This is why the debate about limiting veto powers in the EU has re-emerged with force. It is hardly new. Every previous wave ...

They are the naughty gnomes, the original blue man group, the evergreen imps. They are, of course, the Smurfs.

It was one of the largest prisoner-of-war (POW) camps in western Europe, holding nearly 60,000 Germans from March 1945 to August 1946. Yet today Prisoner-of-War Camp 2228 looks like a non-descript ...

A few of these parties now call for leaving the EU; instead, they aim at a hostile takeover, innocently called a change from ...

Europe’s cocaine trade is booming and the drug’s gateway of choice is now the port of Antwerp. As the market has grown, so too have the drug gangs who find ever more ingenious ways to smuggle it in, ...

Belgium's politics is famously complicated, and people can often no longer see the forest for the trees. Therefore, The Brussels Times will provide an overview of the different political parties, how ...

Electric cars are involved in 50% more traffic accidents than their petrol and diesel counterparts, according to a study by insurer Axa. The high number of accidents has actually nothing to do with ...

Ride-hailing app Uber faces accusations of adjusting prices based on customers' smartphone battery levels, Belgian daily Dernière Heure reports. Specifically, some users have reported seeing varying ...

Belgium is home to several education systems, with one for each language community (French, Dutch and German), as well as religious and secular establishments. If this weren't enough, there are also ...

Machetes, clubs, pickaxes and spears. These were the weapons used by Rwandans as they slaughtered their fellow countrymen during the 1994 genocide. They were used against colleagues, neighbours, ...

Since 1999, Vladimir Putin has held an ever-tighter grip over Russia. Despite waves of protest against his corruption, suppression of the media, and human rights, the Russian strongman is unflinching ...

How successful are European countries at unifying their populations linguistically? What part does the spread of English in Eastern Europe play in NATO’s hybrid war against Russia. These and many ...