The European Commission has been unable to reach a new agreement yet on the exchange of private information with the United States. European Commissioner responsible věra jourová (Justice) made known Monday at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. National data protection regulators in Brussels had until now given time to reach a deal.
Belgium and Germany will each nuclear power plants submit to an inspection. Netherlands in January already started checking according to some unsafe reactors in the southern neighbors.
Salah Abdeslam, key fugitive suspect in the bombings in Paris, probably is not in Belgium. Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has therefore at least,, no indication, 'he said Monday at the French radio station Europe 1.
A Belgian Muslim preacher has to ten years in jail. Jean-Louis Denis is considered the head of a terrorist cell who recruited several young Muslims in 2013 to go to Syria to fight.
The plan of the government to send refugees on Greek islands by ferry back to Turkey in exchange for the inclusion of 250 000 refugees in Europe, has beaten no dent in a packet of butter in Brussels.
Upon the arrest of the Flemish parliament Christian Van Eyken on suspicion of involvement in murder was a mistake. The Public Prosecutor in Brussels therefore calls for his release.
A member of the Flemish Parliament has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Christian Van Eyken allegedly involved in the murder of the husband of his mistress in July 2014.
A solution to the lack of traffic tunnels in Brussels is still far away. Consultation between the federal government with the leadership of Brussels, Wallonia and Flanders on Wednesday was inconclusive.
The control of the Greek external borders seriously flawed. This is contained in a draft report by the European Commission on the review of the application of 'Schengen rules by Greece.
The European Commission's full attack against car manufacturers like Volkswagen who tried to camouflage the emission of polluting gases. Wednesday is Brussels with a proposal that the European Commission is in charge of all national authorities responsible for the admission of car types. There will also be heavier penalties for manufacturers who cheat the case.
Seven people have been injured in a Monday night stabbing at the psychiatric center Jean Titeca in place Schaerbeek, northeast of Brussels. That Mayor Bernard Clerfayt Schaerbeek disclosed.
Politicians, policymakers and interest groups in Belgium tumble over each other with the stakes: the traffic tunnels in Brussels. The flow of essential tunnels used by locals, Walloons and Flemings often are in poor condition, but money is missing.
Belgian diplomats must do everything to improve the tarnished image of Belgium in other countries. Prime Minister Charles Michel called on the diplomatic corps here Monday supervise. He will also do it yourself with a number of foreign visits.
The United States, the European Union proposed to appoint an ombudsman who deals with complaints from citizens about possible privacy violation. The proposal is part of discussions on a new international convention on the exchange and storage of data and personal information. This is reported by Reuters based on sources who are familiar with the talks.
British former prime minister Tony Blair comes to Brussels next week to discuss the main issues on the EU agenda. The European Commission announced Friday.
One of the suspects of involvement in the attacks of Paris is on the loose. That has a court in Brussels Friday determined.
The Belgian police on Wednesday and Thursday in Molenbeek in connection with the investigation into the attacks in Paris arrested two men. That the federal prosecutor in Brussels on Thursday.
The United States has all 26 countries participating in the coalition against terror group Islamic State (ISIS) called to carry summit soon in Brussels. Ministers of Defense Ashton Carter wants his counterparts consult on,, further contributions to the fight, '' he said Wednesday after a meeting on the same subject in Paris.
A group of young people Tuesday at a subway station in the notorious Brussels suburb of Molenbeek clashed with some military. The soldiers tried to stop an argument between young people, but who turned against the military.
Poland has in no way violated European law. That said Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo Tuesday at the European Parliament in Strasbourg during a debate on two controversial laws that the Eastern European country recently assumed.
The mother of one of the victims of the attacks in Paris to file a complaint against the Belgian government for negligence. Some of the terrorists who committed the attacks on November 13, lived in the Molenbeek in Brussels.
All European countries must pick up refugees. No EU country can hold the door closed. Jean-Claude Juncker, the President of the executive committee of the EU Friday in Brussels during a press conference on the challenges of Europe for 2016. The migration crisis is one of the biggest problems that Europe is facing.
Three Syrian refugees of 12 and 13 years old last Sunday assaulted three women on the train from Brussels to Tournai. The three boys were arrested and then released.
Italy lies crosswise with respect to the intention of the EU to three billion euros to give to Turkey in exchange for keeping Turkey out of two million Syrian refugees and stopping the flow of migrants towards Greece.
One of the most wanted terrorists in the world, Salah Abdeslam would be looking for a lawyer. The Belgian news agency Belga reported Thursday it. People in Brussels Abdeslam which has French nationality would have contacted the Belgian lawyer Sven Mary. Counsel itself silent on this issue, said Belga.
The European Commission opened an inquiry to investigate the recently adopted laws in Poland. That made vice chairman Frans Timmermans said Wednesday after debate by the whole committee.
The Belgian jihad connoisseur Montasser AlDe'emeh, affiliated with the Radboud University in Nijmegen, was arrested Monday. Police arrested the man at his home in the Brussels municipality of Sint-Jans-Molenbeek suspicion of forgery, reported local media.
A new campaign is to lure tourists back to Brussels. Because of the terrorist threat and the presence of soldiers and officers in the streets, the tourist is massively stayed away from the Belgian capital. Wrongly takes the agency for tourism, because Brussels is still an attractive destination.
The Belgian police found a suicide vest and explosives in the investigation into the attacks in Paris in a Brussels flat. There was also a fingerprint found on the still fugitive bomber Salah Abdeslam.
The Belgian who remains stuck, was arrested on December 30 after a search of his home in the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek. The man Ayoub B. is suspected of terrorist murder and participation in activities of a terrorist group. On Tuesday a judge extended the remand of the man with a month.
