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Brussels terror victims remembered, one year on
Families of the dead, survivors and officials have joined together in Brussels – to remember the victims of the city’s terror attacks, one year on. Sarah Esmael Fazal, whose sister was killed, broke down in tears as she addressed those...
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MEPs set to vote on Canada trade pact, but Walloons loom large
The Belgian region of Wallonia garnered international attention last year. Local MPs refused to give their green light on a free trade deal between the EU and Canada. It was eventually applied but only provisionally. Now, on Wednesday,...
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Chocolate couture kicks off annual fair in Brussels
'Salon du Chocolat' features edible samples and cocoa-inspired fashion
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Chips in the hand to identify who we are
No bag, no keys, no wallet and no ID. A move of the hand simply opens doors. Welcome to the future, or what is the present for a group of employees at NewFusion near Brussels. Staff members at the marketing and technology company...
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Putting the colour into ‘Tintin in the Land of the Soviets’
Eminent and distinguished Tintinophiles – yes fans of Tintin gathered at the Grand-Place in Brussels to celebrate that most famous Belgian reporter and adventurer. An actor in the persona of the daring adventurer was there to re-enact...
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Spanish composer Jordi Savall presents a musical show “The Routes of Slavery”
Renowned Spanish composer and viol player Jordi Savall brought together musicians from Europe, Africa and South America in Brussels this week for a musical journey. The show travelled through 400 years of the history of slavery. In “The...
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Verhofstadt enters parliament race
Former Belgian Prime MInister Guy Verhofstadt says he wants the top job the European Parliament. The Liberal MEP is entering the race to take over as Martin Schulz as the parliament’s speaker. He faces stiff competition. Centre-right MEP...
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Protesters demonstrate against Erdogan in Brussels
Several thousands demonstrators have taken to the streets of Brussels to protest against Turkish President’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan. They included several pro-Kurdish groups, angry over Erdogan’s crackdown on the media, the judiciary and...
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Hackers target European Commission
Hackers have targeted the European Commission’s computer network – trying to overload and crash it. Officials say connection speeds were affected on Thursday, but there was no data breach. “The Commission was indeed targeted by an...
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Wallonia premier urges fresh negotiations on EU-Canada free trade deal
Paul Magnette leads the regional government in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium, where the parliament has refused to provide its backing for the federal government’s move to approve the EU-Canada free trade deal. A region...
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Belgian region scuppers EU-Canada free trade deal
An EU-Canada free trade deal has been left hanging in the balance after talks between Canada and the regional government in Wallonia broke down. The French-speaking region of Belgium is doggedly opposing the pact. Under Belgium’s...
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Europe’s last bastion against the CETA deal?
Is Wallonia one of Europe’s last bastions against a huge trade deal with Canada? The region of southern Belgium looks to set to block the CETA deal, which requires unanimous support from member states before it can be written into EU...
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Wallonia says no to CETA
One of the three official regions of Belgium has adopted a resolution which could derail the signing of a mammoth free trade deal between the EU and Canada. The parliament in the region of Wallonia voted to block the signature of the...
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EU warns Wallonia over Canada trade pact
The EU is stepping up the pressure on Belgium’s French-speaking region of Wallonia after its government refused to back a free trade deal with Canada. Belgium’s federal government supports the pact, it also needs the backing from all six...
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Workers march over Caterpillar job cuts
An estimated 5,000 people marched through the Belgian town of Charerloi, police said on Friday, in protest at planned job cuts by machinery maker Caterpillar. Early this month, the US-based firm said as many as 2,000 positions could go...
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Medieval Belgian Town Builds Beer Pipeline
Fixes issues transporting suds from town to distant bottling factory
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Belgian jazz legend Toots Thielemans dies at 94
At the age of 94, the Belgian jazz master Toots Thielemans has died. The harmonica player and composer was known on the world stage for composing the music for movies like Midnight Cowboy. At the age of three already, Toots Thielemans...
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Anheuser-Busch InBev increases megamerger bid for SABMiller
The world’s largest brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev has sweetened its takeover offer for British rival SABMiller. The reason is that a slide in the value of the pound following the Brexit vote made the offer less attractive for many...
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Security high in Belgian capital ahead of country’s National Day
Security is tight in Brussels as the city prepares to celebrate its National Day on Thursday. The country is already on high alert after terror attacks in March which left 32 people dead. Following the truck attack in Nice on Bastille...
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Expert discusses Brussels anti-terror sweep
'They're carrying on various operations that are designed to pre-empt a potential plot from being orchestrated,' says security expert Sajjan Gohel
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State of the Union: Merkel's better week
In this edition of State of the Union: Angela Merkel gets her carnival on. After failing to find a coaltion partner, months after Germany’s general election, there’s been a lingering suspicion among friends and foes that Merkel may have...
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Train crash in Belgium kills 3, injures dozens
Commuter train crashes into rear of freight train
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Tens of thousands march against Belgian austerity reforms in Brussels
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Brussels on Tuesday, opposed to the free market policies of the centre-right government. The austerity reforms will see cuts to public services, a real wage cut of 2% , enforced...
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Football tackles terror
Molenbeek has become an area associated with the terrorist attacks of Paris and Brussels. But one London football team has been trying to promote tolerance. TUFF FC hails from West-London and works on anti-radicalisation in the British...