Belgium

The Brits believe transferring the assets into a special fund would be a step toward outright seizure.

The positional shift follows growing criticism of the party’s silence on Israel's war in Gaza.

“They hate Brussels because it’s a multicultural city,” Philippe Close fumes in an interview with POLITICO after disorder tarnished a football final.

TikTok and ultranationalism propels hard-right chief to cult status among Romania's diaspora.

Governments the world over are racing to keep their steel industries alive. From the U.K. to France, the EU and Australia: Billions are reserved to counter global overcapacity and Donald Trump’s steep tariffs.

EU executive is planning a two-track approach of incentives and retaliatory measures to convince the White House to strike a deal.

An uptick in gang violence has seen more than a dozen shootings so far this year.

Political rival to Samuel Cogolati reportedly approached by Chinese intelligence.

People rarely think about Europe’s criss-crossing energy system. We tell you how it works, what went wrong (and right) on Monday and what happens next.

And what does it mean for Europe, its power grids and its electricity?

Pierre-Édouard Stérin is hoping to use his financial firepower to remold French politics in line with his conservative ideals.

With the United States throwing up the highest trade barriers in a century, Ursula von der Leyen’s European Commission is on a mission to do trade deals with everyone else. 

The leader of the French-speaking Reformist Movement got into an altercation with trade unionists.

Ghent University is "concerned" about developments in American higher education.

Plans are being drawn up and, as one EU diplomat said, “We’ll take decisions to protect ourselves.”

Even the EU’s most protectionist countries are realizing that they need new friends to trade with as their oldest ally goes rogue.

A Brussels-backed project to develop the lithium reserves needed to power electric vehicles is fueling political instability on the European Union’s doorstep.

Hundreds of people are sleeping in public spaces including metro stations, new report shows.

"Defense definitely requires our full attention, but so does also the sustainability of our welfare state," says Budget Minister Vincent Van Peteghem.

Belgian Energy Minister Mathieu Bihet told POLITICO he wants to phase out the country's Russian gas imports — but didn't back an outright ban.

“Couldn’t organise a piss-up in a brewery,” says one frustrated candidate.

Central and Eastern European countries are missing April showers, creating possible trouble for supply chains and farmers.

Losing €4 million a day and without a government, Belgium's capital is in desperate need of leadership.

Four employees from the Chinese tech giant have been represented before judges in recent days.

"This is a wake-up call on trade agreements," French Trade Minister Laurent Saint-Martin tells POLITICO.