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The EU agreed a raft of anti-tax evasion measures to make it harder for multinationals to shift profits to countries with lower taxes.

Belgium is to provide iodine pills to its entire population to protect it against radioactivity in case of a nuclear accident.

Brussels will remain at the highest possible alert level on Monday with schools and metros closed over a "serious and imminent" security threat similar to the Paris attacks.

Over the years Tintin has battled spies, climbed the Himalayas and travelled to the Moon but the intrepid Belgian boy reporter now faces what could be his biggest adventure yet -- an opera.

Belgian singer Stromae has been forced to cancel a series of concerts after an adverse reaction to anti-malaria medicine.

Belgium's Stromae brought in a fellow superstar from across the Atlantic, Kanye West, in a surprise Sunday on the final day of the Coachella festival.

Belgian authorities charged five people with "participating in a terrorist group" following a series of raids to foil alleged imminent attacks.

Belgium ground to a halt in its biggest strike in years Monday as trade unions grounded flights, cut international rail links and shut sea ports to protest the new government's austerity plans.

Belgium's King Philippe visited the Jewish Museum in Brussels in a show of support for the Jewish community and the relatives of four people killed in a gun attack there in May.

Belgium's right-wing coalition government won a vote of confidence just days after taking office.

The situation in Ukraine was among the issues on the agenda at the talks in Belgium between Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev and José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission.

President Nazarbayev arrived in Belgium to hold a number of bilateral talks, including some with reps of the European Commission.

Belgium's Charles Michel, who became prime minister, is a 38-year-old French-speaking liberal who is now one of the youngest leaders in Europe.

Belgium has a new treat for visitors: a museum dedicated to the confectionary featuring a Willy Wonka-style factory.

66 Kazakhstani children have been adopted by foreigners since last year.

Kazakhstan's Astana Opera troupe will tour the United States of America, Canada, France, Belgium and the Netherlands.

Brazil striker Neymar was ruled out of the remainder of the World Cup on Friday, dealing the hosts a crushing blow just hours after they battled through to a semi-final showdown with Germany.

Sarajevo on Saturday was to mark 100 years since the assassination that sparked World War I, an act that still deeply divides the people of the Balkans over the legacy of that fateful day.

A French court ordered the extradition to Belgium of a man suspected of carrying out a deadly shooting at the Jewish Museum in Brussels, but his lawyer said he would appeal the ruling.

Ukraine's week of tough negotiations with Russia, aimed at ending a separatist insurgency and averting a gas cut-off, got off to a rocky start as a round of gas talks broke up early Tuesday without a deal.
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