News: Belgium

We have started to collect the most important news related to Belgium in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Belgium – overview

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• November 15th 2005 – January 30th 2006
• January 30th 2006 – April 25th 2006
• April 27th 2006 – July 1st 2006
• July 3rd 2006 – October 4th 2006
• October 4th 2006 – January 28th 2007
• January 31st 2007 – June 22nd 2007
• June 23rd 2007 – September 16th 2007
• September 20th 2007 – December 21st 2007
• December 23rd 2007 – May 2nd 2008
• May 14th 2008 – August 21st 2008
• August 22nd 2008 – October 2nd 2008
• October 3rd 2008 – December 12th 2008
• December 15th 2008 – January 24th 2009
• January 25th 2009 – May 18th 2009
• May 27th 2009 – September 3rd 2009
• September 16th 2009 – November 20th 2009
• November 20th 2009 – December 11th 2009

Belgium: news

Henin announces shock retirement

Wednesday, May 14th 2008, 14:42

World number one Justine Henin quits tennis with immediate effect - at the age of 25.
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Former DR Congo leader arrested

Saturday, May 24th 2008, 23:42
related countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo

A former vice-president of the DR Congo, Jean-Pierre Bemba, is arrested in Belgium on charges of war crimes.
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Plane comes off Brussels runway

Sunday, May 25th 2008, 13:44
related places: Brussels

A cargo plane slides off the runway at Brussels Airport and splits in two, slightly injuring four people aboard.
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Europe synagogue to be dedicated

Wednesday, June 4th 2008, 10:54
related places: Brussels

The main synagogue in Brussels is to be re-dedicated as the Great Synagogue of Europe.
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Fishermen clash with police at EU

Wednesday, June 4th 2008, 15:29
related places: Brussels

Police clash with fishermen protesting against the high cost of fuel outside EU headquarters in Brussels.
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Belgian guilty of girls' murder

Tuesday, June 10th 2008, 22:22

A Belgian man is convicted of abducting, raping and murdering two young sisters in a case that shocked the country.
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Fuel protesters target Brussels

Wednesday, June 18th 2008, 13:01
related places: Brussels

Trucks and tractors converge on the Belgian city ahead of a EU summit to protesting against swelling oil prices.
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Czech threat looms for EU treaty

Friday, June 20th 2008, 20:15
related countries: Czech Republic, Ireland, Portugal
related places: Brussels

EU leaders meeting in Brussels admit that the Czechs, as well as the Irish, may not ratify the Lisbon Treaty.
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Apples beat pears on crunch issue

Friday, July 11th 2008, 11:06
related countries: France

Belgian researchers use a French super-X-ray to find out why pears are prone to rot faster than apples.
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Donors pledge funds for Kosovo

Friday, July 11th 2008, 15:24
related places: Brussels

International donors raise a total of 1.2bn euros towards rebuilding Kosovo during an international conference in Brussels.
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Stella firm buys Budweiser brewer

Monday, July 14th 2008, 6:01
related countries: United States

US brewer Anheuser-Busch agrees to be taken over by Belgium-based InBev, to create the world's largest beer maker.
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Belgian PM offers his resignation

Tuesday, July 15th 2008, 9:03

Belgium's king considers whether to accept a resignation offer from the PM, that throws the country into a fresh political crisis.
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Belgium quandary

Tuesday, July 15th 2008, 13:36

Choices facing Belgium after PM offers to quit
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Bid to rescue Belgian government

Wednesday, July 16th 2008, 9:42

Belgium's king holds urgent talks to try and resolve a political crisis triggered by the prime minister's resignation.
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Belgian PM's resignation rejected

Thursday, July 17th 2008, 22:41

Belgium's King Albert II has rejected the resignation of Prime Minister Yves Leterme, the royal palace says.
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Strasbourg unfit for EU session

Thursday, August 21st 2008, 16:10
related places: Brussels, Strasbourg

Brussels will host the European Parliament while Strasbourg is repaired, reigniting a row about where it should be based.
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