Belgium

The Turkish Stars aerobatic team delivered a breathtaking 45-minute performance at Florennes Air Base to mark the 80th anniversary of the Belgian Air Force. Enduring unusually high temperatures, thousands of aviation enthusiasts…

In the quiet courtyard of Belgium’s Herkenrode Abbey, the echoes of a two-century-old loss are finally being answered. Founded in 1182 and officially linked to the Cistercian Order in 1217, the abbey served for centuries as both a spiritual…

Teachers in French-speaking Belgium have escalated their ongoing strike against a sweeping education reform package by barricading school entrances to prevent staff from entering. The proposed legislation, set for a parliamentary…

In Belgium, a mandatory commuter bicycle subsidy for private-sector employees has reached a record high of €3,690 annually, paying workers €0.37 per kilometer as of January 2026. Rising global fuel prices sparked by Middle East…

Motorists across Belgium are forming massive queues at gas stations following the sudden announcement of steep fuel price increases driven by stalled US-Iran negotiations. Global market anxieties and the United States' naval blockade of the…

European Council President Antonio Costa said EU leaders agreed on the “One Europe, one market” proposal at an informal summit held at Alden Biesen Castle in Belgium. “In 1992, we moved from the common market to the single…

European farmers staged a tractor protest in Brussels, Belgium, ahead of a European Union leaders’ summit, opposing EU agricultural policies and a proposed free trade deal with the South American bloc Mercosur. Organized by…

A Moroccan-Belgian restaurant owner in Charleroi, Belgium, has faced racist and Islamophobic attacks after deciding to stop serving alcohol at his family restaurant. Owner Benachir Btissam said the move was a personal choice based…

Belgium’s nationwide strike has reached its third day, shutting down public transport, schools, hospitals, airports, and private-sector services. With garbage uncollected for days, piles of waste now line the streets. Unions…

Belgium has entered a three-day strike as unions protest the government’s pension and economic reforms, including raising the retirement age and cutting unemployment benefits. Transport workers halted buses, trams, and trains…