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Seven people were detained after several shop windows in the Swiss city of Lausanne were smashed, in an “echo” of riots in neighboring France,

The confessionals where generations of Belgians admitted their sins stood stacked in a corner of the Church, having outlived their purpose.

A former elected EU representative has now become the Turkish family minister, sparking serious fears regarding the dual loyalties of certain politicians.

Belgium opened an investigation into whether NATO weapons have been used in attacks by pro-Ukraine paramilitary forces in Russian territory.

Spies working either directly or indirectly for the Chinese government are extremely active in the capital of the EU, a government report has said.

Belgian authorities say they have arrested an Iraqi on charges of murder, war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Over 2,000 cans of Miller High Life were crushed by officials for violating origin status protections with its slogan ‘Champagne of Beers’.

German officials seized cooked bats and nearly a ton of unrefrigerated fish after police stopped a van near the border.

A Belgian man reportedly committed suicide after speaking with an AI chatbot called Chai, sparking debate on AI’s impact on mental health. The man’s widow blames the AI Chatbot for his death, claiming it encouraged him to kill himself.

Police officers in Belgium arrested eight people during counterterrorism raids across the country aimed at thwarting possible attacks.

The European Union’s green agenda-inspired war against farmers is turning the bloc into the “EUSSR”, an MEP has warned.

Green great reset policies aimed at cutting Nitrogen pollution in Flanders have thrown the region’s coalition government into chaos, as politicians worry about the impact the measures will have on farmers.

BRUSSELS (AP) – Hundreds of tractors driven by angry farmers protesting a plan to cut nitrate levels converged on Brussels on Friday, creating major traffic disruption in Belgium’s capital city.

A Syrian asylum seeker appeared in an appeals court in Belgium this week after being convicted of raping his eight-year-old stepdaughter and getting her pregnant, forcing the girl to have an abortion.

A Belgian man who bought 50 Leopard I tanks in poor condition at rock-bottom prices is asking as much as a million euros per vehicle as Belgium and other countries look to supply Ukraine.

Belgian soccer goalie Arne Espeel collapsed on the field Saturday and died after stopping a penalty kick. He was only 25.

The torso of a Chinese woman was found in an apartment complex in Antwerp, Belgium, with investigators believing she may have been linked to a prostitution network.

A EU lawmaker linked to a corruption scandal that rocked the bloc’s Parliament in December was detained for questioning Friday.

European investigators have shut down an encrypted communication service that was used as a secure channel for organized crime, they say.

Turkey for a second day on Friday railed against a group of Western countries that temporarily shut their consulates in Istanbul.

A socialist MP working within the EU is suspected to have taken over $100,000 in bribes over the past two years, a report from the bloc’s parliament has claimed.

A man was arrested at Schuman station, a subway stop beneath the European Commission headquarters, after a stabbing rampage on a train.

A Belgian couple who offered to provide their home to refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine say they were left with €36,000 ($39k) in damages. 

An ex-Socialist MEP has admitted to being involved in a bribery scandal plaguing the European Parliament, with the official now promising to share “revealing” details with authorities regarding criminality within Brussels.

Iran has sentenced a Belgian aid worker to a lengthy prison term and 74 lashes after convicting him of espionage.

Senior left politician Eva Kaili admitted she asked her father to hide cash after she was accused of taking money from Morocco and Qatar.

Qatar obliquely threatened to cut the EU from its supply of natural gas amid claims that the Islamist nation bribed officials in Brussels.

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán says the massive corruption scandal in the European Union should be used as an opportunity to “drain the swamp” in Brussels.

No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ), a pro-human rights and democracy organization, and Fight Impunity, which seeks to bring rights abusers to book, share the same address, on prime real estate in the governmental quarter of the Belgian capital.

The UK has one of the smallest reserves of gas yet is shipping the resource abroad at levels not seen for years as a cold snap arrives. 

Six years after deadliest peacetime attack on Belgian soil, trial of 10 men over suicide bombings at Brussels airport and a subway station.

BRUSSELS (AP) – Jaana Mettala was six months pregnant and on her way to work when the bomb exploded in the heart of Brussels’ European Union quarter. She suffered severe burns, but Mettala and her baby survived – 32 other people did not.

“Hatred of the West” largely inspired rioting Moroccans who flipped cars and set fire to property in Brussels after a World Cup game last Sunday, an expert has claimed.

Law enforcement authorities in six different countries have joined forces to take down a “super cartel” of drugs traffickers.

Supporters of the Morocco football team rioted in Brussels on Sunday to celebrate their victory over their host country, Belgium.

Amid record seizures, authorities in Belgium are now reportedly struggling to get rid of what has been described as a “mountain” of cocaine.