Monarchy is outdated, says Belgium’s Prince Laurent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".
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Greens clobbered in Luxembourg elections
The Liberal-led coalition in Luxembourg has lost its majority, ushering in the likely return of the Christian Democrat CSV party, which has been led for almost two…
Belgian Princess Elisabeth becomes military officer after curtailed training course
Belgian Princess Elisabeth (21) will be made an officer with the Royal Military Academy on the evening of September 26, although she was not being required to complete…
‘Humiliated’ European Council chief Charles Michel ‘eyeing a return to Belgian politics’
While he is expected to profile himself as saviour of his troubled homeland, the frequent clashes with von der Leyen are said to be the real motive for the switch.
Leader of Belgium’s Christian Democrats wins drag-queen contest
A Belgian TV show aired on the evening of September 8 has raised eyebrows after participants were transformed into unrecognisable drag queens.
Islamic institutions in Belgium oppose sex-education programme in schools
With the new school year back in full swing, all students in the French-speaking community in Belgium will now regularly receive relational, emotional and sex education.
Ryanair boss gets the cream cake treatment
Climate extremists threw cream cakes at Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary in Brussels on September 7.
Brussels will not pull aid from Uganda over anti-gay law
The European Union will continue providing Uganda with aid despite the East African country's new anti-gay law, the European Commission has confirmed.
EXCLUSIVE: EU President Charles Michel’s penchant for luxury watches
The EU President was spotted shopping for an 18-karat yellow gold Ellipse Jumbo model, in excellent condition, worth €22,000.
EC denies backing ‘international vaccination passports’ for future pandemic
The European Commission has denied backing the implementation of "international vaccination passports" for any future worldwide pandemic.
Migrants refuse to leave Brussels squat despite court order
Migrants living in a squat in the centre of Brussels have declared they will ignore a court order to abandon the premises.
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.
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.
Timmermans resigns from EC, Maroš Šefčovič to replace him
Following his election as head of the Netherland’s combined list of Socialists (PvdA) and Greens (GroenLinks), European Commission Executive Vice-President Frans…
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.
French Government to give tobacco shops €10k cash injection after rioting
Tobacconist shops in France that fell victim to last month's countrywide riots will be given a cash injection by the French Government, ministers have announced.
Online censorship must be left to the EU, Brussels warns France
Efforts to censor the internet in Europe must be left to the European Union and its Digital Services Act (DSA), the European Commission has told France.
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…
Belgium accused of massive state aid fraud by investigative journalists
The Belgian Government is accused of sending hundreds of millions of Euros in illegal subsidies to the Belgian Post Group (Bpost) by investigative journalists from…
Big Brother is watching poo: French city to use DNA of pooping dogs
Dog owners in the southern French city of Béziers now need to watch their step carefully after the mayor Robert Ménard introduced a mandatory canine-DNA database…
Big spender Brussels ‘on its way to 300 per cent debt’
The Brussels-Capital Region risks being mired in enormous debt, according to a study by the University of Namur.
Belgian Government in meltdown
A storm of such magnitude is brewing in Belgian politics that the very foundations of the country’s governmental systems could be under threat – with ministers…
Belgian government struggling with fallout from Tehran mayoral visit
Belgian politics is still reeling over the controversial recent visit to Brussels of the hard-line Iranian Islamist Mayor of Tehran, Alireza Zakani.
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…
Brussels and Washington win skirmish with Poland over Russian influence legislation
Poland’s ruling Conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party on June 16 agreed to water down a law targeting possible Russian influence on Polish policy-making over…
Belgian Socialist leader says he’s bisexual in controversial YouTube video
Conner Rousseau, the leader of Vooruit, Belgium's Dutch-speaking socialist party, announced publicly on June 15 that he is sexually attracted to men and women.
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…