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Staff at the CHC Montlégia Hospital in Liege are dealing with dozens of serious Covid patients

'Really brutal' - Belgium struggles with second wave

Coronavirus • 27 Oct 20

Delphine (R) with her father King Albert and Queen Paola

Belgium's ex-king meets daughter for first time

World • 27 Oct 20

Sophie Wilmes is receiving treatment in intensive care

Belgian foreign minister in intensive care with Covid

Coronavirus • 22 Oct 20

Delphine de Saxe-Cobourg and King Philippe had a 'long and rich exchange' in their first meeting

Belgian king meets half-sister for first time

World • 15 Oct 20

Prince Joachim during an Military Oath Taking Ceremony

Spain fines Belgian prince over quarantine rule breach

World • 10 Jun 20

A statute of King Leopold II was set on fire in Antwerp

Belgians call for removal of statues of colonial leader

News Lens • 05 Jun 20

Belgium has recorded 705 deaths from Covid-19

12-year-old girl in Belgium dies from Covid-19

Coronavirus • 31 Mar 20

Albert had repeatedly denied being the father of Delphine Boel

DNA test forces former Belgian king to admit paternity

World • 28 Jan 20

There are roughly 18,000 southern white rhinos in the wild

Rare southern white rhino born in Belgian zoo

News Lens • 02 Dec 19

The men were taken to the immigration office in the city of Antwerp

Police find 12 migrants alive in truck in Belgium

Europe • 30 Oct 19

Carles Puigdemont pictured speaking at Trinity College in Dublin earlier this year

Puigdemont's lawyers vow to fight extradition to Spain

Europe • 29 Oct 19

Sophie Wilmes, a liberal francophone, replaces Charles Michel, who is set to take over as European Council president in December

Wilmes named first female prime minister of Belgium

World • 27 Oct 19

The European Commission oversees competition policy in the European Union

EU probes Belgian tax benefits for 39 companies

Business • 16 Sep 19

A series of strikes in 2018 prompted Ryanair to agree to apply Belgian law to cabin crew and pilots based in Belgium

Belgian laws apply to Ryanair employees in Belgium

Business • 14 Jun 19

A general strike called by three unions, which are seeking higher wages, is expected to paralyse Belgium tomorrow

Flights to and from Belgium affected by national strike

Europe • 12 Feb 19

Image: Spar Craeghs

Hanging around: Thief caught with pants down in Belgium

News Lens • 20 Dec 18

Prime Minister Charles Michel took office in 2014

Belgium's Prime Minister resigns in row over migration

News • 18 Dec 18

The departures leave Prime Minister Charles Michel as the head of a minority government

Flemish nationalists quit Belgian govt in migration row

Belgium • 09 Dec 18

Police use water cannon to disperse the protesters

Belgian police use tear gas on 'yellow vest' protesters

Europe • 30 Nov 18

Previous legal cases in this area resulted in dismissals before going to court

Three euthanasia doctors to face trial in Belgium

World • 23 Nov 18

Club Bruges said their Croatian coach Ivan Leko was taken in for questioning

Leading coach detained in Belgian football probe

World • 10 Oct 18

150 Ryanair flights in to and out of Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Belgium and the Netherlands will be affected by strike action tomorrow

German Ryanair pilots to join cabin crew strike action

Business • 27 Sep 18

Ryanair had offered to follow Belgian employment law from March 2020 for Ryanair contracted employees

Belgian union turns down Ryanair offer ahead of strike

Business • 19 Sep 18

A fourth day of industrial action by directly-employed Dublin pilots is due to take place on Friday 3 August

Ryanair cancels 20 flights over pilots' strike

Ryanair • 26 Jul 18

Benjamin Herman was shot dead during a gunfight with police officers

Belgian attacker killed police while on day release

Europe • 30 May 18

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