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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• November 15th 2005 – February 28th 2006
• March 2nd 2006 – July 4th 2006
• July 6th 2006 – December 15th 2006
• December 16th 2006 – July 11th 2007
• July 30th 2007 – December 17th 2007
• December 19th 2007 – June 10th 2008
• June 18th 2008 – September 30th 2008
• October 2nd 2008 – January 2nd 2009
• January 8th 2009 – May 27th 2009
• June 28th 2009 – October 27th 2009
• October 29th 2009 – February 16th 2010
• February 16th 2010 – May 4th 2010
• May 7th 2010 – August 11th 2010
• August 11th 2010 – October 14th 2010
• October 15th 2010 – December 22nd 2010
• December 24th 2010 – March 2nd 2011
• March 4th 2011 – July 20th 2011
• July 21st 2011 – October 4th 2011
• October 4th 2011 – December 8th 2011
• December 9th 2011 – February 15th 2012
• February 19th 2012 – May 23rd 2012
• May 23rd 2012 – September 2nd 2012
• September 2nd 2012 – October 26th 2012
• October 27th 2012 – December 27th 2012
• December 31st 2012 – February 18th 2013
• February 19th 2013 – May 4th 2013
• May 8th 2013 – May 21st 2013

Belgium: news

Former Chad leader arrested

Tuesday, November 15th 2005, 12:53
related countries: Chad, Senegal

Senegal arrests Hissene Habre, the former Chadian president wanted by a Belgian court.
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UK under fire on future EU budget

Monday, November 21st 2005, 17:36
related places: Brussels

The UK is criticised for failing to steer the EU towards a solution of its 2007-13 budget disagreements.
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Senegal refuses to rule on Habre

Friday, November 25th 2005, 14:38
related countries: Chad

A Senegal court refuses to decide on the extradition to Belgium of ex-Chad President Hissene Habre.
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Chechen leader set to meet rebels

Tuesday, November 29th 2005, 11:12
related places: Brussels

The Kremlin-backed Chechen president says he plans to meet separatist representatives in Brussels.
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Iraq bomber 'was Belgian woman'

Wednesday, November 30th 2005, 16:20
related countries: Iraq

Belgian prosecutors confirm a woman who carried out a suicide attack in Iraq was Belgian born.
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Belgian 'suicide bomber' is named

Friday, December 2nd 2005, 0:48
related countries: Iraq

A newspaper names the Belgian woman believed to have carried out a suicide bomb attack in Iraq last month.
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Belgium backs gay adoption plans

Friday, December 2nd 2005, 11:11

Belgian MPs vote in favour of a law legalising adoption for homosexual couples, the third EU nation to do so.
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EU leaders meet amid budget row

Thursday, December 15th 2005, 19:32
related places: Brussels

EU leaders open a key summit in Brussels aimed at thrashing out a deal on the bloc's next budget.
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Hard bargaining over EU impasse

Friday, December 16th 2005, 3:46
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Brussels

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair admits that bridging divisions between EU leaders in Brussels will be difficult.
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UK presents final EU budget offer

Saturday, December 17th 2005, 0:42
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Brussels

The UK prime minister makes a final EU budget offer which cuts Britain's rebate by a further 2.5bn euros (£1.7bn).
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EU leaders agree new budget plan

Saturday, December 17th 2005, 11:27
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Brussels

The UK agrees a bigger cut in its rebate to close the deal on the EU's next budget at the Brussels summit.
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Fishermen braced for EU cod cuts

Wednesday, December 21st 2005, 12:20
related places: Brussels

Cuts in cod quotas are debated by European fisheries ministers at their annual round of talks in Brussels.
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Canal body 'was Rwandan minister'

Friday, December 23rd 2005, 0:30
related countries: Rwanda
related places: Brussels

A body found in a Brussels canal is that of a Rwandan ex-minister suspected of genocide, officials say.
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Brussels sees stable growth ahead

Friday, January 13th 2006, 17:05

The 12 eurozone economies are to enjoy stronger growth during 2006, European Commission forecasts indicate.
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Belgium bird flu tests negative

Saturday, January 14th 2006, 15:08
related countries: Turkey

A man taken to hospital in Belgium after returning from Turkey tests negative for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus.
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Hamas urges EU not to end funding

Monday, January 30th 2006, 11:08
related places: Brussels

Hamas appeals to the EU not to halt funding to the Palestinian Authority after the militant group's election win.
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'No progress' from EU-Iran talks

Monday, January 30th 2006, 15:11
related countries: Iran, United Kingdom
related places: Brussels

Last-ditch talks between EU officials and Iran in Brussels deliver nothing new according to a UK official.
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Tories seek to sever Euro links

Tuesday, January 31st 2006, 11:19
related places: Brussels

William Hague is in Brussels to hold talks aimed at severing links between Tory MEPs and the European People's Party.
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Iran row hits Belgian spy chief

Tuesday, January 31st 2006, 16:10
related countries: Iran

Belgium's intelligence chief quits amid a row over sensitive technology transfers to Iran.
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F1: Belgian Grand Prix dropped

Wednesday, February 8th 2006, 16:47

The Belgian Grand Prix has been withdrawn from the 2006 calendar because of delays in track improvement works.
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Tennis: Nadal returns with win

Tuesday, February 14th 2006, 21:16

Rafael Nadal saves a match point on his way to victory over Olivier Rochus in Marseille.
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EU to crack down on energy sector

Thursday, February 16th 2006, 10:31
related places: Brussels

Europe's gas and electricity industries face a crackdown on anti-competitive behaviour, Brussels warns.
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Men guilty in Belgium terror case

Thursday, February 16th 2006, 20:40
related countries: Morocco, Spain
related places: Madrid

A Belgian court finds three men guilty of belonging to a group linked to terror attacks in Madrid and Morocco.
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EU to admit cartoon offence

Monday, February 27th 2006, 13:59
related places: Brussels

EU foreign ministers are expected to acknowledge the offence caused by cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
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Row cuts off Rwanda's air links

Tuesday, February 28th 2006, 13:42
related countries: Rwanda

Rwanda's only air link to Europe is cut off following a row between the government and the SN Brussels airline.
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