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.

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Belgium: news

EU support wafer thin, says Cameron

Monday, November 4th 2013, 13:24
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Brussels, Cameron

British people's support for staying in the European Union is "wafer thin" but can be increased if the relationship with Brussels changes, David Cameron says.
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VIDEO: Pedestrians blown down Belgium street

Monday, October 28th 2013, 20:26
related countries: Netherlands

The St Jude's storm has hit northern Europe claiming the lives of four people, causing major traffic disruption during rush hour and tearing trees down in its path.
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US spying 'may harm terror fight'

Friday, October 25th 2013, 19:55
related countries: United States
related places: Brussels

EU leaders meeting in Brussels say distrust of the US over spying could harm intelligence-gathering in the fight against terrorism.
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VIDEO: More migrants rescued near Lampedusa

Friday, October 25th 2013, 17:58
related countries: Italy
related places: Brussels, Lampedusa

Italian authorities have intercepted some 800 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean as EU leaders meet in Brussels to discuss the problem.
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VIDEO: Racing pigeons may have been drugged

Friday, October 25th 2013, 16:59

Samples taken from a number of Belgian racing pigeons test positive for drugs such as cocaine and painkillers, according to local media.
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Migrants rescued as EU leaders meet

Friday, October 25th 2013, 14:17
related countries: Italy
related places: Brussels

Italian authorities intercept some 800 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean, as EU leaders meet in Brussels to discuss the problem.
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Barroso backs Cameron over red tape

Friday, October 25th 2013, 10:35
related places: Brussels

David Cameron wins the backing of EU chief Jose Manuel Barroso for his push to limit the number of new regulations coming out of Brussels.
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EU leaders seek US spying talks

Friday, October 25th 2013, 7:46
related countries: France, Germany, United States
related places: Brussels, Eu

Germany and France are to seek talks with the US to settle a row over spying, as espionage claims continue to overshadow an EU summit in Brussels.
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Merkel hits out over spying scandal

Thursday, October 24th 2013, 23:45
related places: Brussels

Germany's chancellor says it is "really not on" for friends to spy on each other, as an EU summit is overshadowed by a row over US surveillance.
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Belgian racing pigeons 'were doped'

Thursday, October 24th 2013, 17:52

Six racing pigeons in Belgium are found to have been doped with drugs such as cocaine and painkillers, newspapers in the country say.
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VIDEO: The EU's immigration dilemma

Thursday, October 24th 2013, 5:51
related countries: Italy
related places: Brussels, Lampedusa

European leaders are gathering in Brussels on Thursday, for the first time since hundreds of would-be migrants died in a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa.
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VIDEO: EU red tape 'mountain' for business

Wednesday, October 23rd 2013, 23:32
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Brussels

British entrepreneur Roger George says European red tape is a constant drain on his shop in Brussels.
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Synthetic drugs site 'biggest in EU'

Wednesday, October 23rd 2013, 16:09

Police in Belgium uncover what is said to be the biggest synthetic drugs production site in the EU - in an old pig shed - and make five arrests.
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Belgian plane crash kills skydivers

Saturday, October 19th 2013, 22:07
related places: Marchovelette

At least 10 people have been killed after a small plane carrying skydivers crashes near the city of Namur in south-east Belgium, reports say.
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VIDEO: Skydivers die in Belgian crash

Saturday, October 19th 2013, 22:06
related places: Namur

A group of 10 skydivers and a pilot have died in a plane crash near the city of Namur in south-east Belgium.
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Belgium 1-1 Wales

Tuesday, October 15th 2013, 22:04
related countries: United Kingdom

Captain Aaron Ramsey strikes late on as battling Wales earn a draw away to 2014 World Cup qualifiers Belgium.
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Somali pirate arrested in sting

Monday, October 14th 2013, 19:34
related countries: Somalia

A suspected Somali pirate leader is arrested in Belgium after being lured there by undercover agents who said they wanted to make a film about him.
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Louboutin wins anti-Islam ad case

Monday, October 14th 2013, 16:12

Luxury women's shoe designer Christian Louboutin wins a legal battle to stop his shoes appearing in an anti-Islam campaign in Belgium.
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Lukaku sends Belgium to World Cup

Friday, October 11th 2013, 19:24

Striker Romelu Lukaku scores twice as Belgium reach the World Cup finals for the first time since 2002.
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Belgian statesman Martens dies

Thursday, October 10th 2013, 9:26

Wilfried Martens, who served nine times as prime minister of Belgium and later led the European Parliament's main centre-right group, dies aged 77.
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VIDEO: EU airline compensation talks start

Thursday, October 10th 2013, 8:52
related places: Brussels

Europe's transport ministers begin talks in Brussels aimed at reforming airline compensation.
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Januzaj 'will wait to choose country'

Tuesday, October 8th 2013, 8:49

Manchester United's Adnan Januzaj is not ready to make a decision on his international future, according to Belgium's coach.
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Tunisian man faces US terror charges

Friday, October 4th 2013, 0:50
related countries: Tunisia, United States

Tunisian national Nizar Trabelsi, jailed in Belgium in 2003 for planning to attack a Nato air base, is extradited to the US on further charges.
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GCHQ attack claim 'must be examined'

Thursday, October 3rd 2013, 20:26
related countries: United Kingdom

The European Parliament is right to investigate claims that Britain's spy agency GCHQ launched a cyber attack on a Belgian telecommunications company, a Labour MEP says.
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Belgian transsexual helped to die

Wednesday, October 2nd 2013, 15:56

A transsexual is helped to die by doctors in Belgium, after a series of failed sex-change operations.
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China impounds 1,200 racing pigeons

Monday, September 30th 2013, 10:35
related countries: China

Hundreds of expensive Belgian racing pigeons bought by Chinese enthusiasts have been impounded by customs in China in a dispute over import duties.
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Panda diplomacy sparks Belgium row

Wednesday, September 11th 2013, 17:04
related countries: China, France

China's loan of two giant pandas to Belgium triggers a row, after it emerges the bears will go to a zoo in the French-speaking part of the country.
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Scotland 0-2 Belgium

Friday, September 6th 2013, 21:01

Scotland struggle to cope with a powerful Belgium side at a rain-swept Hampden Park.
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Poirot to return in new novel

Wednesday, September 4th 2013, 1:00

The moustachioed Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot will return in 2014 in a new novel by Sophie Hannah, with the backing of Agatha Christie's family.
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Man Utd sign Fellaini for £27.5m

Tuesday, September 3rd 2013, 9:16

Manchester United sign Belgium midfielder Marouane Fellaini from Premier League rivals Everton for £27.5m.
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Title still within reach - Alonso

Sunday, August 25th 2013, 16:58

Fernando Alonso says he still believes he can contest the title with Sebastian Vettel despite falling further behind in Belgium.
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Vettel wins with ease in Belgium

Sunday, August 25th 2013, 13:38
related countries: Bermuda

Sebastian Vettel eases to a dominant victory in the Belgian GP ahead of title rivals Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton.
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Depardieu throws Belgian barbecue

Saturday, August 24th 2013, 20:32
related countries: France

The French film star Gerard Depardieu, whose erratic behaviour made headlines all year, throws a big housewarming barbecue in Belgium.
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Hamilton takes stunning pole in wet

Saturday, August 24th 2013, 13:17
related countries: Bermuda

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton beats the Red Bulls to take a stunning pole position at the Belgian Grand Prix.
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F1 officials find tyre failure cause

Saturday, August 24th 2013, 8:31
related places: Spa

A piece of metal from Kimi Raikkonen's car caused tyre failures during practice for the Belgian GP, say Formula 1 officials.
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Drivers demand tyre safety assurance

Friday, August 23rd 2013, 17:16

Formula 1 drivers demand reassurances Pirelli tyres are safe following two failures in Belgian Grand Prix practice.
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'Billion-euro' drug raids in Belgium

Friday, August 23rd 2013, 16:23

In a series of raids across Belgium, polices seize ecstasy pills and chemicals used to make drugs, worth an estimated street value of 1.3bn euros.
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