Belgium's Prime Minister Attends Concert in Support of Lahav Shani

The Prime Minister of Belgium, Bart de Wever, has traveled to the German city of Essen to hear a performance led by the Israeli conductor Lahav Shani. De Wever wanted to make a public show of support for Shani, after the Flanders Festival Ghent...

Belgium begins construction of nuclear waste storage facility in Dessel

The construction of a surface storage facility for radioactive waste has started in Dessel, Flanders. It will serve as the definitive destination for Belgium’s low- and intermediate-level short-lived nuclear waste, the first of its kind in the...

Oudenaarde mayor Adam imposes alcohol ban at train station

Oudenaarde (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Oudenaarde will enforce an alcohol ban around the train station from October 1, 2025. Mayor John Adam (Open VLD) said police can confiscate open containers to maintain safety and cleanliness. As VRT News...

European Work in Progress and the International Film Distribution Summit set to kick off in Hamburg

18/09/2025 - The eighth edition of EWIP received over 240 submissions, with 30 projects selected, while Charades will receive the Best International Innovation Distribution Award at IFDS Heysel 85 by Teodora Ana Mihai (© Guillaume Van Laethem for...

U.S. Threatens to destroy $9 Million Contraceptive Stockpile, Sparking Protests in Belgium

Dozens of women’s rights activists protested outside the U.S. embassy in Brussels on Thursday, decrying potential Trump administration plans to destroy a $9 million stockpile of life-saving contraceptive supplies intended for women in conflict...

Queen detail 50th anniversary editions of A Night At The Opera and Bohemian Rhapsody

Rock titans Queen are celebrating the 50th anniversaries of 1975's classic A Night At The Opera album and Bohemian Rhapsody single by reissuing them as "opulent" new editions. A Night At The Opera will be released on crystal clear vinyl with gold...

Belgian industry could cut emissions by 90% by 2040, but next five years are decisive

Belgium’s industry could reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90 per cent by 2040, but only if decisive steps are taken within the next five years. That is the conclusion of a new study by the Free University of Brussels (VUB),...

Amir, Belgium King discuss Israeli attack on Qatar 

Doha, Qatar: The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received a phone call today from His Majesty King Philippe of Belgium. During the call, they discussed the repercussions of the treacherous Israeli attack on the State of Qatar and...

The CEOs of ecta, the european competitive telecommunications association met with Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen

Brussels, 18 September 2024: a delegation of CEOs of ecta members met with Ms Henna Virkkunen Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy. The delegation included: Mr Søren Abildgaard, CEO, Odido, Mr Jacques Bonifay,...

Deloitte Belgium selects Banqup for accounting operations 

Deloitte Belgium has elected to integrate Banqup Group’s digital platform into its accounting services for a client base that includes both small and medium-sized enterprises and large organisations. This move aims to modernise the accounting...

Women’s rights activists rally in Belgium fearing US plans for birth control supplies

BRUSSELS (AP) — Dozens of women’s rights activists rallied Thursday near the U.S. Embassy in Brussels to protest what many say are plans by President Donald Trump’s administration to destroy millions of dollars in family planning supplies meant...

US President Donald Trump to meet UK PM Keir Starmer on second day of visit

London (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – US President Donald Trump is set to meet UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at his country estate later, as the state visit moves from royal pageantry to political discussions on the second day of the state visit....

Third parties back Georgia GOP’s bid to quash election interference case

A Georgia Supreme Court ruling left Fulton County’s election interference case against President Donald Trump and his allies on life support. Now the Georgia Republican Party wants to gut what’s left of the case. Josh McKoon, the party’s chair,...

Romanian military aircraft evacuates 10 Palestinian patients from Gaza

A Romanian Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft evacuated 10 Palestinian patients from Gaza on Wednesday, September 17, in a humanitarian mission coordinated with European and international partners, Romania’s Department for Emergency Situations...

Chinese defence minister Dong Jun urges greater unity to avoid ‘law of the jungle’

Beijing (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – The Chinese defence minister boasted about Beijing’s push to reshape global governance, cautioning on Thursday against a world growing more divided “defined by the rule of the jungle”. He also emphasised that...

FM Cho discusses advancing bilateral relations with Belgian counterpart

SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun discussed Thursday efforts to advance bilateral relations with Belgium during his first talks with his counterpart of the European country, including increasing high-level exchanges and...

Equal pay for equal work: What the data tells us on International Equal Pay Day

September 18 was first marked as International Equal Pay Day by the United Nations General Assembly in 2019, following the efforts of the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC), which is led by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), UN...

Queen Camilla sports sentimental sapphires at the US State Banquet

Queen Camilla looked stately in a sapphire set of jewels for Tuesday evening’s State Banquet at Windsor Castle. The Queen, who’d battled against acute sinusitis on Tuesday—missing the Duchess of Kent’s funeral in order to rest—played host...

Lessons from Belgium’s first net-zero embassy

Amb Maddens leads journalists on a tour of the facility / DOUGLAS OKIDDYThe Belgian Embassy in Nairobi is the first net-zero mission in Kenya. The mission, comprising the Chancery and the residence, is also the first of such Belgian​ embassies...

The extent of Ambassador Harper’s contribution to public service can be gleaned from tributes from across the political aisle

Dear Editor, Kindly allow me to convey condolences to Mr. Mark Harper, her husband, their children, family, relatives, colleagues, co-workers, friends and thousands of acquaintances for whom the passing of Ambassador Harper has cast a shroud of...