Terror charges for Tunisian man who tried to drive into Antwerp crowds
Belgian prosecutors announce charges against Tunisian suspect who was arrested while driving at high speed into crowded shopping area in port city A forensics expert stands next to a car … Continue reading
The more you think about it the more shocking does Belgium’s security lapses before the Brussels bombings seem
The more you think about it the more shocking does Belgium’s security lapses before the Brussels bombings seem. With the benefit of hindsight, it seems shocking that they did not … Continue reading
Laptop containing plans of Belgian PM’s home found near terrorists’ flat
Photos of Charles Michel’s Brussels residence and office also discovered on computer found in bin, say Belgian sources A spokesman for Charles Michel (right) said reinforced security measures had been … Continue reading
Belgium searches soul after home-grown jihadis slipped through net
Task of identifying the intelligence gap Brussels bombers exploited holds key to preventing future Isis attacks, say experts The Belgian prime minister, Charles Michel, on Thursday. Photograph: Nicolas Maeterlinck/AFP/Getty Images … Continue reading
Shut old nuclear reactors, says unprecedented alliance of EU cities
Communities and campaigners in Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg lobby for closure of two ageing 40-year old Belgian nuclear reactors closer to borders A demonstration against the nuclear power plants of … Continue reading
Border tensions rumble over ageing Belgian nuclear reactors
Decision to restart 40-year-old nuclear reactors places strain on relations between European neighbours, as Germans and Dutch voice concerns Cooling towers of Belgium’s Doel nuclear plant. Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images … Continue reading
Belgian police arrest two over suspected New Year’s Eve attack plot
Police find military clothing and Isis propaganda but no weapons or explosives in searches in Brussels and elsewhere Police officers in front of the central station in Brussels on Monday. … Continue reading
Belgium police failed to secure flat containing chemicals during Brussels terror alert
Tools that could be used to make home-made bombs were found but police failed to remove chemicals, British experts tell the Telegraph By Rory Mulholland, Paris and Gregory Walton Telegraph 29 … Continue reading
Why are terrorists drawn to Belgium?
Kristof Clerix After the Paris attacks, Belgium’s importance for global terrorism has become even clearer. Its geographical location is just the first of many reasons Guardian, Tuesday 17 November 2015 During … Continue reading
Belgium beer business at risk ‘because of climate change’
Night-time temperatures are far too warm for spontaneously fermenting sour lambic beers to cool in the open, says one artisan brewer The Cantillon craft brewery produces around 400,000 bottles a … Continue reading
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