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Greek parliament lifts immunity of ex-Commissioner amid EU 'Qatargate' probe

Former EU commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos lost his parliamentary immunity as Belgian authorities investigate alleged corruption, money laundering and links to Qatargate.

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European Commissioner for Migration, Dimitris Avramopoulos arrives at Fort St. Angelo in Birgu, Malta, to attend a meeting of Interior ministers from four EU countries, France, Germany, Italy and Malta on September 23, 2019.
European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium July 16, 2025.

Carney pushes idea of making Canada 'associate member' of EU - report

Canada and the EU are discussing ways to let Canada's goods, services, and workers involved in strategic supply chains move freely, effectively shifting the EU border.

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President of the Conference of European Rabbis (CER) Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt delivers a speech after he and the Jewish people in Europe received the International Charlemagne Prize (Karlspreis) 2024, in Aachen, Germany, May 9, 2024.

Conference of European Rabbis launch seven-point manifesto to combat antisemitism in the EU

The manifesto, titled 'A Call to End the Violent Hatred,' was presented at the Representation of the Free State of Bavaria to the EU before a gathering of politicians, policymakers, and journalists.

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A Boeing 737 (OO-TNB) from TUI fly Belgium is landing in Brussels-National Airport on July 3, 2026 in Steenokkerzeel, Belgium.

Brussels Airlines workers threaten strike over flights to Israel, union cites ethical objections

They argued that flying to Israel could not be deemed sufficiently safe, citing Belgium’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which advises against “all non-essential travel to Israel and Jerusalem.” 

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Scores rally against Netanyahu visit to Brussels

Demonstrators held up a banner reading "Israel War Crimes Unwelcome."

DECEMBER 11, 2017ByRINA BASSIST
Demonstrators attend a protest against US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, in Brussels, Belgium December 11, 2017

Netanyahu in Brussels: Recognizing Jerusalem as capital can promote peace

“It doesn't obviate peace, it makes peace possible, because recognizing reality is the substance of peace, the foundation of peace.”

DECEMBER 11, 2017ByHERB KEINON
Netanyahu and EU foreign policy chief Mogherini brief the media in Brussels

Defiant Netanyahu travels to ‘lion’s den’

Cold receptions are expected in Brussels and Paris after Trump's Jerusalem decision.

DECEMBER 10, 2017ByHERB KEINON
Prime Minister Netanyahu and his wife Sarah Netanyahu boarding the flight to Paris France

Chief Rabbi of Brussels: There is no future for Jews in Europe

Synagogues in Belgian capital closed on Shabbat for the first time since World War Two, Rabbi Avraham Gigi tells Israel's radio 103 FM.

NOVEMBER 23, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Belgian soldiers and a police officer control the documents of a woman in a shopping street in central Brussels, November 21, 2015