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Belgium has been on high alert since the Paris and Brussels attacks

Seven held after Brussels counter-terror raids

Belgian police are holding seven people for questioning after raids in the Brussels region as part of an on-going counter-terrorism operation.

News • 25 Jan 17

The Molenbeek raids took place late in the evening, according to reports

Three questioned after Belgian raids released

Three men detained for questioning last night after an anti-terror raid in the Brussels district of Molenbeek have been released without charge.

News • 15 Jan 17

Donald Tusk said he and Justin Trudeau still believe CETA will be signed

Tusk confident EU-Canada deal will be signed

European Council President Donald Tusk said he and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau still believed they could hold a joint summit in Brussels on Thursday despite Belgium's incapacity to sign an EU-Canada free trade deal.

News • 24 Oct 16

Under Belgium's devolved power structure PM Charles Michel needs clearance from all of the country's regional governments to give his assent

Belgium unable to sign off on EU-Canada trade deal

Belgium is unable to sign off on a landmark EU-Canada free trade deal after Wallonia and other regional administrations refused to give the federal government the go-ahead, Prime Minister Charles Michel has said.

Business • 24 Oct 16

There was no suggestion from police that the incident had Islamist militant links

Police say no shots fired in raid on Belgian store

A Belgian shopping centre was evacuated this morning after three masked robbers, armed with at least one Kalashnikov rifle, burst into a jewellery store in Chatelineau, 50km south of Brussels.

News • 22 Oct 16

Mari Louise Fufezan and Diana Bura at their exhibition stand in Belgium (pic: Kamil Bielinski)

Irish students claim third at EU Young Scientists

Two Irish secondary school students have claimed a third place overall at the EU Contest for Young Scientists in Belgium.

Science • 19 Sep 16

Police stand as they secure the area around a police building in the southern Belgian city of Charleroi following a machete attack

Belgium machete attacker was Algerian, had record

A machete-wielding man who attacked and wounded two policewomen in Belgium was an Algerian national who had "a criminal record but was not known for terrorism," prosecutors said.

News • 08 Aug 16

Belgian police carried out seven house searches in the region of Mons and a further house search in Liege

Belgium charges man with planning terror attack

Belgium charged a man with planning to commit murder in a terrorist attack and released his brother after a series of house searches yesterday, federal prosecutors said.

World • 30 Jul 16

Evidence of cannibalism among Neanderthals

Neanderthals in Europe were eating each other some 40,000 years ago, new research has shown.

Science • 06 Jul 16

Security has been stepped up in Brussels since the airport attack in March

Two men detained in Belgian anti-terror raids

Belgian police detained two men for questioning after fresh anti-terror raids overnight, the federal prosecutor's office said today.

News • 25 Jun 16

Angela Merkel's reasoned approach came despite a call from foreign ministers from the EU's six founding members for Britain to leave the bloc as soon as possible

Merkel calls for cordiality, ministers push exit

German Chancellor Angela Merkel called today for clear-headed negotiations with Britain on its departure from the European Union, stressing that talks with the "close partner" must take place in a good atmosphere.

News • 25 Jun 16

Francois Bellot will meet King Philippe tomorrow to take his oath of office

Belgium names new transport minister after row

The Belgian government has appointed a new transport minister in a reshuffle sparked by allegations of lax security at Brussels airport, one of two targets hit by suicide bombers last month.

News • 17 Apr 16

Mohamed Abrini at Brussels airport before the bombing

Brussels attacks 'man in the hat' charged

A man held on terrorism charges in Belgium has admitted to being the "man in a hat" seen on security camera footage at Brussels airport alongside two suicide bombers, public prosecutors said.

News • 10 Apr 16

A row over security delayed the reopening of the airport

Brussels Airport set to reopen after security row

Brussels main airport is likely to reopen on Sunday after police and the government resolved a dispute over security following the 22 March bomb attacks.

News • 01 Apr 16

'Third man' was captured on Brussels airport security cameras

Hunt for 'third man' involved in Brussels bombings

Belgian police are hunting for a "third man" filmed with two suicide bombers at Brussels Airport as evidence suggests the same jihadist network was involved in the deadly Paris attacks last November.

News • 25 Mar 16

20 people died when a bomb detonated at Maalbeek metro station

Belgian suicide bombers linked to Paris attackers

Khalid El Bakraoui, the man named as the Brussels metro suicide bomber, is the link suggesting members of the same Islamist cell were behind the November attacks in Paris and yesterday’s Brussels bombings that killed 31 people.

News • 23 Mar 16

Department updates travel advice after attacks

In the wake of this morning’s terror attacks in Belgium, the Department of Foreign Affairs has advised people to delay non-essential travel to Brussels until the situation has stabilised.

News • 22 Mar 16

Emergency workers at Rue de la Loi, after an explosion at Maelbeek Metro station

Timeline: Brussels attacks

Brussels was this morning hit by bomb attacks at the airport and in the metro that killed around 35 people. Here's a timeline of developments.

News • 23 Mar 16

Abdeslam was transferred by ambulance to a prison in Bruges yesterday. He will receive further medical treatment for leg wounds at the prison

Paris suspect's lawyer to sue French prosecutor

The lawyer defending the prime surviving suspect for the 13 November Paris attacks said he would sue a French prosecutor for divulging his client's admission that he had planned to blow himself up with fellow Islamic State militants.

News • 20 Mar 16

Belgium has charged Swiss banking giant UBS with 'serious and organised' fiscal fraud

UBS charged with 'serious' fiscal fraud in Belgium

Belgium today charged Swiss banking giant UBS with "serious and organised" fiscal fraud for encouraging clients to cheat on their taxes, as well as being involved in money laundering.

Business • 26 Feb 16

EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager

EU orders Belgium to recover €700m in back taxes

The European Commission has demanded that Belgium recover some €700m in back taxes from 35 large companies in its biggest blow to date to profit-shielding arrangements used by many multinationals.

Business • 11 Jan 16

The man was arrested during a search of a house in Brussels yesterday

Suspect charged with 'terrorist murder' in Belgium

Belgian prosecutors have arrested a tenth suspect over the attacks in Paris last month and charged him with terror offences.

News • 31 Dec 15

Police seized military-style uniforms and so-called Islamic State propaganda in the raids

Belgium foils suspected New Year attack plot

Belgian police have arrested two people suspected of plotting attacks against landmarks in Brussels during New Year celebrations, prosecutors have said.

News • 29 Dec 15

A police officer and soldiers stand guard on the streets of Brussels following the terror alert level being raised

Man charged in Belgium over Paris attacks

A Belgian anti-terrorism judge has charged a suspect with involvement in the Paris attacks, the federal prosecutor's office said this evening, the fourth person to face charges in Belgium over the attacks in Paris on 13 November.

News • 24 Nov 15

Crowds were noticeably smaller on Brussels' Grand Place

Belgian police mount raids across country

Belgian armed police mounted raids across the country this evening after the prime minister announced another day of lockdown in the capital over fears that a Paris-style attack may be imminent.

News • 23 Nov 15