Stricter conditions for early retirement and cuts to public services have sparked widespread anger across Belgium. On Thursday, tens of thousands of people marched through Brussels to protest against planned government reforms, as unions warned of further strike action unless policymakers reconsider their proposals. RELATED: Belgium Considers Renting Prisons Abroad According to police estimates, around […]

The right-wing government’s plan is inspired by a decision made by Denmark to rent 300 prison spots in Kosovo. The new Belgian coalition government, led by the New Flemish Alliance (N-VA), has committed to reducing the country’s chronic prison overcrowding and is considering renting or building prisons abroad to achieve this goal. RELATED: El Salvador […]

The right-leaning government was formed after nearly eight months of negotiations following the 2024 elections. The members of Belgium’s new government will be sworn into office on Monday. Among them are ministers from three Flemish parties and two Walloon parties. The cabinet includes only one-third women, none of whom will be part of the restricted […]

The protest took place amid negotiations to form the future federal government coalition. On Monday, public transport, air travel, schools, and essential services were disrupted across Belgium as a nationwide strike took place to protest proposed pension reforms by the coalition forming the new federal government. RELATED: Explosion in a Building Leaves at Least Four […]

The solution to the debt crisis is not to impose austerity policies, UN Special Rapporteur De Schutter stated. On Thursday, Olivier De Schutter, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, pointed out that the international financial system is not capable of managing the catastrophic debt crisis facing developing countries. RELATED: Argentine […]

Although the protest was peaceful, some people were beaten and strangled by officers during the eviction. On Tuesday, Belgian police evicted students who had occupied a building on the campus of the Free University of Brussels (ULB) to protest the Zionist offensive against the Palestinian people in Gaza. RELATED: Director of Ambulances in Gaza Killed […]

King Philip of Belgium will visit the site of the event this Friday to meet with victims and emergency services.

On Sunday, tens of thousands of demonstrators from various European countries marched in Brussels calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. RELATED:  Israeli War Minister Threatens To Withdraw Support to Netanyahu Chanting slogans such as “Stop the Genocide in Palestine,” “Resistance,” and “Solidarity with the Palestinian people,” demonstrators marched from the Gare du Nord to the […]

On Thursday, the world’s first Nuclear Energy Summit convened in Brussels, highlighting the role of nuclear energy in addressing global challenges such as reducing fossil fuel use, enhancing energy security, and boosting economic development. RELATED: Kenya Launches Plan to Promote Use of Nuclear Energy As the highest-level meeting to date exclusively focused on nuclear energy, the […]

On Tuesday, Belgian farmers stopped their tractors on highways and streets in protest of rising costs, unfair competition, European Union environmental restrictions, and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). RELATED:  Farmers To Block Paris Until Macron Agrees to Their Requests Farmers blocked access roads to the port of Zeebrugge in Bruges and brought 420 tractors to the […]