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

Al-Nahyan trial: UAE princesses accused of servant abuses

Friday, May 12th 2017, 12:54
related places: Brussels

Princesses from UAE's ruling family deny keeping servants in near slavery in Brussels hotel in 2008.
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Belgian lands prize role of hermit in Austrian Alps

Wednesday, April 19th 2017, 10:42
related countries: Austria

No pay, no electricity, you don't even get left alone, but 50 people battled for the Alpine job.
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Belgium's Brits

Saturday, April 15th 2017, 23:41
related countries: United Kingdom

Some of the 25,000 British people living in Belgium are applying for its nationality.
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Syria civil war: UN calls emergency talks after 'gas attack'

Wednesday, April 5th 2017, 6:06

Outrage over Tuesday's alleged chemical attack is also likely to overshadow aid talks in Belgium.
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How do people in Brussels feel about Brexit?

Friday, March 31st 2017, 23:13
related places: Brussels

We spoke to people in Brussels, a city at the heart of the European Union, about Brexit.
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Insurer Lloyd's of London confirms new Brussels subsidiary

Thursday, March 30th 2017, 11:27
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Brussels, London

The 329-year-old insurance market is opening the subsidiary as a result of the Brexit vote.
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Witnessing history

Wednesday, March 29th 2017, 19:01
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Brussels

The BBC's Dan Johnson witnessed history in Brussels as the UK and the EU officially started their divorce.
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Belgium driver on terrorism charge over Antwerp 'attack'

Friday, March 24th 2017, 13:30
related places: Antwerp

Belgian prosecutors bring an attempted terrorism charge against man who drove at a crowd in Antwerp.
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Man held for 'driving at crowd' in Antwerp, Belgium

Thursday, March 23rd 2017, 18:06
related places: Antwerp

A man is arrested in the Belgian city of Antwerp on suspicion of driving at a crowd, police say.
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Bastions of democracy

Thursday, March 23rd 2017, 15:34
related countries: France, Germany
related places: Berlin, Paris

An attacker tried and failed to access Westminster - so what is security like in Paris, Berlin, Brussels and Washington DC?
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Brussels attacks: Silent tribute and tears at airport

Wednesday, March 22nd 2017, 12:43
related places: Brussels, Zaventem

King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium lead a minute's silence at Zaventem airport in Brussels.
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Brussels attacks: First anniversary of bombings marked

Wednesday, March 22nd 2017, 10:25

Belgium's king leads a minute's silence at Zaventem airport for victims of the suicide bombings.
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Brussels attack survivor walking one year on

Wednesday, March 22nd 2017, 2:00

The photo of Sebastien Bellin was one of the iconic images of the Brussels Airport bomb a year ago.
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Europe court backs Belgium's rejection of visa to Syrians

Tuesday, March 7th 2017, 13:34
related countries: Lebanon, Syria

A Syrian family applied unsuccessfully for a humanitarian visa at the Belgian embassy in Lebanon.
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Mike Pence warns Nato it must boost defence spending

Monday, February 20th 2017, 17:23
related countries: United States
related places: Brussels

Mike Pence also said the US remains committed to Europe, despite recent criticism by Donald Trump.
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Bicycle stolen from Belgian minister promoting cycle lanes

Wednesday, February 15th 2017, 10:58

Pro-cycling minister left his bike in the racks at a station as he unveiled plans for cycle lanes.
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Chocolate clothing you want to eat

Friday, February 10th 2017, 23:02

This weekend's chocolate fair in Belgium's capital kicked off with a catwalk of models wearing chocolate clothing.
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Power failure plunges parts of Brussels into darkness

Thursday, February 9th 2017, 23:52
related places: Brussels

Pictures posted on social media show blacked-out streets, lit only by headlights and torches.
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US minor admits Brussels airport cyber attack - prosecutors

Thursday, February 9th 2017, 17:17
related countries: United States
related places: Brussels

Prosecutors say the failed hack just hours after deadly bombings in 2016 had "no terrorist motives".
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Belgium 'wrong to deny' Syrians visas, Europe court told

Tuesday, February 7th 2017, 15:42

The European Court of Justice's top adviser suggests Belgium broke EU law in denying Syrians visas.
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Brussels suspect Abrini formally investigated over Paris attacks

Monday, January 30th 2017, 13:24
related countries: France
related places: Paris

Airport bombing suspect Mohamed Abrini appears in French court over 2015 Paris attacks.
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Ghent Library moves home via human chain

Friday, January 27th 2017, 0:21

Volunteers in Ghent, Belgium, have their local library move covered.
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Dairy farmers launch powdery protest

Monday, January 23rd 2017, 22:01
related places: Brussels

Dairy farmers launch a protest at the EU Council headquarters in Brussels on Monday.
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Reliving a tragedy

Saturday, January 21st 2017, 0:48
related countries: United States

The Belgian creators of a play, Us/Them, which relives the Beslan killings through the eyes of two children, say recent attacks have brought the story closer to home.
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UK's ambassador to the EU Sir Ivan Rogers resigns

Tuesday, January 3rd 2017, 18:34
related countries: United Kingdom

The UK's ambassador to the EU, Sir Ivan Rogers, resigns months before Brexit talks begin.
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No quotas in 'compromise' Swiss immigration bill

Friday, December 16th 2016, 17:12
related countries: Switzerland
related places: Brussels

Swiss deputies pass a law aiming to help in-country jobseekers while avoiding a row with Brussels.
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Pear-shaped

Friday, December 16th 2016, 15:48
related places: Brussels

The BBC's Laurence Peter in Brussels reflects on what has been a testing year for the EU.
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EU extends Russia sanctions over Ukraine

Friday, December 16th 2016, 0:41
related countries: Russia, Ukraine
related places: Brussels

EU leaders meeting in Brussels agree to extend economic sanctions on Russia for six more months.
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Serbia accuses Croatia of blocking progress to EU membership

Tuesday, December 13th 2016, 11:37
related countries: Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro
related places: Brussels

Serbia's PM cuts short a visit to Brussels, accusing Croatia of blocking his nation's path to the EU.
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Belgian porn photos prompt suspension of government worker

Monday, December 12th 2016, 11:46

A Belgian government employee is suspended because of pornographic pictures taken of her at work.
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Brussels unveils €321m 'Space Egg' HQ

Friday, December 9th 2016, 17:09
related places: Brussels

The new European Council headquarters in Brussels, the Europa Building, has been unveiled.
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Brussels dance tax: Why one club asks customers to stop dancing

Tuesday, November 29th 2016, 17:36
related places: Brussels

If you're planning to boogie in Brussels, beware of a new tax and a strange request.
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Belgian jihadist Atar 'co-ordinated' Paris and Brussels attacks

Tuesday, November 8th 2016, 19:46
related countries: France, Syria
related places: Brussels, Paris

A jihadist in Syria is thought to have organised the attacks on Paris and Brussels, sources say.
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Belgium asylum row: Bailiffs threaten minister's furniture

Wednesday, November 2nd 2016, 18:30
related countries: Syria

A Belgian minister jokes that bailiffs took his furniture when he refused a court order to give a Syrian family asylum.
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Ceta: EU and Canada sign long-delayed free trade deal

Sunday, October 30th 2016, 14:15
related countries: Canada
related places: Brussels

Canada and the EU sign the long-delayed Ceta free trade deal at a summit in Brussels.
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Ceta: EU-Canada trade deal to be signed on Sunday

Friday, October 28th 2016, 23:42
related places: Brussels

Canada and the EU are to sign the long-delayed Ceta free trade deal at a summit in Brussels on Sunday.
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EU-Canada trade deal: Belgians break Ceta deadlock

Thursday, October 27th 2016, 20:25

Belgium's regions back the deadlocked EU-Canada trade deal after agreeing on additional clauses.
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