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The pact that triggered WWII

On 23 August 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, named after their foreign ministers, which divided East…

Flemish people to have

The new Flemish government wants to reserve plots of land for Flemish residents in the Brussels Periphery in order to safeguard their "right to…

Belgian State bilked of 208 million euros

The State of Belgium reimbursed over 208 million euros in withholding taxes to foreign pension funds that had no right to the pay-outs, Knack ma…

Belgian parties want to increase fines to dissuade criminals

The MR, CD&V and Open Vld want criminals to be fined three times as much as they earned through their crimes.

Man confesses to the murder of a woman in East Flanders

A man has confessed to the murder of a 40-year-old woman in Flanders, Het Laatste Nieuws and Nieuwsblad reported on Saturday (the story was late…

15 days driving ban, but no alcohol lock for drink-driving former Flemish Parliament President

The Flemish Parliament’s former President and current mayor of Dessel, Kris Van Dijck (N-VA), was sentenced by Turnhout Police Court to a fine o…

Leading cigarette maker to challenge arrival of neutral packaging in Belgium

A major tobacco multinational is poised to challenge the arrival of the neutral cigarette package in Belgium, claiming it will have no impact on…

King and Queen in Terneuzen to mark 75th anniversary of Battle of the Scheldt

Belgium’s King and Queen were present at Terneuzen in the Dutch province of Zeeland yesterday to take part in the commemoration of the Battle of…

Passenger in deadly car chase released by Brussels police

Police have released the French passenger riding with the driver who was lethally shot in a car chase in Brussels on Tuesday, public prosecutors…

UNESCO-ranked parade under fire for

Groups fighting against racial inequalities have called for a traditional Walloon parade to be stripped of its UNESCO credentials due to the way…

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Belgium in Brief: UNESCO festival under fire, police investigated and Antwerp Pride

A UNESCO ranked parade faces concerns over a character in blackface, nine Sheep were seized from temporary slaughterhouses in Brussels and a hom…

Homeless Belgian shot dead by French police

A homeless Belgian was shot dead by police in the south of France on Sunday after the man attempted to kill himself with a knife, according to r…

Man arrested for groping minor at Brussels funfair

A 39-year-old man was placed under arrest and risks prison time after assaulting a 15-year-old at an attraction in a Brussels funfair at the wee…

Missing Belgian backpacker

The parents of Théo Hayez, a Belgian backpacker gone missing in an Australian resort town in May, flew back to Belgium at the weekend after week…

Google listens to conversations recorded by its smart home devices

Google hires people to listen to recordings and conversations of users of the tech company's smart home devices and applications, with some of t…

Belgium slapped with daily €5,000 fine over delays in high-speed internet roll-out

Belgium must pay an unprecedented daily fine of €5,000 for every day the Brussels-Capital Region fails to comply with a European Union directive…

Belgian princess in Kenya for first official trip abroad

Princess Elisabeth surprised members of the press on Tuesday after she arrived in Kenya alongside her mother, Queen Mathilde, in a trip which co…