

Brexit is forcing a subsidy rethink as the EU cash pot shrinks, and with the Common Agricultural Policy the EU's biggest spender, cuts are on the horizon.

01/05/2018

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Brothels with sex dolls open in Belgium and France

Belgium and in France are seeing a new type of business opening — sex-doll brothels.

29/04/2018

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EU nations back ban on insecticides to protect bees

European Union member states have backed a proposal to ban all outdoor use of neonicotinoid insecticides that studies show can harm bees.

29/04/2018