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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• June 15th 2013 – March 28th 2013
• March 25th 2013 – February 4th 2013
• January 31st 2013 – December 4th 2012
• December 1st 2012 – October 17th 2012
• October 14th 2012 – August 9th 2012
• August 3rd 2012 – March 21st 2012
• March 16th 2012 – January 23rd 2012
• January 12th 2012 – November 25th 2011
• November 15th 2011 – August 28th 2011
• August 28th 2011 – May 17th 2011
• May 17th 2011 – January 21st 2011
• January 20th 2011 – November 17th 2010
• November 17th 2010 – September 13th 2010
• September 10th 2010 – June 27th 2010
• June 26th 2010 – April 13th 2010
• April 2nd 2010 – January 21st 2010
• January 15th 2010 – September 3rd 2009
• September 2nd 2009 – February 20th 2009
• February 13th 2009 – December 11th 2008
• November 28th 2008 – September 6th 2008
• September 3rd 2008 – March 20th 2008
• March 18th 2008 – October 14th 2007
• October 11th 2007 – June 6th 2007
• June 4th 2007 – October 4th 2006
• October 4th 2006 – May 31st 2006
• May 26th 2006 – January 14th 2006
• January 13th 2006 – November 15th 2005

Belgium: news

Brussels Christmas tree protests

Saturday, December 1st 2012, 0:24
related places: Brussels

An unconventional tree stirs passions in the heart of Brussels
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VIDEO: Job vacancies to be filled across EU

Wednesday, November 28th 2012, 6:54
related countries: Greece, Portugal
related places: Brussels

Thousands of skilled workers who cannot find work in Greece, Spain and Portugal could help fill vacancies in other parts of the EU, officials in Brussels say.
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EU parliament sprayed with milk

Tuesday, November 27th 2012, 16:37
related places: Brussels

Angry farmers protesting at falling dairy prices in the EU spray fresh milk at the European Parliament and riot police in Brussels.
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EU meeting on Greece decision

Monday, November 26th 2012, 22:23
related countries: Greece
related places: Brussels

Eurozone finance ministers are meeting in Brussels to discuss the next instalment of bailout money for debt-laden Greece.
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EU budget talks end without deal

Friday, November 23rd 2012, 21:35
related places: Brussels

The Brussels summit on the EU's long-term budget ends without agreement but the head of the European Council is hopeful of a deal next year.
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EU nations far apart on budget

Friday, November 23rd 2012, 14:04
related places: Brussels

European leaders resume gruelling budget negotiations in Brussels, amid signs a deal may be out of reach.
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EU budget deal unlikely - Merkel

Friday, November 23rd 2012, 2:27
related places: Brussels

Angela Merkel says she doubts EU leaders will close a deal on their budget during the current summit in Brussels.
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EU leaders begin budget battle

Thursday, November 22nd 2012, 22:16
related places: Brussels

EU leaders meeting in Brussels seek a deal on the bloc's seven-year budget, with many calling for cuts as they rein in spending nationally.
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No cut to UK's rebate - Cameron

Thursday, November 22nd 2012, 13:43
related places: Brussels

David Cameron tells EU leaders there can be "no question" of any further cuts to the British budget rebate, ahead of a meeting with all EU member states.
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EU fails to reach Greece deal

Wednesday, November 21st 2012, 4:54
related countries: Greece
related places: Brussels

Eurozone finance ministers fail to broker a deal for Greece to get the latest tranche of its bailout, ending 12 hours of talks in Brussels.
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VIDEO: Reading music in the digital age

Friday, November 9th 2012, 17:20

The Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra is replacing traditional paper sheet music with tablet computers as their method of reading music during performances.
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Dexia gets 5.5bn euro injection

Thursday, November 8th 2012, 11:11
related countries: France

France and Belgium agree to inject a further 5.5bn euros ($7bn; £4.4bn) into struggling bank Dexia, after it reported another large loss.
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VIDEO: The town Cavendish will call home

Saturday, November 3rd 2012, 0:25
related countries: France
related places: Tour, Wevelgem

What do the locals in Wevelgem make of arrival of the Tour de France star - and why are they such big fans of cycling?
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Tourists die in Jordan bus crash

Saturday, October 27th 2012, 21:06
related countries: Jordan

Four Belgian tourists are killed and six seriously injured in a coach accident in central Jordan, Belgium's foreign ministry says.
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Police hunt UK oilman's killers

Friday, October 26th 2012, 14:15
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Brussels

Police in Belgium are searching for a gunman and an accomplice who killed a senior British oil executive on the streets of the capital Brussels.
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British man shot dead in Belgium

Friday, October 26th 2012, 11:55
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Brussels

A senior British oil executive and father of three is shot dead in a northern suburb of the Belgian capital Brussels, it emerges.
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Ford plans to shut Belgian plant

Wednesday, October 24th 2012, 16:05
related countries: United States
related places: Genk, Union, Ford

US car giant Ford announces plans to close its factory at Genk in Belgium and fears grow over the future of its Transit van plant in Southampton.
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VIDEO: European car manufacturers struggling

Wednesday, October 24th 2012, 15:31
related countries: France, United States
related places: Genk, Ford

US car giant Ford announces plans to close its factory at Genk in Belgium and French manufacturer PSA Peugeot Citroen has secured a 7bn euro state guarantee.
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Belgium pioneers energy savings

Wednesday, October 24th 2012, 12:53

Belgian 'collective switching' cuts energy bills
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VIDEO: Royal wedding fever sweeps Luxembourg

Saturday, October 20th 2012, 4:17
related countries: Luxembourg
related places: Lannoy

A religious ceremony for Crown Prince Guillaume and the Belgian Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy will be held on Saturday.
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Serbian and Kosovan leaders meet

Friday, October 19th 2012, 18:26
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro
related places: Brussels

The prime ministers of Serbia and its breakaway territory of Kosovo meet for the first time at EU-brokered talks in Brussels.
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Merkel's euro agenda riles France

Thursday, October 18th 2012, 21:04
related places: Brussels

Divisions emerge at an EU summit in Brussels as Germany calls for the EU to have veto powers over member states' budgets.
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Team Sky confirm Cavendish exit

Thursday, October 18th 2012, 16:31

Former road race world champion Mark Cavendish is to leave Team Sky and join Belgian team Omega Pharma-QuickStep.
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VIDEO: EU summit to focus on euro crisis

Thursday, October 18th 2012, 5:07
related places: Brussels

European Union leaders are set to meet in Brussels on Thursday for a crucial summit, which will look at how to tackle the eurozone crisis.
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Germany pushes EU economic union

Wednesday, October 17th 2012, 21:44
related countries: Germany
related places: Brussels

Germany calls on countries using the euro to take decisive steps to bring about closer fiscal integration, as EU leaders prepare for a Brussels summit.
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