Belgium Politics News

When Australian delegates get down to business at Copenhagen, you can be assured they'll be making no mention of the n-word...But some of world's best scientific minds say it should be in the mix when the globe's environmental future is...

New data released by the EU's statistics office on Tuesday (1 December) shows a rise in the region's unemployment, and comes one day before finance minister talks on measures to prevent a repeat of the financial crisis. Eurostat said EU...

Ms Hyslop has come under sustained opposition attack on issues including falling teacher numbers, cutting class sizes and school buildings. Culture Minister Mike Russell has been promoted to education secretary, while Ms Hyslop will take on his previous position.

UNB, Dhaka The Head of European Union (EU) delegation in Dhaka, Ambassador Stefan Frowein Tuesday said that the EU will continue its trade and development activities in Bangladesh as before. "Trade will be as before," he said at a press...

Montenegro and Serbia but kept them for people from three other nations in the Western Balkans. A statement by the EU�s ministers of justice and home affairs said the visa decision takes effect on December 19. Iceland, Norway and Switzerland...

Mr Sarkozy revelled in British discomfort over Mr Barnier’s appointment to the key job in the European Commission, claiming it was a sign that “French ideas for regulation that are triumphing in Europe”. The French president rubbed salt in the...

EU justice ministers approved a provisional bank data transfer deal with the United States, allowing American anti-terrorist investigators to access European financial transaction data for another nine months. The interim agreement had sparked controversy among European Greens and Liberals,...

As part of the deal, the Miglani family, which controls Uttam, will sell part of its controlling stake to ArcelorMittal. The steel company will then make a public offer to acquire additional shares. "The proposed concentration would not give rise...

International Contact Group (ICG) that would provide support to the peace negotiations. UK Ambassador to Manila Stephen Lillie gave the negotiating panels of both sides the news on Tuesday, the British embassy said in a statement. �I am happy to...