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Belgium’s new measures come into force early

Belgium will take steps to increase the size of bubbles in the country and further ease measures on the hospitality industry in the coming ...

Belgium’s new measures come into force early

Belgium will take steps to increase the size of bubbles in the country and further ease measures on the hospitality industry in the coming weeks as ...

King Philippe to visit Antwerp accident site

King Philippe of Belgium will make a visit on Saturday afternoon to the site in the Nieuw Zuid district in Antwerp, where the construction of a new ...

Court orders AstraZeneca to deliver 50 million vaccines to EU

A court in Brussels has ruled in favour of the European Commission in a dispute with Covid-19 vaccine producer AstraZeneca (AZ) over the delivery of ...

Second body recovered from school collapse in Antwerp

Fire services have recovered a second body from the rubble caused by the partial collapse of a new school in Antwerp yesterday afternoon. The ...

Number of Covid patients in hospital now lower than 600

The number of patients currently in hospital due to coronavirus infections in Belgium has dropped to its lowest point since September last year, ...

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Belgium bans UK travellers over Delta fears

Anyone looking to make the trip between Belgium and the UK might have to wait a little longer after the news that the country - and 26 others - has ...

Brussels Airlines prepares to transport one million passengers this summer

Brussels Airlines recorded a strong increase in its number of bookings and is preparing to carry one million travellers this summer, the airline said ...

Police on lookout for drunk drivers as measures ease

The federal police announced on Friday that officers will be out in force across Belgium this weekend to crack down on those driving under the ...

Search ongoing for people under debris of partially collapsed school in Antwerp

Several people are being searched for under debris after a primary school under construction partly collapsed in Antwerp on Friday afternoon. A ...

Opinion

Why many Catalans would prefer federalism over autonomy

The term federalism has been revived in Catalan political discourse over the last two decades, and even more ...

Tom Canetti

Rule of law “à la carte”

It is well known that no country can claim to join the European Union without guarantees of compliance with ...

MEP Nuno Melo

Viktor Orbán threatens his own anti-gay agenda

Viktor Orbán and his alchemists aim to have homosexuality vanish into thin air, as manifested in their latest ...

Rayyan Dabbous

Environmental groups target traditional climate change allies over the future of wood as EU renewable energy

Should forestry products including wood and biofuels continue to play a vital role as the leading source of ...

Joe Kirwin

Tax havens we’re finally going after you

Societies and politicians in Western and Eastern countries have complained for years as multinational ...

Piotr Arak

Trust matters in the post‑pandemic economy

In recent months, the world has faced an exceptional challenge, uncertainty and complexity. A pandemic swept ...

Catherine Chen

How CAP reform can deliver EU climate and environment goals by improving animal health

European legislation on both agricultural practices and animal welfare is facing scrutiny. Reform of the ...

Roxane Feller

Summer holiday with the EU Digital COVID Certificate

It started as a pandemic of an as-yet-unknown virus, very quickly uniting all in isolation. COVID-19 ...

Aldijana Cosic

Artdocfest film festival: An opportunity for voicing the truth

Wear your mask over your nose and mouth and not over your eyes.” That was the motto of Artdocfest, Russia’s ...

Nicolai Khalezin

COVID-19: British pragmatism beats playing by the book

For more than a year I have been calling for the distinction between people who have not been in contact with ...

Sam Rainsy

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Trust matters in the post‑pandemic economy

In recent months, the world has faced an exceptional challenge, uncertainty and complexity. A pandemic swept ...

Catherine Chen

How CAP reform can deliver EU climate and environment goals by improving animal health

European legislation on both agricultural practices and animal welfare is facing scrutiny. Reform of the ...

Roxane Feller

Summer holiday with the EU Digital COVID Certificate

It started as a pandemic of an as-yet-unknown virus, very quickly uniting all in isolation. COVID-19 ...

Aldijana Cosic

Artdocfest film festival: An opportunity for voicing the truth

Wear your mask over your nose and mouth and not over your eyes.” That was the motto of Artdocfest, Russia’s ...

Nicolai Khalezin

COVID-19: British pragmatism beats playing by the book

For more than a year I have been calling for the distinction between people who have not been in contact with ...

Sam Rainsy

Safeguard European values through citizenship education

Our European values are under attack. Several member states are systematically violating values such as rule ...

Susanne Zels

Catalonia’s struggle to defend its language

Imagine if the European Union told the French that the primary language used in schools was to become ...

Tom Canetti

Why the EU should back research into gene drive – even if Europe never uses it

As the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy reaches the European Parliament, it has reopened a worrying debate about ...

Prof. Ruth Müller

Pandemic, Politics and People in the City

The pandemic has allowed many of us, those privileged not to have suffered health or economic hardship, to ...

Malinda Coleman

The pandemic has exacerbated crime

The United Nations Commission for Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice opened its 30th session on 17 May. ...

Francesco Leone

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Top Opinions

Trust matters in the post‑pandemic economy

In recent months, the world has faced an exceptional challenge, uncertainty and complexity. A pandemic swept ...

Catherine Chen

How CAP reform can deliver EU climate and environment goals by improving animal health

European legislation on both agricultural practices and animal welfare is facing scrutiny. Reform of the ...

Roxane Feller

Summer holiday with the EU Digital COVID Certificate

It started as a pandemic of an as-yet-unknown virus, very quickly uniting all in isolation. COVID-19 ...

Aldijana Cosic

Artdocfest film festival: An opportunity for voicing the truth

Wear your mask over your nose and mouth and not over your eyes.” That was the motto of Artdocfest, Russia’s ...

Nicolai Khalezin

COVID-19: British pragmatism beats playing by the book

For more than a year I have been calling for the distinction between people who have not been in contact with ...

Sam Rainsy

Safeguard European values through citizenship education

Our European values are under attack. Several member states are systematically violating values such as rule ...

Susanne Zels

Catalonia’s struggle to defend its language

Imagine if the European Union told the French that the primary language used in schools was to become ...

Tom Canetti

Why the EU should back research into gene drive – even if Europe never uses it

As the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy reaches the European Parliament, it has reopened a worrying debate about ...

Prof. Ruth Müller

Pandemic, Politics and People in the City

The pandemic has allowed many of us, those privileged not to have suffered health or economic hardship, to ...

Malinda Coleman

The pandemic has exacerbated crime

The United Nations Commission for Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice opened its 30th session on 17 May. ...

Francesco Leone

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Magazine

Economist: Belgium needs to restore long-term fiscal sustainability after COVID-19

As all other countries, Belgium’s economy was severely hit by the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020. Since then, the vaccination roll-out has taken ...

Derek Blyth’s hidden secrets of Brussels

Derek Blyth is the author of the bestselling The 500 Hidden Secrets of Brussels. He picks out ten of his favourite hidden secrets in every ...

What happens to the European quarter if the Commission downsizes?

The European Commission has announced that it will not be renewing several of its current ongoing leases in some buildings across the city ...

After 100 years in the industry, what does Shimano see for the future of cycling in Belgium and beyond?

Belgium loves bicycles. That much quickly becomes clear to any of the country’s visitors, but those who stay longer will find that the ...

Why your first terrace pintje might taste different

Patrons flocking to bars in Belgium this weekend will very possibly be getting the freshest beer - or pintje - they've ever had, due to ...

Searching for silence in Belgium

“The most beautiful sound in the world is silence,” wrote the turn-of-the-century English novelist Robert Hichens. Unfortunately, ...

‘There is no vaccine against the climate crisis’: EU adopts new strategy on climate change

The European Commission adopted on Wednesday a new EU strategy on adaptation to climate change, setting out the pathway to prepare for the ...

New Brussels modern art museum gets the go-ahead

Kanal, the planned new museum of modern and contemporary art in Brussels, has been given the green light to go ahead, Brussels secretary of ...

North Macedonia’s dress rehearsal for Brussels

BRUSSELS BEHIND THE SCENES Weekly analysis and untold stories With SAMUEL STOLTON Other Brussels behind the scenes stories: Hauled back to Strasbourg ...

North Macedonia’s dress rehearsal for Brussels

BRUSSELS BEHIND THE SCENES Weekly analysis and untold stories With SAMUEL STOLTON Other Brussels behind the scenes stories: Hauled back to ...

Belgium launches anti-money laundering initiative

Leak of caustic chemical at 3M in February this year

First reports of oak processionary caterpillars in Antwerp

Over 20,000 reports of illegal dumping in Brussels last year

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Belgium in Brief: Supporting Local (Football)

Tui scraps package tours outside Europe this summer

De Croo calls for sanctions against Hungary: ‘No place for homophobia’ in the EU

Brussels to open up vaccination to all adults, under -16s can register on waiting list

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Trust matters in the post‑pandemic economy

In recent months, the world has faced an exceptional challenge, uncertainty and complexity. A pandemic swept ...

Catherine Chen

How CAP reform can deliver EU climate and environment goals by improving animal health

European legislation on both agricultural practices and animal welfare is facing scrutiny. Reform of the ...

Roxane Feller

Summer holiday with the EU Digital COVID Certificate

It started as a pandemic of an as-yet-unknown virus, very quickly uniting all in isolation. COVID-19 ...

Aldijana Cosic

Artdocfest film festival: An opportunity for voicing the truth

Wear your mask over your nose and mouth and not over your eyes.” That was the motto of Artdocfest, Russia’s ...

Nicolai Khalezin

COVID-19: British pragmatism beats playing by the book

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Sam Rainsy

Safeguard European values through citizenship education

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Catalonia’s struggle to defend its language

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Why the EU should back research into gene drive – even if Europe never uses it

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Prof. Ruth Müller

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