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Belgium
Charleroi airport cancels all outgoing flights due to strike
Brussels airport is major hub for Irish airline Ryanair
For one day a year, the streets of Brussels go car-free
Europe letter: Cyclists and pedestrians take over as cars banned from Brussels roads for the day
Airline accused of transporting Israeli-bound military goods through Irish airspace now rerouting flights
Challenge Group allegedly transported tonnes of military goods over Ireland in potential breach of law
‘Everyone is moving to Australia all the time. It doesn’t help with dating’
Manon Gilbart moved to Limerick from Belgium in 2021
Dutch royal family apologises after men wrongly suspected of following princess are stopped at gunpoint
Lawyer for four friends demands apology for ‘racial profiling’ after men unwittingly took same route as vehicle carrying Princess Amalia
Gems hidden among the tat in Brussels flea market
Europe Letter: Street traders look to shift mounted deer heads, samurai-style swords and one working gramophone
Belgium kickstart Euro 2024 campaign with vital win over Romania
Kevin De Bruyne on target as victory leaves Group E finely poised
‘They are looking for an alternative’: right and left extremes to gain in Belgian elections
Lengthy government formation talks likely to follow swing to far right and far left in Belgian federal elections
Sex workers in Belgium to receive pension contributions and maternity leave under labour overhaul
Legislation will allow sex workers to access employment contracts and rights
Ireland, Belgium and UK agree to closer co-operation on renewables
Countries aim to boost interconnection of supplies and make the North Sea ‘the largest sustainable power plant in Europe’
How a rail pass could be just the ticket for cheap travel across Europe for all ages
Across Europe, budget-friendly initiatives are designed to tempt people out of their cars and into more sustainable forms of transport
‘We’re not going to change the world’: Inside a Brussels campus pro-Gaza occupation
Students organise yoga classes, set up study rooms and stockpile toilet paper in pro-Palestine campus occupation
Belgian brewery worker acquitted of drunk driving because his body creates alcohol
Three doctors confirm man has auto-brewery syndrome, a condition in which sufferers generally feel less of the effects of alcohol
Rowing back on climate actions ‘worst thing for this country to do’, says Eamon Ryan
Leaked European Council draft document on bloc’s five-year strategic agenda condemned by green groups
Belgian prosecution opened into suspected Russian payments to influence MEPs
Investigators examining suspected payment of European politicians by Russian operatives
Ireland one of six EU countries willing to recognise Palestinian state
Idea has gathered momentum since Tánaiste hosted dinner of like-minded foreign affairs ministers in Brussels last month
One of largest migrant smuggling network in Europe dismantled, 19 arrested, says Europol
Leader and four main organisers among detained following large-scale operation involving German, French and Belgian police
‘The Irish sense of humour makes communications a lot easier’
New to the Parish: Aarthi Kumar came to Dublin in 2021
How do you raise Irish children abroad? Bringing ‘the púca and children who were turned into swans’ to Belgium
Elaine McGoldrick writes how nursing in Ireland drove her to Scotland; and amid rainy summer days Laura Kennedy observes how Australians are tougher than the Irish
French farmers block highways to step up pressure on government
Protests follow similar actions in other EU countries ahead of European Parliament elections
Raising Irish children abroad: ‘They made me re-evaluate my own attitude to Ireland’
Reading stories made my children curious about their Irish heritage, about which they knew little
How Belgium turned around gender inequality in politics
One of the earliest countries to introduce quotas finally achieved gender balance in its current government cabinet
The Brussels Gaeltacht: ‘There’s nothing strange about speaking Irish here’
Boosted by a young generation and a hiring drive by the EU institutions, Irish-language life is thriving in the European capital
A snapshot of house prices in five cities around the world and how they compare to Ireland
Tight supply and a shortage of affordable housing are common themes despite recent cooling of prices in several markets
Best of five: A glimpse at rental prices in cities around the world
Five Irish Times foreign correspondents looked at rental prices and issues in their city, to get a snapshot of whether the rental crisis in Dublin is also experienced in other parts of the world
‘It’s more subversive to show tenderness between men than the hard sex or brutal sex we often see’
Zeno Graton’s new film, The Lost Boys, stars Julien De Saint Jean and Khalil Ben Gharbia as young men who meet in a youth detention centre
Israel in diplomatic dispute with Spain and Belgium over Gaza bombardment
Comments from leaders Pedro Sánchez and Alexander De Croo at Rafah condemned by foreign minister Eli Cohen
No, Ireland is not actually an outlier in the EU on Palestine
The perception that Ireland is far out of step with the EU as a whole is due to the influence that four countries have on shaping its policy towards the conflict
25th anniversary of Island of Ireland Peace Park to be marked with ceremony in Belgium
Peace Park, which remembers Irishmen who died in first World War, was made a UNESCO world heritage site last month
An Irish Diary: Ieper, a 100-year-old medieval city
Belgian city, also known as Ypres, was almost completely flattened during first World War
Brussels gunman who killed two Swedes shot dead by police
Attack prompts Swedish PM to call for increased security and stricter border controls across Europe
Belgium raises terror alert to highest level as two Swedes shot dead in Brussels
Euro 2024 qualifier between Sweden and Belgium abandoned after ‘harrowing’ attack linked to terrorism in city
Profits at waste processing firm Indaver surge to €32.8m
Belgian-owned company says profits rose due to an increase in electricity prices
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