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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

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

Puigdemont's lawyers vow to fight extradition to Spain

Europe / 29 Oct

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

The European Commission oversees competition policy in the European Union

EU probes Belgian tax benefits for 39 companies

Business / 16 Sep

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

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

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

Forensic specialists examine one of the scenes where four people died, including the gunman

Belgian attacker was on police 'watchlist'

World / 29 May 18

the Office of the Auditeur du Travail du Hanaut confirmed the inspections were carried out last night

Belgian labour investigation into Ryanair staff

Business / 25 May 18

Salah Abdeslam's lawyer Sven Mary speaks to reporters outside court this morning

Paris attacks suspect jailed in Belgium

World / 23 Apr 18

Facebook said in a statement that it will appeal the ruling

Facebook faces massive fines for breaking privacy laws

Business / 16 Feb 18

Salah Abdeslam sits as he is surrounded by Belgian special police officers in the courtroom in Brussels

Paris attack suspect refuses to answer Belgian court

World / 05 Feb 18

A group of people broke off from the demonstration against slavery in Libya before putting on masks and turning violent

50 arrested in Brussels over slave market protests

News / 26 Nov 17

Carles Puigdemont said that the charges being brought against Catalan leaders are 'groundless'

Spain's High Court calls on Puigdemont to testify

Europe / 31 Oct 17

In letters addressed to each of the five governments, the Commission pointed out that the reduction in their structural deficits fell short of what EU rules required

Commission warns five EU countries over 2018 budgets

Business / 27 Oct 17

Belgium's federal prosecutors are treating the incident as an attempted terrorist murder

Brussels attack treated as 'attempted terrorist murder'

World / 26 Aug 17

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