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MEPs resort to mutually assured destruction to get Jessika Roswall and Hadja Lahbib through their parliamentary hearings.

A record 13-ton seizure of cocaine in Spain in mid-October is more evidence that the country has returned as the main entry point into Europe for the drug after Belgium and the Netherlands significantly improved security at their ports.

A Brussels court delivered its verdict Tuesday in the so-called Encro case, convicting 119 individuals on charges that included participation in a criminal organization, drug and arms trafficking, attempted extortion, and kidnapping, with sentences ranging from 14 months to 17 years in prison.

Police forces in France, Italy and Spain join cold-case initiative after launch last year of Operation Identify Me

Belgian authorities are expected to make a decision soon regarding the extradition of Sitoramo Ibrohimova, a refugee from Tajikistan.

The governing coalition of Alexander De Croo lost its ability to form a majority – while an expected surge for far right Vlaams Belang failed to materialise

As the far right surges, this week’s European Parliament election will reorder the Continent’s political landscape.

Flemish far-right frontman Tom Van Grieken battles to break up Belgium.

“A first victory against Big Tech,” the MEP wrote following the ruling.

Leaked documents from the Prosecutor’s Office show that their vessels, the initials of their containers and the arrival docks of these companies in Europe are mentioned by criminals to speak in code about cocaine shipments and routes.

The Flemish regional government says locals are bothered by a new flight plan that sends aircraft roaring over their roofs.

The presenter was immediately suspended, according to Waregem1 radio station.

Around 3.9 tonnes of illicit bushmeat is smuggled through Brussels airport every month - including parts of elephants, pangolins and crocodiles - posing a risk to biodiversity and human health

It's alleged Jennifer Schmit's airbag did not go off instantly upon impact after her crash following a friend's birthday party - and her injuries have changed her life

Ghent, a port city on Belgium’s northwest coast, is home to the Municipal Museum of Contemporary Art, a cathedral, and a maze of cobbled streets in the historic centre

Former Rangers and Watford winger Dapo Mebude was rushed to hospital over the weekend after being involved in a car crash in Belgium, where he now plays his football

A female prison officer at a Belgium prison who was accused of being a “nymphomaniac” and having hot tub orgies with work colleagues, has said the allegations have "destroyed" her life

CCTV footage from the railway station shows the teen on a bicycle ignoring barriers, flashing lights and warning bells as he teared through the crossing at speed in Wervik city, in Belgium

Europe's 'most boring city' is famed for its beer and waffles but one writer was left unimpressed by the tourist attractions on offer during a whistle-stop tour

Last year, Belgian officials ordered convicted child killer Marc Dutroux's red brick house in Charleroi to be flattened, and a memorial garden for the victims to be built in its place

Scientists working at UCL in London and KU Leuven in Belgium believe they have made a major step forward in the fight to slow down - or stop - the progression of Alzheimer’s disease in the brain

In a court hearing on February 3, 2021, the cyclist insisted that he stuck out his knee to keep his balance and avoid falling, adding that he "did not immediately realise" he had knocked the girl over