The Brussels public prosecutor’s office and Belgium’s new justice minister Paul Van Tigchelt (Flemish liberal) have proposed new measures to ensure that dossiers get a better follow-up and don’t get forgotten in a cupboard as happened with the Tunisian request to extradite terrorist suspect Abdessalem Lassoued months before last week’s Brussels attack. Much has been

Belgian home minister Annelies Verlinden (Flemish Chirstian democrat) has confirmed extra police patrols will be staged to ensure security at sites linked to the Jewish community. There are fears these sites could be targeted as tension rises due to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Middle East. The home minister has ordered extra police patrols at

Belgian federal police have again appealed for witnesses and video pictures in connection with the terrorist attack in Brussels last month, when two Swedish football fans were shot dead and a third was injured. The police are seeking extra evidence against terrorist suspect Abdessalem Lassoued. Police are eager to receive camera footage from e.g. smartphones,

Belgium has the second worst budget in the eurozone and needs to take urgent measures to get it right says the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm. It predicts the budget deficit will widen further and believes Belgian governments are not making enough progress in reducing it. It is “likely” that the EU will impose

The various Belgian governments, both federal and regional, have reached an agreement on how they are going to submit a National Climate and Energy Plan to the European authorities. Each region’s plan will be submitted as well as the federal plan together with the addition that extra measures will be added later on. Who should

Some 80 Belgians and their relatives have left Gaza since the start of the Israel-Hamas war says Belgian foreign minister Hadja Lahbib (Francophone liberal/MR). They reportedly left Gaza via the Rafah crossing, on the border with Egypt. “Our teams are ready to receive and help them,” Ms Lahbib says. The foreign minister made the announcement

The City of Brussels turned on the Christmas lights on Wednesday to make the city and its streets “warm, attractive and surprising” for the end of the year and holidays – kicking off the 11th edition of ‘Brussels By Lights’. As has become an annual tradition, Brussels city councillor for Economic Affairs Fabian Maingain switched

The biggest shopping event of the year – Black Friday – will take place in Belgium this week, heralding the end-of-year season. Bargain hunters are already scouring for the best deals, but consumers have been warned to remain vigilant. This Friday is all about discounts and, increasingly, over-consumption. Black Friday initially became an integral part of

Investigation into 12 adoptions from Ethiopia, spurred by what were believed to be “irregularities” revealed that several children were not voluntarily put up for adoption in Belgium by their parents. Possible irregularities have been detected in the adoption of Ethiopian children in Flanders. Several people came forward alleging that the content of their adoption file was

Two individuals arrested last Friday in Tervuren, Flemish Brabant, for attempted murder will remain in custody for at least an additional month, following a decision by the Brussels Council Chamber. The two Albanians, aged 28 and 59, were detained in connection with an incident last Friday in which a car in which they were travelling