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Only the US veto prevents global recognition of Palestinian statehood: Analysis
New ReviewYossi Mekelberg says the only thing blocking Palestine from being recognised as an independent state is the United States.
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PNB Scam: Belgian Court Once Again Denies Mehul Choksi’s Bail Plea
New ReviewFugitive diamond trader Mehul Choksi, a key accused in the multi-billion dollar PNB scam, has suffered yet another legal blow. A Belgian court has once again rejected his bail plea, just ahead of a crucial extradition hearing.
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European brews: Alcohol-free sector expands in Europe
New ReviewThe alcohol-free beer sector grew by 11% in 2024. While Germany leads in production, the Netherlands is the EU's biggest exporter.
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Brussels Airport staff boycott Tel Aviv flights in protest over Gaza war
New ReviewTrade unions at Brussels Airport have urged workers to boycott flights bound for Tel Aviv, citing opposition to Israel's war on Gaza.
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Brexit: Brits to lose EU citizenship
UK's 47-year membership of the bloc officially ends on Friday night.
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'I didn't even get to kiss my mum': Auschwitz prisoner tells his harrowing story of survival
It has been 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, the Nazi concentration camp where more than a million people were exterminated. Yet the memories of survivors remain fresh and vivid. Belgian Paul Sobol says he still feels numb,...
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Explaining the Belgian government crisis...in under 3 minutes
Belgium is facing another deadline to form a government on Tuesday, January 28. It has been without a government since December 2018, and elections in May 2019 failed to produce a working coalition. Belgium has two different language...
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Need 2 Know: Georgia Reopening Day, Trump's Comments
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Friday, April 24, 2020.
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The Battle for Brussels roads
It is rush hour in Brussels and everyone wants to get home fast. But as usual, it is a daily battle between cars and cyclists and nobody is going anywhere fast. "Driving in Brussels is very complicated. You need to have a lot of time....
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Charles Michel, the consensus builder
New job. Same country. Charles Michel today walks into his new life as President of a major Brussels landmark, the European Council. "I am conscious of this huge responsibility and of course I will do my best to fulfil this task," Michel...
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The Brief: a time-travel trip in a Trabant - 'Ostalgia' in Brussels
Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin fall people still think there are lessons to be learned from socialism. We met with a Portuguese man living in Brussels who owns a Trabant, the iconic car from East Germany. He says some aspects...
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Former Rwandan official Fabien Neretsé stands trial on genocide charges in Belgium
Fabien Neretsé is being tried for his participation in the Rwandan genocide. Neretsé, 71, is accused of taking part in the murder of thirteen people and is also accused of war crimes and genocide. The former director of a coffee...
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The Brief: breaking the EU glass ceiling
Meet Sophie Wilmes, Belgium's first ever female prime minister. The 44 year-old mother of four replaces Charles Michel who will start preparing for his new role as EU Council President. Like him, she stems from the French-speaking...
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Belgium apologises for abduction of thousands of mixed-race children during colonial-era
Belgium apologised on Thursday for the abduction of thousands of children born to mixed-race couples during its colonial-era rule between 1959 and 1962 of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, and Rwanda. The apology was the first...
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Between two parliaments - bike odyssey part II
The bike odyssey continues - our correspondent Sandor Zsiros is en route to Strasbourg. He has one last stop in Brexit-fearing Belgium, then on to Luxembourg and Germany. The route takes him through he richest and smallest EU nation, and...
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The Brief: East-west truck dispute, ECB Brexit warning, Prison suicide rates
In this edition we look into the the truck driver dispute which has delayed the EU's mobility package which is causing an east-west rift, the ECB issues a Brexit warning to the markets and France has the highest prison suicide rate in...
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Camping for the climate in downtown Brussels
After Belgium's youth, it's now up the the adults to make a stand on the climate: Activists from several NGOs are camping in downtown Brussels to pressure parliament to pass a new climate bill. They want to make it part of the...
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The Brief: Greta's climate wake-up call. Brexit rent ruling, Kuciak remembered
In this edition: we follow the Swedish teen who triggered a global youth climate protest movement as she marches with Belgian activists. The European Medicines Agency runs into rent troubles and the ECHR rejects an appeal to protect...
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Watch: Chocolate dresses grace Brussels catwalk, but how Belgian is this €4bn industry?
Chocolatiers and fashion designers have collaborated to bring dresses made of chocolate to a Brussels catwalk. One creation, by designer Giovanni Biasiolo and chocolate maker Jean-Christophe Hubert, used 8kg of chocolate – not far off...
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Watch: Asian elephan gives birth at Belgian zoo
Aye Chan May, a 23-year-old Asian elephant, gave birth to her first calf this week at the Belgian zoo of Pairi Daiza. The new arrival does not have a name yet as the zoo will put this decision to the public through a vote on social...
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Watch: Asian elephant gives birth at Belgian zoo
Aye Chan May, a 23-year-old Asian elephant, gave birth to her first calf this week at the Belgian zoo of Pairi Daiza. The new arrival does not have a name yet as the zoo will put this decision to the public through a vote on social...
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Greta Thunberg, the teenage activist fighting for the environment
At 16, Greta Thunberg, the Swedish girl leading the youth climate protests, isn't afraid of speaking the truth. Thunberg went to Brussels on Thursday (February 21) and addressed EU representatives, telling the adults that they weren't...
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The Brief: 100 days to European elections
We mark 100 days to the European elections with a profile of a first-time voter. Meanwhile in Strasbourg current MEPs vote on controversial fisheries deal, and Belgium is forced to confront its colonial past.
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The Brief. Belgium Strike, Whisky woes and money laundering
In this edition Belgium at a standstill as workers strike, EU unveils its money laundering list and the US trade war has dented the American whiskey industry.