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

Belgium plans nuclear phase-out

Monday, October 31st 2011, 12:31

Belgium's main political parties agree on a plan to shut down the country's two nuclear power stations, but no firm date is set.
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EU heads locked in talks on debt

Wednesday, October 26th 2011, 23:51
related places: Brussels

Eurozone leaders holding a summit on the debt crisis find agreement on recapitalising banks, but late-night talks on a comprehensive deal are still continuing.
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Stars attend Tintin UK premiere

Sunday, October 23rd 2011, 17:33

The stars of Steven Spielberg's take on Herge's classic comic character, Tintin, attend its UK premiere in London.
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Debt woes 'danger to all Europe'

Saturday, October 22nd 2011, 17:44
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Brussels

UK Chancellor George Osborne says the eurozone debt crisis is a "real danger to all of Europe" as talks continued on the bloc's problems.
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Eurozone agrees Greece rescue aid

Friday, October 21st 2011, 18:48
related places: Brussels

Eurozone finance ministers approve the next tranche of Greek bailout funds in a bid to save the country from a potentially disastrous default.
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EU postpones Ukraine leader visit

Tuesday, October 18th 2011, 16:07
related countries: Ukraine
related places: Brussels

The European Union delays a visit by Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych to Brussels following the jailing of his main political rival last week.
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Storm-ravaged festival to return

Tuesday, October 18th 2011, 9:55

The Belgian festival hit by violent storms which killed four music fans and injured more than 70 others will return in 2012.
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Backpackers' guide to the eurozone crisis: Brussels

Sunday, October 16th 2011, 16:48
related places: Brussels

Our tour of the eurozone in crisis ends in its heartland
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Beyonce accused of copying dance

Friday, October 14th 2011, 9:08

Beyonce is being accused of copying dance moves for her Countdown video from famous Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaker.
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Trading in Dexia shares suspended

Thursday, October 6th 2011, 17:01
related countries: Luxembourg

Trading of shares in Dexia is suspended as the troubled Franco-Belgian bank negotiates the sale of its Luxembourg business.
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'Bad bank' plan for Dexia assets

Tuesday, October 4th 2011, 22:46

The Belgian government approves the creation of a "bad bank" for risky assets held by the troubled Franco-Belgian bank Dexia.
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VIDEO: Eurozone crisis sparks fears for Dexia

Tuesday, October 4th 2011, 22:15
related countries: France

The Eurozone debt crisis is turning into a banking crisis as a large European bank, Dexia, is in talks with France and Belgium about a rescue, amid fears it will run out of cash.
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Dexia shares in new Greece slump

Tuesday, October 4th 2011, 16:33
related countries: Greece

Shares in the Franco-Belgian bank Dexia fall for the second day running as fears over its exposure to Greece continue.
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Dexia shares slump on Greece woes

Monday, October 3rd 2011, 19:56
related countries: Greece

Franco-Belgian bank Dexia calls an emergency board meeting as shares fall 10% amid fears over its exposure to Greece.
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Blake and Bolt shine in Brussels

Friday, September 16th 2011, 20:45
related places: Brussels

World champions Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt star at the Diamond League meeting in Brussels.
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'Breakthrough' in Belgian talks

Thursday, September 15th 2011, 3:50

The negotiator in Belgium's political crisis announces a breakthrough in efforts to form a coalition after 15 months without an elected government.
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Belgian king returns over crisis

Wednesday, September 14th 2011, 16:27
related countries: France
related places: Brussels

King Albert II of Belgium is cutting short a holiday in France to fly back to Brussels as his appointed mediator struggles to form a new government.
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Stolen Rubens recovered in Greece

Friday, September 2nd 2011, 0:11
related countries: Greece

A painting by the Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens, stolen a decade ago from a museum in Belgium, has been recovered in Greece, police say.
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Fund set up for Pukkelpop victims

Thursday, September 1st 2011, 16:01

An independent fund is set up to benefit the families of four people who died in fierce storms at the Pukkelpop music festival in Belgium.
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VIDEO: Euro bank boss to face MEPs

Monday, August 29th 2011, 5:46
related places: Brussels

The president of the European Central Bank is to face questions from MEPs in Brussels about the on-going problems in the eurozone.
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Hamilton apologises for Spa crash

Sunday, August 28th 2011, 18:50
related countries: Bermuda
related places: Spa

Lewis Hamilton apologises to his McLaren team and takes the blame for the incident that ended his Belgian Grand Prix on the 13th lap.
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Vettel storms to Belgian victory

Sunday, August 28th 2011, 13:59
related countries: Bermuda

Sebastian Vettel wins the Belgian Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber and McLaren's Jenson Button, after Lewis Hamilton crashes out on lap 13.
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Live - Belgian Grand Prix

Sunday, August 28th 2011, 10:31
related countries: Bermuda
related places: Francorchamps, Spa

Championship leader Sebastian Vettel starts the Belgian Grand Prix from pole position at Spa-Francorchamps, with Lewis Hamilton alongside him on the front row.
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Vettel beats Hamilton to Spa pole

Saturday, August 27th 2011, 17:59
related countries: Bermuda
related places: Hamilton

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel takes his ninth pole position of 2011, beating Lewis Hamilton into second place in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix.
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Senna proud of Belgian qualifying

Saturday, August 27th 2011, 16:00

Bruno Senna feels he has done justice to his family name after qualifying a superb seventh on his debut for the Renault team.
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Live - Belgian GP qualifying

Saturday, August 27th 2011, 8:33
related places: Spa

Sebastian Vettel takes pole position ahead of Lewis Hamilton for the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa.
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Webber heads Alonso in practice

Friday, August 26th 2011, 13:41
related places: Spa

Red Bull's Mark Webber sets the pace from Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and the McLaren duo of Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton in a rain-interrupted practice session at the Belgian Grand Prix.
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Live - Belgian GP practice

Friday, August 26th 2011, 7:28
related places: Spa

Red Bull's Mark Webber heads the timings in a rainy second practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix.
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Belgium festival death toll rises

Friday, August 19th 2011, 11:07

The death toll after a sudden storm struck the Belgian music festival, Pukkelpop, attended by tens of thousands, rises to five.
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VIDEO: Festival-goer films storm chaos

Friday, August 19th 2011, 1:01

At least five people have been killed at the Pukkelpop music festival in Belgium after a sudden storm caused two stages to collapse, reports say.
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Fatal stage collapse in Belgium

Thursday, August 18th 2011, 19:29

At least two people are killed in Belgium when a sudden storm hits the Pukkelpop music festival, officials say.
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VIDEO: Horses replace rubbish trucks

Friday, August 5th 2011, 21:32

Belgian borough has invested in horses to replace rubbish trucks.
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VIDEO: Spanish march to Brussels begins

Wednesday, July 27th 2011, 8:51
related countries: Spain
related places: Brussels, Madrid

Spanish activists have set off on a march from Madrid to Brussels in protest against the handling of the economic crisis.
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Indignants march towards Brussels

Wednesday, July 27th 2011, 0:36
related countries: Spain
related places: Brussels, Madrid

Spanish activists, known as "the Indignants", march from Madrid to Brussels to protest against governments' handling of the economic crisis.
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Belgium's veil ban now in force

Saturday, July 23rd 2011, 15:14

A law comes into force in Belgium banning women from wearing the full Islamic veil in public, with offenders facing fines and up to a week in jail.
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VIDEO: Greek PM: 'We are proud people'

Thursday, July 21st 2011, 20:42
related countries: Greece
related places: Brussels

Greek PM George Papandreou has welcomed a new deal reached at a summit in Brussels, which includes support from private lenders, including banks, which will give Greece easier repayment terms.
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Chelsea bid for youngster Lukaku

Wednesday, July 20th 2011, 17:01
related places: Anderlecht

Chelsea put in a bid for Anderlecht's 18-year-old Belgian international striker Romelu Lukaku, BBC Sport understands.
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