All news on the topic: Belgium
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Belgium blocks $270B under Russian sanctions, a significant portion belongs to unsanctioned investors
The American bank JPMorgan is among those who have not succeeded in court in convincing Belgium to release funds or assets that are frozen due to sanctions imposed because of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Extradited fugitive smuggler sentenced in the UK for migrant trafficking
Albanian man imprisoned in the UK for migrant smuggling after being extradited from Spain.
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Six Afghans arrested in the UK on suspicion of human trafficking
Six men have been arrested in the UK over their suspected involvement in a major people smuggling ring.
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British conman on trial in France for allegedly ramming police with his car
Robert Hendy-Freegard, 53, a serial swindler who featured in Netflix documentary, allegedly injured officers in getaway attempt.
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Belgian police search for gunmen in Brussels underground network
Belgian police are looking for armed men after a shooting was reported outside a metro station in the centre of Brussels.
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Spain’s Foreign Minister fires ambassador for taking a ’siesta’
Spain’s ambassador to Belgium will be sacked for taking a ’siesta’ while his boss gave an hour-long speech during a summit in Madrid last month.
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Air traffic over a large part of Europe halted due to glitch
Chaos has crippled Belgium’s skies, grounding all flights amid a critical air traffic control failure.
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Afghan people smuggling gang that trafficked thousands of migrants to Britain and raped and blackmailed children faces extradition to Belgium
Two Afghan small boat people smugglers who raped and blackmailed their victims with the footage, are facing extradition to Belgium.
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Dutch prosecutors reveal one of Europe’s most-wanted drug traffickers is living in Sierra Leone
Jos Leijdekkers, reportedly the son-in-law of African country’s president, was sentenced to 24 years in prison
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Former Champions League star arrested in cocaine smuggling investigation as police raid homes
A former Champions League star and Serie A winner has been arrested after police raided 30 houses in a cocaine smuggling investigation in Belgium.
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Belgium arrests 14-year-old with far-right links for alleged mosque attack plot
A 14-year-old, reportedly influenced by far-right movements, was arrested in Brussels on Friday for allegedly planning an attack on a mosque.
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Ex-MEP Maria Arena charged in Qatargate corruption scandal
Ex-S&D politician is charged with participating in a criminal organization, more than two years after the corruption scandal broke.
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White powder sent to Belgian PM’s office identified as poison strychnine
Aide of Alexander De Croo hospitalised after opening letter containing potentially fatal poison.
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Brussels descends into chaos on New Year’s Eve
Revelers set scores of cars alight and pelted emergency services with Molotov cocktails in Brussels late Tuesday as the city faced a wave of disorder on New Year’s Eve.
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Belgian money laundering investigation intersects with probe into Ukraine war profiteering
Belgian prosecutors have seized about $2 million as part of an investigation into Iryna Kut and her diamond company.
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‘I cried, I cried. I had no one’: the harrowing child kidnappings that shamed the Belgian Congo
Over 70 years ago, thousands of mixed-race boys and girls were torn from their mothers by order of the state. This week five survivors hope a court will censure Belgium for crimes against humanity
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How a political hostage deal helped save the jobs of two commissioners
MEPs resort to mutually assured destruction to get Jessika Roswall and Hadja Lahbib through their parliamentary hearings.
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Spain has regained its status as the main gateway for cocaine into Europe
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.
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Belgian court convicts 119 individuals in the Sky ECC case
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.
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Interpol campaign to identify remains of women in Europe expands to 46 cases
Police forces in France, Italy and Spain join cold-case initiative after launch last year of Operation Identify Me
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No country for Tajiks: How the EU extradites refugees to Emomali Rahmon’s dictatorship over false accusations of links to ISIS
Belgian authorities are expected to make a decision soon regarding the extradition of Sitoramo Ibrohimova, a refugee from Tajikistan.
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Revealed: drug cartels exploiting migrant children as foot soldiers in Europe’s booming cocaine trade
Guardian investigation shows white powder trail linking hundreds of vulnerable African minors with ruthless gangs
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Belgium headed for new government as PM set to resign after general election
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
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Europe’s Trump moment has arrived
As the far right surges, this week’s European Parliament election will reorder the Continent’s political landscape.
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Belgium’s agent of chaos
Flemish far-right frontman Tom Van Grieken battles to break up Belgium.
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