Posts Tagged ‘belgium’

Belgian coalition broker resigns

Thursday, January 6th, 2011

The mediator entrusted with ending the crisis that has left Belgium without a government for nearly seven months resigns.

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Snow hits European festive travel

Saturday, December 25th, 2010

Hundreds of people spend the night in airports in France and Belgium as continued snow and ice disrupt travel across northern Europe.

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More snow chaos in Western Europe

Friday, December 24th, 2010

Two thousand air travellers were left stranded in Paris as further snow hit France, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.

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Pressure Rises to Bolster European Bailout Fund

Sunday, December 5th, 2010

The Belgian finance minister and International Monetary Fund suggested that the scope of measures to stabilize the euro should be strengthened.

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Pressure Rises to Bolster European Bailout Fund

European Police Arrest 11

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

European police arrested 11 people Tuesday in Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands for plotting a terrorist attack in Belgium. Prosecutors said the people arrested-who were of Belgian, Dutch, Moroccan, and Russian descent-were suspected to be part a…

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Arrests for Belgian ‘terror plot’

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

Police arrest 10 radical Islamists in three countries over a terrorist plot to attack Belgium, Belgian prosecutors say.

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Ten Detained in European Anti-Terror Sweep

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010

Federal prosecutors in Belgium said Tuesday 10 suspects have been detained in an anti-terror sweep in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.

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Eurostar services to Brussels hit

Sunday, October 17th, 2010

Thousands of Eurostar passengers have had to change their travel plans because of industrial action on Belgium’s rail network.

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Eurostar disruption set to begin

Sunday, October 17th, 2010

Thousands of passengers are forced to change travel plans because of industrial action due to hit Belgium’s rail network.

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Eurostar faces strike disruption

Friday, October 15th, 2010

Eurostar says there will be no services between the UK and Brussels on Monday because of industrial action set to hit Belgium’s rail network.

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Male Model Fired for Eating Croissant

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

We hope he enjoyed it: A male model was fired from the set of a photo shoot for sexy mall retailer Abercrombie & Fitch because he ate a croissant. Like the other models on the shoot, Florian Van Bael, a native of Belgium, was being closely watched by…

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Fast food? Waiters race in Belgium

Monday, September 20th, 2010

More than a hundred professional and amateur waiters took part in a contest to be Belgium’s fastest waiter.

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Church abuse detailed in Belgium

Friday, September 10th, 2010

Harrowing details of alleged sex abuse by Roman Catholic clergy in Belgium are released by an official Church investigator.

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Cardinal condoned abuse silence

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

The retired leader of Belgium’s Catholics advised an abuse victim to delay public statements about his experiences, Church officials admit.

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Radar snag hits European flights

Friday, August 20th, 2010

An air traffic control problem delays hundreds of flights in northern Europe over Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.

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