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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• December 11th 2009 – October 5th 2009
• October 5th 2009 – August 29th 2009
• August 28th 2009 – March 5th 2009
• March 1st 2009 – January 8th 2009
• January 2nd 2009 – October 20th 2008
• October 20th 2008 – September 7th 2008
• September 7th 2008 – July 11th 2008
• June 20th 2008 – March 14th 2008
• March 11th 2008 – December 4th 2007
• December 4th 2007 – August 15th 2007
• August 14th 2007 – June 4th 2007
• April 25th 2007 – December 7th 2006
• December 4th 2006 – August 15th 2006
• July 19th 2006 – June 7th 2006
• May 31st 2006 – February 28th 2006
• February 27th 2006 – December 16th 2005
• December 15th 2005 – November 15th 2005

Belgium: news

Poland to extradite MP3 suspect

Wednesday, May 31st 2006, 19:48
related countries: Poland

A Polish court agrees to extradite a youth suspected of killing a teenager in Belgium over his MP3 player.
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Belgians march to honour victims

Friday, May 26th 2006, 16:08

Thousands of people join an anti-racism march in Belgium in protest at the killing of an African woman and a child in her care.
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UN gives Senegal Habre deadline

Friday, May 19th 2006, 17:01
related countries: Chad, Senegal

A UN panel gives Senegal 90 days to put ex-Chad leader Hissene Habre on trial or send him to Belgium for trial.
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Far-right ties in Belgian murders

Friday, May 12th 2006, 14:56

A Belgian teenager accused of shooting dead a woman and a toddler has far-right links, police say.
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Two die in Belgium 'race killing'

Thursday, May 11th 2006, 21:04
related places: Antwerp

A woman of African origin and a white child are shot dead in Antwerp by a suspected right-wing extremist.
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Ryanair wants Air France probe

Thursday, May 11th 2006, 19:14
related countries: France
related places: Brussels

Ryanair complains to Brussels that Air France KLM is getting illegal state aid from the French government.
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Brussels proposes a 'declaration'

Wednesday, May 10th 2006, 13:44

The European Commission suggests that EU member states sign a declaration on values and ambitions in 2007.
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Alert shuts Brussels air terminal

Thursday, April 27th 2006, 8:50
related places: Brussels

Belgian police close one terminal of Brussels' international airport after a passenger refuses security checks.
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Belgian MP3 killing suspect held

Tuesday, April 25th 2006, 19:14

Belgian police arrest a 16-year-old suspect in the murder of a teen who refused to hand over his MP3 player.
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Brussels protest over MP3 murder

Monday, April 24th 2006, 0:06

About 80,000 Belgians attend a protest over the killing of a teenager who would not give thieves his MP3 player.
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Migrants march for Belgian asylum

Friday, April 21st 2006, 17:43

Hundreds of asylum seekers stage a protest march in Brussels against plans to tighten asylum procedures.
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Belgium passes gay adoption law

Friday, April 21st 2006, 8:45

The Belgian parliament grants homosexual couples the right to adopt children.
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EU energy warning for 17 states

Tuesday, April 4th 2006, 13:43
related places: Brussels

Brussels begins legal action against 17 states, for failing to take steps to ensure full competition in energy.
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Match-fixing arrests in Belgium

Friday, March 17th 2006, 17:17

Police in Belgium arrest six people and charge two in an investigation into alleged football match-fixing.
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Turkey wants militant recaptured

Thursday, March 2nd 2006, 16:08
related countries: Turkey

Turkey tells Belgium its police must find and extradite a convicted left-wing militant who has gone missing.
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Row cuts off Rwanda's air links

Tuesday, February 28th 2006, 13:42
related countries: Rwanda

Rwanda's only air link to Europe is cut off following a row between the government and the SN Brussels airline.
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