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

'Raining money' in Belgian town

Thursday, April 25th 2013, 12:24

Police are urging people from a small town in Belgium to return tens of thousands of euros in cash that were thrown out of a speeding car by thieves attempting to make a getaway.
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AUDIO: Europeans 'radicalised in Syria'

Wednesday, April 24th 2013, 7:06
related countries: Syria

Europe correspondent Duncan Crawford met one Belgian family who say their son has travelled to Syria to fight alongside rebels against Bashar al-Assad's regime.
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VIDEO: Cuba's Ladies in White collect prize

Wednesday, April 24th 2013, 3:41
related countries: Cuba
related places: Brussels

Members of the Cuban opposition group Ladies in White have collected the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in Brussels.
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Cuban protest group collects prize

Tuesday, April 23rd 2013, 19:30
related countries: Cuba
related places: Brussels

Members of the Cuban opposition group Ladies in White collect the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought in Brussels.
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Brussels warns on Spain and Slovenia

Wednesday, April 10th 2013, 12:42
related countries: Slovenia, Spain

The European Commission has warned that Spain and Slovenia must quickly address the "imbalances" in their economies.
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Belgium protests over German low pay

Tuesday, April 9th 2013, 14:54
related countries: Germany

Belgium complains to the EU about the low wages paid by some German employers, calling it unfair "social dumping".
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Mancini angry with Belgium manager

Thursday, March 28th 2013, 12:30
related countries: Macedonia

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini criticises Belgium for playing Vincent Kompany against Macedonia.
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Deal reached in Cyprus bailout talks

Monday, March 25th 2013, 12:58
related countries: Cyprus
related places: Brussels

Eurozone finance ministers agree a deal on a bailout for Cyprus to prevent its banking system collapsing, but the island faces deep recession.
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'Significant progress' in Cyprus

Saturday, March 23rd 2013, 16:12
related countries: Cyprus
related places: Brussels

Cypriot Finance Minister Michael Sarris says there has been "significant progress" in talks with the EU and IMF aimed at securing a 10bn-euro bailout.
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Belgian creche killer convicted

Friday, March 22nd 2013, 23:04
related places: Brussels

A Belgian man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing two babies and a nurse in a knife attack at a creche near Brussels in 2009.
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Shock in Cyprus over bailout levy

Saturday, March 16th 2013, 21:40
related countries: Cyprus
related places: Brussels

People in Cyprus react with shock to news of a one-off levy of up to 10% on savings as part of the 10bn-euro bailout agreed in Brussels.
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VIDEO: Protests as EU debates austerity

Friday, March 15th 2013, 7:35
related places: Brussels

The issues of jobs and growth have dominated EU talks in Brussels, amid mass protests in the Belgian capital.
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Protests as EU debates austerity

Friday, March 15th 2013, 1:19
related places: Brussels

The issues of jobs and growth dominate an EU summit in Brussels, as thousands of protesters demonstrate against tough austerity measures.
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UK isolated as EU backs bonus cap

Tuesday, March 5th 2013, 20:23
related places: Brussels

Chancellor George Osborne stands isolated after European Union finance ministers vow to press on with proposals to curb bankers' bonuses.
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Eurozone confident on Cyprus bailout

Monday, March 4th 2013, 22:10
related countries: Cyprus
related places: Brussels

Eurozone finance ministers say they are confident of agreeing a bailout for Cyprus by the end of March, set to be worth up to 17bn euros ($22bn; £15bn).
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Horsemeat found in Ikea meatballs

Monday, February 25th 2013, 13:56
related places: Brussels

Swedish-style meatballs for sale at Ikea in the Czech Republic are found to contain horsemeat, inspectors reveal, as EU ministers meet in Brussels.
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Birds Eye withdraws three UK meals

Friday, February 22nd 2013, 15:30
related countries: Ireland, United Kingdom

Birds Eye withdraws three beef ready meals from supermarkets in the UK and Ireland after horse DNA is found in a dish sold in Belgium.
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VIDEO: 'Gigantic' diamond heist in Brussels

Tuesday, February 19th 2013, 18:55
related places: Brussels

Armed robbers have made off with a "gigantic" haul of diamonds after a rapid raid at Brussels Airport.
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Huge diamond robbery in Brussels

Tuesday, February 19th 2013, 16:00
related places: Brussels

Armed robbers disguised as police escape with a massive haul of diamonds after a rapid raid at Brussels Airport, Belgian police say.
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VIDEO: Diamond heist 'took 11 minutes'

Tuesday, February 19th 2013, 12:47

A robbery at Brussels Airport in which millions of euros of diamonds were stolen as they were being loaded onto a plane, took just 11 minutes, an airport spokesman said.
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VIDEO: 'Gigantic' diamond heist in Brussels

Tuesday, February 19th 2013, 11:23
related places: Brussels

Armed robbers have made off with a "gigantic" haul of diamonds after a daring raid at Brussels Airport.
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Marc Dutroux denied early release

Monday, February 18th 2013, 14:08

A Belgian court rejects a request by convicted child killer Marc Dutroux to be released into house arrest with an electronic tag.
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Dutroux's mother opposes release

Monday, February 18th 2013, 10:28

The mother of Belgian child killer Marc Dutroux urges the courts not to grant his appeal for early release.
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Horsemeat criminals 'will face law'

Wednesday, February 13th 2013, 20:06
related places: Brussels

David Cameron promises the "full intervention of the law" will be brought to bear on those who have passed off horsemeat as beef, as EU ministers meet in Brussels.
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EU ministers tackle horsemeat row

Wednesday, February 13th 2013, 17:56
related places: Brussels

Ministers from European countries involved in a widening scandal over mislabelled horsemeat meet in Brussels to discuss the crisis.
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Fatal crash closes Charleroi airport

Saturday, February 9th 2013, 15:12
related places: Charleroi

Five people reported to be from the same family are killed as a small plane crashes at Charleroi airport in Belgium, forcing it to close.
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EU leaders agree 3% budget cut

Friday, February 8th 2013, 17:37
related places: Brussels

EU leaders meeting in Brussels reach a deal on the budget for 2014-20 which involves the first-ever real-terms cut.
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EU edges towards deal on budget

Friday, February 8th 2013, 14:08
related places: Brussels

EU leaders meet again after all-night talks in Brussels, amid signs that a deal on the 2014-2020 budget may be within reach.
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Cameron demands further EU cuts

Thursday, February 7th 2013, 20:25
related places: Brussels

The British prime minister, at an EU summit, says he will not accept a new seven-year budget deal unless further cuts are made.
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People-smuggling network 'disrupted'

Wednesday, February 6th 2013, 11:46
related countries: United Kingdom

Authorities believe they have disrupted a major people-smuggling network after carrying out dozens of co-ordinated raids in England, France and Belgium.
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Mali's future debated in Brussels

Tuesday, February 5th 2013, 5:41
related countries: Mali
related places: Brussels

UN, European and African officials meet in Brussels to discuss holding democratic elections in Mali in the summer, as well as security and aid issues.
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Killer Dutroux asks to be freed

Monday, February 4th 2013, 15:22

Belgian child killer Marc Dutroux asks for early release from a life jail sentence imposed for the kidnap and rape of six girls and three murders.
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EU funds continuation welcomed

Thursday, January 31st 2013, 12:27
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Brussels

First Minister Peter Robinson welcomes indications that further EU peace funds seem likely to be made available to Northern Ireland.
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UK to send 330 troops to West Africa

Tuesday, January 29th 2013, 17:27
related countries: Mali, United Kingdom
related places: Brussels

The UK is to deploy about 330 military personnel to Mali and West Africa to support French forces there, Downing Street says.
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Belgians feel bite of austerity

Friday, January 25th 2013, 8:56

Belgium - in 'core' Europe - sees social crisis take hold
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VIDEO: Economic concerns in Belgium

Friday, January 25th 2013, 6:45

While senior officials are confident that Europe is emerging from its economic crisis, in Belgium it's predicted that 2013 will be a year of stagnation.
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Doubts over EU rail link's future

Tuesday, January 22nd 2013, 11:20
related places: Brussels

There are doubts over the future of a new high-speed rail link between Brussels and Amsterdam after services are suspended due to faults.
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