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02/02/2023

Dutch arrest 9 over bank machine bomb robberies in Germany

Dutch police have arrested nine suspected members of a gang that stole millions of euros by blowing up cash dispenser machines in Germany, officials said Thursday. The suspects are believed to be part of an organised crime gang behind 50…

31/01/2023

Belgium to shut down controversial nuclear reactor

Belgium is set to shut down an ageing nuclear reactor on Tuesday that has long caused controversy in neighbouring Germany, despite delaying its overall exit from atomic energy. The Tihange 2 reactor is the second to be taken offline by…

31/01/2023

Expatica Launches Expansion to Italy

The online resource for international living expands to Italy with informative guides on moving to and working in the Mediterranean nation. EXPATICA, a prominent online resource for internationals living abroad, has launched a new website for Italy. Expatica offers essential…

30/01/2023

Three injured in knife attack near EU Brussels headquarters

Three people were injured, one seriously, in a knife attack Monday in a metro station near the European Union headquarters in Brussels, officials said, adding that the attacker had been arrested. Brussels Mayor Philippe Close said the man was speedily…

27/01/2023

Belgium drops Italy extradition bid for EU graft suspects

Belgium has dropped a request that Italy extradite the wife and daughter of a former MEP detained at the heart of an EU graft probe, a judicial source said Friday. The source said the two suspects — caught up in…

27/01/2023

Belgium steps up Ukraine aid with missiles, ammo, guns

Belgium announced a new package of military aid for Ukraine on Friday, promising cash, missiles, machine-guns and armoured vehicles to help fight off the Russian onslaught. But Defence Minister Ludivine Dedonder had to admit that Belgium has no main battle…

26/01/2023

Cameroon transgender woman in Belgium after ‘homosexuality’ conviction

A transgender woman whose conviction for “attempted homosexuality” in Cameroon prompted outrage has arrived in Belgium after more than a year of exile in Nigeria, her lawyer told AFP. Shakiro, who goes by one name, gained prominence on social media…

24/01/2023

Eurostar recovery hampered by post-Brexit checks

Cross-Channel train operator Eurostar complained Tuesday that slower post-Brexit passport checks for travellers are forcing it to run some services almost one-third empty. The Eurostar Group now includes the Eurostar service from France and Belgium to London and the Thalys…

23/01/2023

Turncoat suspect blows open EU parliament graft probe

Under the terms of a plea deal struck with Belgian investigators, former Italian lawmaker Pier Antonio Panzeri has begun to spill the beans in the graft scandal rocking the European Parliament. Panzeri is the central figure in a suspected network,…