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Pictures: Brussels attack. 07:47, Athena Stavrou. Belgium was searching on Tuesday for a 45-year-old Tunisian gunman who killed two Swedish citizens and wounded a third on Monday in Brussels in ...
The European Commission reprimands Belgium, France, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Poland, and Slovakia for breaking budget rules. [14] Brussels declines to host a UEFA Nations League match between Belgium and Israel over security concerns. [15]
Climate change in Belgium has caused temperatures rises and more frequent and intense heatwaves, increases in winter rainfall and decreases in snowfall. [4] By 2100, sea levels along the Belgian coast are projected to rise by 60 to 90 cm with a maximum potential increase of up to 200 cm in the worst-case scenario. [ 5 ]
The heart of the problem is not the partition of Belgium but its federalization also called regionalization or communitarization. [1] This process of devolution, which began in the 1960s due to the pressure of the Flemish movement and, to a lesser extent, of the Walloon movement, is called in the Belgian context the state reform. While most ...
A Belgian auction house is canceling the controversial sale of three human skulls from the country’s colonial-era after sparking criticism The post Belgian auctioneers cancel sale of African ...
The 2008–2009 Belgian financial crisis is a major financial crisis that hit Belgium from mid-2008 onwards. Two of the country's largest banks – Fortis and Dexia – started to face severe problems, exacerbated by the financial problems hitting other banks around the world. The value of their stocks plunged.
The pan-European ecological network Natura 2000 covers 428,908 hectares in Belgium, representing 12.6% of the land area and 12% of the territorial waters. [13] Famous protected areas include the High Fens, Belgium's first national park, and the Hoge Kempen National Park, which is the newest national park in Belgium, and opened in 2006. [14]
Pages in category "Controversies in Belgium" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.