Tense scenes in Brussels as farmers protest Mercosur deal

Protesters lit fires and hurled potatoes at riot police who responded with teargas and water cannons in Brussels, as tensions boiled over at a farmer demonstration against the EU's planned trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur.

Belgian police hunt for gunmen after Brussels shooting

Belgian police are looking for armed men after a shooting was reported outside a metro station in the centre of Brussels.

Prime Minister of Slovakia Fico proposed to hit the fountain in Brussels with a rocket

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico proposed to hit Brussels with a rocket.

Farmers Setting Protest Fires in Brussels to Demand Measures From EU Leaders

European farmers in Brussels are setting fires in the city center and in front of the European Parliament building near Luxembourg Square on Thursday to demand measures from the European leaders amid ongoing mass farmer protests across the bloc against EU agriculture policy, a Sputnik correspondent reported.

Attentat à Manchester: Bruxelles sous sécurité maximale, pas de mesures en plus à la veille du sommet de l'OTAN

La Ville de Bruxelles ne déploiera pas d'effectifs policiers supplémentaires à la suite de l'attentat commis dans la nuit de lundi à mardi à Manchester, et qui a fait 22 morts. "A la veille du sommet de l'OTAN qui se tiendra ce jeudi à Bruxelles, nous avons déjà pris les mesures de sécurité maximales dans laquelle nous envisageons systématiquement l'hypothèse d'un attentat. Plus de 4.000 policiers seront déployés dans la capitale durant le sommet", a indiqué mardi Yvan Mayeur, bourgmestre de la Ville de Bruxelles.

UK's Brexit minister says Brussels trying to bully British people

The United Kingdom's minister for leaving the European Union has accused the European Commission of bullying the British people ahead of Brexit negotiations, as Friday ended a week that saw a political war of words between London and Brussels.

France wants to extradite Paris attackers netted in Belgium

Salah Abdeslam, a suspect in the Paris attacks in November of last year and the most wanted man in Europe, was arrested Friday in Belgium, Belgian federal police have confirmed.

Three police officers wounded in Brussels shootings

Three police officers have been wounded during a raid in southern Brussels linked to the investigation of November's Paris attacks.

Bruselas cancela las festividades de año nuevo por la amenaza terrorista

Bruselas cancela las festividades de año nuevo y el lanzamiento de fuegos artificiales por la amenaza terrorista, informa AFP.

2 arrested during end-of-year celebrations in Belgium

Two people suspected of preparing terrorist attacks in Brussels during the end-of-year celebrations were placed under arrest warrant, announced Tuesday the Belgian federal procuratorate.

Belgium arrests new suspect in Paris attacks

Belgian police conducted a new raid Sunday night in the center of Brussels and a person allegedly related to the Paris attacks was arrested, local media reported.

Bélgica mantiene la alerta máxima: "Lo que tememos es un ataque similar al de París"

 "Lo que tememos es un ataque similar a la de París", declaró este domingo el primer ministro belga, Charles Michel, al anunciar que el nivel más alto de alerta terrorista permanecerá en vigor este lunes en Bruselas.

La OTAN emite recomendaciones a sus empleados en Bruselas por amenaza terrorista

La OTAN ha desaconsejado a los empleados de su sede en Bruselas usar el transporte público y acudir a lugares de afluencia masiva a raíz de la máxima alerta terrorista, informó este sábado un portavoz de la Alianza.

Multicultural Brussels area a hotbed of Islamist extremism

Brussels' Molenbeek area, long infamous in Belgium's capital city for its crime and unemployment, has emerged once again as a European hotbed of Islamist extremism where residents say they live in fear.