Belgium

Belgium

Belgium watches Catalonia but without panic

Flemish separatists do not face the same conflicts as the Catalan independence movement.

03/10/2017

Belgium

Brexit progress but not enough to open trade talks

Both sides involved in the intricate negotiations arranging the UK's withdrawal - or "Brexit" - from the EU have welcomed a "new dynamic" in the negotiations.

28/09/2017

Belgium

Dating website ad banned in Brussels

28/09/2017

Cult

Magritte in 3D at the Atomium: surrealist!

This exhibition specifically designed for the 60th anniversary of the Atomium launches the visitor into the magical world of René Magritte and the surrealism. Two Belgian icons meet!

25/09/2017

Musica

Pinocchio reopens Brussels opera house after facelift

Belgian composer Philippe Boesmans and French playwright Joël Pommerat offer a captivating and dark adaptation of Carlo Collodi's legendary tale.

21/09/2017

Belgium

Suspect in Jewish Museum attack 'too ill' to attend trial -lawyer

French national Mehdi Nemmouche, placed in solitary confinement in a Belgian prison cell, is currently "losing sight, losing hearing, and suffers from unbearable headaches," one of his lawyers told reporters in Brussels.

21/09/2017

Europe News

EU-Canada trade pact sparks food safety concerns

Campaigners fear there could be a drop in food standards, as CETA deal comes into force

21/09/2017

Belgium

Brussels terror suspect to break silence in court

Terror suspect Mehdi Nemmouche to break his silence at court appearance linked to 2014 Jewish museum shooting

20/09/2017

Europe News

EU gets tough on cyber security

European Commission clenches fists in face of mounting attacks

19/09/2017

Belgium

Ballerinas treat commuters to Swan Lake recital in Antwerp

The Shanghai Ballet performed a few scenes from Tchaikovsky's classic ballet in Central Station ahead of their upcoming run.

18/09/2017

Belgium

Once Europe's grandest building, Belgium's Palais de Justice is crumbling

The state of the Brussels landmark is so bad locals joke that even the scaffolding has its own scaffolding

18/09/2017

Europe News

Jean-Claude Juncker clears the confusion over Catalonia

The European Commission has clarified its position on the Catalonia independence referendum after Jean Claude Juncker appeared to say that he would support a yes vote.

15/09/2017

Europe News

Europe's finance ministers plot course for tax harmonisation

France is leading the push for reform with the so-called equalisation tax and it has companies such as Amazon and Google and Apple its crosshairs

15/09/2017

Europe News

Independent Catalonia would have to apply to join EU - Juncker

Jean-Claude Juncker has said he would respect the results of a yes vote in a Catalan independence referendum.

14/09/2017

Belgium

Juncker backs Muslim animal slaughter despite personal reservations

Juncker gives his opinions on key issues affecting Muslims living in Europe

14/09/2017

Europe News

Juncker: An independent Catalonia would have to apply to join EU

Juncker stated he would respect Spain's parliament and constitutional court, but also respect a yes vote in Catalan independence referendum

14/09/2017

Belgium

Tell us what you think of the European Union

#AskJuncker: Tell us what you think of the European Union ahead of Juncker's live YouTube interview on Thursday.

11/09/2017

Belgium

EU fears a Catalan "domino effect"

Catalans the world over have rallied in a show of support for independence.

11/09/2017

Belgium

Using 3D-printing to recycle plastic

A Belgian start-up has been using 3D-printing technology to turn old plastic into sunglasses.

09/09/2017

Europe News

Exclusive: Brussels doesn’t want to become next ‘jungle’

The migrant crisis the EU continues to grapple with on its southern shores has reached its heart – Brussels.

07/09/2017

Belgium

EU's Barnier 'worried' by UK's position on Irish border

How the currently invisible border with Northern Ireland will be managed post-Brexit is one of the key issues on which Brussels wants to see "sufficient progress" before talks begin on a new trade relationship with Britain.

07/09/2017

Europe News

EU's Barnier sees no 'decisive progress' on Brexit

The chief negotiator wants more clarity from UK

31/08/2017

Belgium

New tactics to protect soldiers on Belgian streets

Rising threat of militant attacks against security forces has led Belgium to change patrolling tactics

29/08/2017

Sport

Lewis Hamilton wins Belgian Grand Prix

The Briton's fifth success in 12 races this season, and 58th of his career, came a day after he equalled Michael Schumacher's all-time record of 68 pole positions.

27/08/2017

Belgium

Belgian soldiers shoot dead man in Brussels in alleged terrorist attack

Belgian soldiers have shot dead a man in the centre of Brussels after he came at them with a knife shouting Allahu Akbar - God is great in Arabic.

26/08/2017

Belgium

Man shot in Brussels after attacking soldiers - prosecutors

25/08/2017