EU airports evacuated after slew of bomb scares
At least 12 airports around France and Belgium have been hit by bomb scares, authorities have confirmed.
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Ikea hikes security in Belgian stores after Brussels terror attack on Swedes
Swedish furniture giant Ikea has announced it is ramping up security in its Belgian stores after the terror attack in Brussels on October 16.
Monarchy is outdated, says Belgium’s Prince Laurent
Prince Laurent of Belgium, brother of current King Philippe, said in an interview that the monarchy is a "medieval institution".
Don’t panic! French minister urges calm as bedbug plague bites Paris and Brussels
France's health minister has urged the public not to panic as both France and Belgium succumb to a plague of blood-sucking bedbugs.
Brussels accused of handing cash to Islamist-linked NGO – again
This is not the first time the EC has been accused of handing cash to organisations tied to Islamism that operate within the bloc.
Brussels terrorists finally sentenced
Seven and a half years after the devastating Islamic terror attacks in the Belgian capital Brussels, the culprits finally know what their punishment is.
Belgian climate expert left red-faced after being caught with his pants down
A clip of a TV interview with Belgian environmental geopolitical scientist François Gemenne has gone viral - but not because of his expertise.
Belgium to no longer offer shelter to single male migrants as arrivals overwhelm system
The Belgian State Secretary for Asylum and Migration Nicole De Moor has decided that single male asylum seekers will no longer receive shelter in her country.
Police raid on Brussels’ train station ‘failed to prevent crime’, witnesses say
A major police raid on one of Brussels' main train stations has failed to prevent criminal activity there, witnesses working and living near the facility have claimed.
Brussels to stop prosecuting some crimes amid staff shortages
Brussels is to stop prosecuting certain types of crime amid a crippling shortage of staff within the city's magistrate's office.
Ryanair Charleroi airport strike frustrates Brussels holidaymakers
A strike by Ryanair pilots at Brussels’ South Charleroi airport looks set to frustrate holidaymakers and other travellers to and from the Belgian capital.
Police resort to ‘scarecrows’ amid ‘disastrous’ rise in Brussels crime
With crime on the rise in Brussels, police have resorted to “scarecrow-tactics” in an attempt to reverse the trend.
Brussels police losing control around second train station
Drug-related crime is spreading in the Belgian capital, with Brussels' train stations particularly hard hit.
Brussels bandits try to pilfer statue of ‘Tintin’ creator
Mystery would-be thieves in Brussels have attempted to steal a bust of the creator of the world-famous Tintin comics.
Drug violence engulfs Brussels: ‘we are at point of no return’
In a report in Belgian news outlet Le Soir, senior police admitted violent crime in Brussels is now rampant: severed fingers, abductions, torture with irons, injury-ravaged…
Have Brussels zebra crossings been ‘hijacked’ by ideologues?
"A pedestrian crossing has one and only one objective: to secure pedestrian crossings," said one Brussels mayor.
Brussels ‘hellhole’ video goes viral
A sharp rise in crime around the Brussels-Midi train station has gained public attention in Belgium after a video of a family left stranded there on the night of…
Belgian court finds eight guilty of Brussels terror attacks
Seven years after the devastating Islamic terror attacks in the Belgian capital, a Brussels court on July 25 found six offenders guilty of all charges and two “partly…
Belgian rioter and Snapchat star hails his prison treatment, citing ‘free porn’
Most would say prison is supposed to feel like a punishment, but for one Brussels-based criminal, the opposite was true.
Brussels’ eco-friendly pool shut over poor hygiene
An experimental outdoor swimming pool in Brussels is to remain shut as its eco-friendly filtration system is unable to keep the water clean.
France living a ‘multicultural nightmare’, says Belgian politician
French citizens were living a “multicultural nightmare” as a result of left-wing immigration policy, claimed a senior Belgian politician.
Violence erupts in Brussels after French rioting spreads
Migrant youngsters took to social media to urge protestors to take to the streets.
Marie Arena ducks out of ‘lobbying’ talk in European Parliament
Arena was supposed to be part of a panel discussion on lobbying but ducked out after she came under scrutiny for having previously lobbied on behalf of her son's…
Qatargate: MEP Arena lobbied for son’s cannabis business
More tricky Qatargate questions are haunting Belgian socialist MEP, Marie Arena.
Invitation of Islamist Teheran mayor forces Brussels State Secretary to resign
Pascal Smet, Secretary of State for the Brussels-Capital Region, stepped down on June 18, claiming he had been "thrown under the bus" after the backlash he received…
Hardline Tehran mayor brought ‘secret agents’ to Brussels
The Islamist mayor of Tehran, Alireza Zakani, invited by State Secretary of the Brussels-Capital Region, Pascal Smet, to City Hall in Brussels on June 13, arrived…
Brussels bar covers up ‘sexist’ wall illustration
An “offensive” cartoon on the wall of a bar in Brussels has been covered with a large canvas sheet by the pub’s new owners who regard it as “sexist” and…
How about porn? Brussels job-seekers asked if they’re willing to bare all
Unemployed actors have been asked if they'd bare more than their souls on camera after Brussels-based employment agency, Actiris, suggested those looking for work…
Almost unknown President of almost unknown Parliament took home a quarter of a million euros last year
Brussels Parliament President Socialist Rachid Madrane, an almost unknown figure on the political scene, earns more than Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo,…
Record deaths among homeless people on the streets of Brussels
More homeless people died on the streets of Brussels last year than ever, according to a group dedicated to addressing homelessness and fatalities among those with…