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After the European elections in Belgium: The North-South gap widens
Eurozine (Vienna) -
27 Voices for Europe | Belgium: Europe obscured by multiple national elections
VoxEurop -
#youth4climate: Good conscience
Cartoon movement (Amsterdam) -
Catalonia comes to Brussels: Lessons in seceding
Cartoon movement (Amsterdam) -
EU asylum policy: Defending in Court the case of humanitarian visas for refugees
Internazionale (Rome) -
Stimulating the economy: Boosting public investment requires a new EU rulebook
VoxEurop -
CETA negotiations: More democracy for Europe and a new star for the Left
VoxEurop -
EU-Canada trade agreement: CETA can wait
Süddeutsche Zeitung (Munich) -
Belgium and terror: Time now for a measured debate
Le Soir (Brussels) -
After Brussels’ suicide bombings: An attack on Europe
El País (Madrid) -
Brussels siege: Lock-down
Le Soir (Brussels) -
After Paris attacks: Europe is unarmed against jihadists
VoxEurop -
Steel industry and air pollution: Belgian “CO2 champion” plant bought off forged Chinese carbon credits
MobileReporter (Rome) -
Refugees and the right to asylum: Humanitarian visas against Europe’s hypocrisy
Internazionale (Rome) -
Counterterrorism in Belgium: ‘Police target of terror’
VoxEurop De Standaard -
Espionage: Investigation into EU cyberattack leads to US and UK intelligence agencies
VoxEurop The Intercept, De Volkskrant -
Interview: ‘There is more business activity in the cultural sector than in the auto industry’
Dilema Veche (Bucharest) -
Belgium: ‘Belfius trembling with fear over stress test’
VoxEurop De Morgen -
Belgium: ‘Coalition agreement Michel I’
VoxEurop De Standaard -
Belgium: ‘Terrorism trial. Day 1’
VoxEurop Gazet van Antwerpen -
Terrorism: ‘The bomb was ready’
VoxEurop Het Laatste Nieuws -
Crisis in the Middle East: ‘Warning: products from Occupied territory’
VoxEurop De Morgen -
The future of Europe: ‘Where Belgium goes, Europe goes’
VoxEurop De Volkskrant -
Belgium: ‘No one wants to be designated’
VoxEurop De Standaard -
Brussels’ attack: ‘Jihadi danger has become tangible’
VoxEurop De Volkskrant -
Belgium: ‘As fast as possible’
VoxEurop De Morgen -
Belgium: ‘Winner held hostage. Loser will decide.’
VoxEurop De Morgen -
Belgium: ‘Blood on the polls. Killing in Brussels’ Jewish museum’
VoxEurop La Repubblica -
European Parliament: Everyone to Brussels
La Libre Belgique (Brussels) -
Belgium: ‘Euthanasia for children. Now’
Presseurop De Morgen -
Belgium: ‘N-VA transforms Belgium into funeral home’
Presseurop De Standaard -
Belgium: ‘Nowhere else do foreigners work so little’
Presseurop De Standaard -
Brussels-Paris train: High-speed lobbying
Les Echos (Paris) -
Belgium: ‘Wilfried Martens (1936-2013), every second a statesman’
Presseurop De Standaard -
Belgium: ‘Historic Nobel Prize’
Presseurop Le Soir -
Belgium: ‘Belgacom still infected’
Presseurop De Standaard -
Belgium: ‘Chinese.hack@premier.fed.be’
Presseurop De Morgen -
Arms: Countries bale out of fighter deals
Presseurop De Standaard, De Volkskrant, Il Sole-24 Ore -
American eavesdropping: ‘NSA suspected of hacking Belgacom’
Presseurop De Standaard -
Drugs: ‘Illegal cannabis cultivation surges in Belgium’
Presseurop La Libre Belgique -
Belgium: ‘Syrian fighters’ benefits cut’
Presseurop De Standaard -
Work: ‘Minimum wages: Belgium at the top’
Presseurop Le Soir -
Cyber crime: ‘Belgium poorly defended against hackers’
Presseurop Le Soir -
Belgium: ‘Sharp increase in medical tourism from neighbouring countries’
Presseurop De Morgen -
Belgium: ‘Deprivation peaks along the coast’
Presseurop De Morgen -
Belgium: King’s kiss
L’Avenir (Namur) -
Belgium: King who must hold his country together
Presseurop Le Soir, De Standaard, De Morgen -
Article: Long live the Crown?
Presseurop -
Belgium: ‘Voluntary disclosures to keep tax office busy for years’
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Belgium: ‘High minimum wages hinder job creation’
Presseurop De Standaard
Two major tendencies dominate Belgium’s political landscape after the European elections. These are shaped by a moderate red-green wave among the Francophone population and a rather more concerning wave of nationalism and xenophobia in Flanders. 
In Belgium, there are no less than five local elections stealing thunder from the European elections. No surprise, then, if Belgians are paying little attention this time round. 
The EU Court of Justice Advocate General Paolo Mengozzi demonstrated that governments are legally obliged to grant asylum to Syrian refugees. In a landmark verdict to be delivered on 7 March, the Court could decide to adopt Mengozzi’s arguments or to strike a blow to the hopes of so many Syrians. 
By Arnaud Dessoy and Pierre-Emmanuel Noël
This “old” idea reconnecting with Keynesian theory has never elicited such unanimous consent. In recent months, many mainstream economists and […] 
Wallonia’s intervention in the final phase of the free trade talks between the EU and Canada may have permanently changed the way commercial treaties are negotiated. Key to this has been the conviction and strength of character of Paul Magnette, the Belgian region’s President. 
Healing the country’s wounds needs time and a clear-headed national discussion on the causes of the 22 March attacks and how they can be addressed, argues the Editor in Chief of Le Soir. 
In Brussels – as in Paris – the terrorists were targeting Europe, and what it stands for, as much as individual countries. That is why our response must be collective, argues political scientist José Ignacio Torreblanca. 
The lack of information-sharing and of a common European intelligence has meant French and Belgian authorities were unable to prevent the Paris killings. 
The Arcelor Mittal steel plant in Ghent is Belgium’s leading “polluting permits” buyer. But those CO2 credits are largely bought from a Chinese chemicals plant that forged its emissions scheme. 
To present an asylum request to an EU member state, refugees need a visa, which these days is virtually unobtainable. But member states could, if they wanted, easily release humanitarian visas. The story of two Syrian families who entered Belgium thanks to the actions of a group of citizens shows that this can be done. 
British and US intelligence agencies are suspected of being behind cyberattacks on the European Union and a Belgian telecom company, writes The Intercept.
The site explains […] 
One of the characteristics of Europe is state support for cultural production and the protection of cultural heritage. Belgian theatre director Hugo de Greef says, however, it is impossible to define what in culture is specifically European. 
Lobbyists, EU officials, MEPs and lawyers all mingle in the first-class car of Thalys, a high-speed train that links Paris to the Belgian capital. The Thalys can be a microcosm of the Brussels corridors of power, and also the scene of lucrative eavesdropping. - 1 of 9
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