Ghent students occupy university building in climate and Gaza protest
More than 200 expected to join protest calling for climate action and to cut ties with Israeli institutions More than 100 students have occupied Ghent...
Category : Belgium
Belgian man whose body makes its own alcohol cleared of drunk-driving
Bruges court heard how defendant had condition called auto-brewery syndrome sometimes brought on by intestinal problems A Belgian man has been acquitted of drunk-driving because...
Rishi Sunak and Belgian PM criticise mayor’s halting of NatCon conference
Emir Kir ordered police to close down radical rightwing conference attended by Suella Braverman and Nigel Farage UK politics – latest updates The UK prime...
Sunak urged to stop Braverman speaking alongside far right at Brussels convention
Former home secretary will rub shoulders with populist right from across the globe, including Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán Rishi Sunak is being urged to...
Collection of unreleased Marvin Gaye songs found in Belgium
Questions surround ownership of demo tapes reportedly left by soul artist as a thank-you to his Ostend hosts A collection of cassette tapes containing a...
New EU gig economy laws saved from oblivion by Belgian compromise
Directive aims to give taxi and delivery drivers such as those working for Uber and Deliveroo rights similar to employees New laws designed to improve...
UK gives £600m backing to Jim Ratcliffe’s ‘carbon bomb’ petrochemical plant
Campaigners say Ineos project in Antwerp will turbocharge plastic production on a scale not seen before in Europe The UK government is providing a €700m...
‘Lens of a singleton’: Belgian council to focus on those who live alone
Carla Dejonghe has persuaded her municipality to consider impact of its policies on single people For much of the past decade Carla Dejonghe has worked...
Protesting farmers block crossings on Dutch-Belgian border – Europe live
The latest protest comes less than a day after Ursula von der Leyen met with farming groups in a bid to appease them Here are...
EU proposes policy shift amid farmers’ protest – Europe live
Commission recommends delay to ‘set-aside’ rules which have partly fuelled demonstrations across continent We spoke to a young Belgian farmer, Sylvain Dardenne. He was sitting...
