Stories from Brussels · Belgium

Self-published works constituted 10% of Belgium's editorial production in 2025.

Several countries within the European Union currently lack agreement regarding who should represent the bloc in upcoming negotiations. The issue of which entity should represent the European Union in negotiations has gained additional impetus this year.

Voetbal Vlaanderen, the Flemish football association, has imposed the heaviest possible sanction.

An RTBF investigation, reported this Friday, focuses on the perpetrators of hundreds of gang-related shootings in Brussels last year. These shootings resulted in 8 deaths and dozens injured in the capital.

A source claimed today in Brussels that 5000 euros is the price for killing someone.

A fifth of the 5000 seats to be distributed in an ongoing election or political process are currently known, according to a broadcast from VRT Radio 1.

An initiative is underway to establish a European association of mayors from communes actively combating drug trafficking. The speaker plans to meet with the Mayor of Brussels today, hoping for his participation in these efforts.

The Mathias Corvinium College think tank, which is close to Victor Orban, has reportedly 'hijacked' the European Commission's campaign. The think tank argues that Europe is 'ill-placed' to discuss freedom of expression.

Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann stated that Parliament is ready and now the member states must deliver.

Member states of the European Union reached an agreement on Thursday to prohibit artificial intelligence that enables the digital undressing of individuals without their consent. The effectiveness of this new regulation and the specific obligations for platforms are still under consideration.