Tag: Belgium
International Financial System Plunges Countries Into Poverty
The solution to the debt crisis is not to impose austerity policies, UN Special Rapporteur De Schutter stated. On Thursday, Olivier De Schutter, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, pointed out that the international financial system is not capable of managing the catastrophic debt crisis facing developing countries. RELATED: Argentine […]
October 17, 2024
Police Evict Pro-Palestine Students From the Brussels Free University
Although the protest was peaceful, some people were beaten and strangled by officers during the eviction. On Tuesday, Belgian police evicted students who had occupied a building on the campus of the Free University of Brussels (ULB) to protest the Zionist offensive against the Palestinian people in Gaza. RELATED: Director of Ambulances in Gaza Killed […]
June 25, 2024
Explosion in a Building Leaves at Least Four Dead in Belgium
King Philip of Belgium will visit the site of the event this Friday to meet with victims and emergency services.
June 14, 2024
Thousands of Europeans Join a Pro-Palestine March in Brussels
On Sunday, tens of thousands of demonstrators from various European countries marched in Brussels calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. RELATED: Israeli War Minister Threatens To Withdraw Support to Netanyahu Chanting slogans such as “Stop the Genocide in Palestine,” “Resistance,” and “Solidarity with the Palestinian people,” demonstrators marched from the Gare du Nord to the […]
May 20, 2024
World’s First Nuclear Energy Summit Opens in Brussels
On Thursday, the world’s first Nuclear Energy Summit convened in Brussels, highlighting the role of nuclear energy in addressing global challenges such as reducing fossil fuel use, enhancing energy security, and boosting economic development. RELATED: Kenya Launches Plan to Promote Use of Nuclear Energy As the highest-level meeting to date exclusively focused on nuclear energy, the […]
March 22, 2024
Belgian Farmers Block Roads Protesting Against EU Policies
On Tuesday, Belgian farmers stopped their tractors on highways and streets in protest of rising costs, unfair competition, European Union environmental restrictions, and the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). RELATED: Farmers To Block Paris Until Macron Agrees to Their Requests Farmers blocked access roads to the port of Zeebrugge in Bruges and brought 420 tractors to the […]
January 31, 2024
Massive March in Brussels for Gaza Ceasefire Before EU Meetings
On Sunday, nearly 9,000 people participated in a march in Brussels, demanding concrete measures from Belgium to establish an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and ensure justice for the Palestinian people. RELATED: Israel Attacks on Five Refugee Centers Leave 40 Dead in Gaza As the current president of the Council of the European Union (EU), Belgium […]