Belgium News

Brussels - A Spanish conservative lobby group on Thursday delivered more than 200,000 signatures to Belgian King Philippe in Brussels, urging him not to sign controversial child euthanasia legislation passed by parliament.CitizenGo, a pro-family and anti-abortion...

Brussels - Belgian chemicals giant Solvay reported on Wednesday a sharp fall in both its 2013 net and operating profit but said it was counting on restructuring to improve prospects this year.Solvay announced an adjusted 2013 net profit of 378 million euros, down...

Brussels - AB InBev, the world's biggest brewer, reported on Wednesday solid fourth-quarter and 2013 results but highlighted a difficult economic environment as sales by volume fell in several key markets.The company said it made a net profit of $2.37 billion in ...

Brussels - Two giant pandas, on loan from China for the next 15 years, received a red carpet welcome in Belgium on Sunday where they were greeted by Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo.Hao Hao, a four-year-old female whose name means "Friendly", and Xing Hui ("Shining St...

Brussels - French-Belgian bank Dexia, twice bailed out and now being closed down in a state-funded programme, reported Thursday a 2013 net loss of more than one billion euros.The 2013 net loss of 1.08 billion euros was less than half 2012's 2.86 billion eurosIn 2...

Brussels - French energy giant GDF Suez said on Sunday it was "astonished" by Belgian press reports alleging it had tried to avoid paying local taxes."GDF Suez is astonished by the published articles and formally contests their content," the company said in a sta...

Brussels - Twelve years after legalising euthanasia for adults, Belgium's parliament extended the right to die to terminally ill children of any age Thursday, despite opposition from the Church and some pediatricians.After months of heated debate, the lower House...

Brussels - Terminally ill children are set to win the right to die in Belgium when lawmakers vote Thursday to extend a decade-old law allowing euthanasia for adults after months of often heated public debate.Despite strong opposition from the Church and some pedi...

Brussels - This week, Belgium is taking an unprecedented step in abolishing age restrictions for its euthanasia law, extending the right to children. This would amend the law that requires someone to be 18 or older to include minors, but with certain restrictions.

Brussels - More than a decade after legalising euthanasia for adults, Belgium is set this week to extend mercy-killing to terminally-ill children after lengthy public debate over the ethical issues at stake.Despite strong opposition from the Church and even some ...